Pocket-Worthy Reads

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The Atlantic

Why Do We Need to Sleep?

At a lab in Japan, an international team of scientists is trying to figure out what puts us under.

BBC Future

How to Teach Children About Risk

Lessons in the rational appraisal of danger may be the secret to a happier, healthier life – and they can be mastered through a few simple steps.

Narratively

Confessions of a Failed Self-Help Guru

I traveled around the country telling strangers how to better their lives—until I learned that those offering to solve your problems are often the ones who need help.

The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings)

Growing Through Grief

Derek Jarman on gardening as creative redemption, consecration of time, and training ground for presence.

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NPR

Recommendation: New Books Published This Week

A portrait of the lucrative drug-treatment industry; a memoir of a female firefighter; debut fiction from an Emmy-winning TV writer; and a brand new Karin Slaughter thriller.

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Vanity Fair

Better Call Chase Infiniti

The star of One Battle After Another has played the daughters of everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio and Teyana Taylor to Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Negga to Elisabeth Moss and O-T Fagbenle.

Backpacker

What Happens When You Push Ultralight Backpacking Too Far?

Cutting your pack weight can make for a more fun experience on the trail—to a point. From backpacking with no backpack to trying the Triple Crown without a sleeping bag or tent, we share four stories of hikers who pushed ultralight to uncomfortable—and oc

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