Collections for Your Pocket

Curated guides to the best of the web

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: September 14, 2024

A new metric for health, the mystery of earlobes, and how history got King Henry VIII wrong.

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: September 7, 2024

Saturn’s disappearing rings, the tyranny of the penny, and why the NSA says you should shut off your phone each week.

30 Condiments That Are Worth Making at Home

Dip, spread, slather, smear, repeat.

The Grown-Up’s Guide to Emotional Regulation

Before you let emotions take the wheel—or attempt to bottle them up—try science-backed techniques for keeping your cool (and sanity).

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: August 31, 2024

The history of Teflon, the importance of your big toes, and why folding clothes is a scam.

How to Communicate Better at Work

The tiresome phrase to skip when sending emails, a 3-step guide to make your writing clearer, and the art of a successful negotiation.

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: August 17, 2024

The no-contact decluttering method worth trying out, non-obvious signs of drowning you should know, and mysterious brain diseases.

How to Do Less at Home

Separating laundry? Pre-rinsing dishes? You just don’t need to. These articles will free you — and tell you why.

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: August 10, 2024

The move backfiring against retailers, the power of a 6-second kiss, and why to stop charging your phone when it hits 80 percent.

Vice Presidents: From Afterthought to Indispensable

From the Veep who wrote a #1 song to the one considered the most useless in history.

How to Wrangle the Chaos of Your Digital Clutter

Tips to stay sane and keep tidy in this extremely online world, from killing zombie apps to scraping yourself from people-finder sites.

10 Great Summer Camp Stories

Summer camp memories—whether glorious or traumatic—last a lifetime. Scratch your nostalgia itch with this collection of great long reads about the loved and loathed summer ritual.

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: August 3, 2024

The skydiver who survived a 14,000-foot fall, the truth about how billionaires travel, and how to fix any zipper problem.

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: July 27, 2024

Skin cancer signs, tips for solving the Monty Hall dilemma, and what to do about your filthy kitchen sponges.

America’s History of Nasty, Tumultuous, and Strange Presidential Elections

An electoral chaos reading list.

Olympic Countdown: What to Read If You’re Impatient for the Games to Begin

The highly anticipated debut of breaking, the veterans and newcomers we can’t wait to watch, and a fascinating visual history of iconic Olympic moments.

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: July 20, 2024

Family estrangement, gaslighting phrases to know, and the rideshare mafia queen who made millions through fraud.

How to Defend Yourself Against the Meeting-Industrial Complex

Why your work calendar is more packed than ever and tips on maximizing productivity in and around those meeting blocks.

Pocket’s Top-Saved Stories of the Week: July 13, 2024

An adult autism diagnosis, the health crisis in a Texas Bitcoin town, and what to do about indoor bugs.

‘No Longer Invisible:’ Celebrating API Representation

Tune into Mozilla’s multimedia playlist of stories, songs, and organizations devoted to Asian and Pacific Islander representation