For a while I've been getting an email list of articles recommended by Pocket. I've gotten this sort of list in the past from other sources and I've usually been disappointed in their ideas about what might be interesting. But the Pocket suggestions include some really good articles and I'm impressed.
As for pictures not formatting properly with Pocket if I had my choice I'd get text only in the articles. Actually I think so far I have gotten only text and I'm not sure if that's because pictures haven't made it or there haven't been any. Whatever the reason I'm glad and I hope if it's a bug they'll start calling it a feature.
Barry