We won’t beat around the bush: There were plenty of difficult and heavy world events that took center stage in 2023. But there was also a lot of good, and there’s a lot of good to come in 2024. Nice News is here to report on it, hopefully making Jane Goodall and Douglas Carlton Abrams, […]
It’s that time again: Each January, millions of Americans avidly resolve to improve themselves for the year ahead. Unfortunately, the vast majority end up breaking those New Year’s resolutions by February. We don’t fail because we lack willpower or stop caring about our goals, though. Rather, it may be that we don’t fully understand the
There are a handful of famous Christmas trees that get a lot of attention this time of year. Take the Norway spruce at Rockefeller Center, one of the world’s most iconic examples of the Christmas tradition that has appeared in countless movies and TV shows. And there’s the National Christmas Tree on the grounds of
Warrick Dunn made his name as a star running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons, but over the past three decades, the former pro football player has also become known for another passion: philanthropy. In 1997, the same year he joined the NFL, Dunn launched the nonprofit Homes for the Holidays to
As we reach the end of a year, it’s often easy to recall all the trials and tribulations that occurred over the last 12 months. But Nice News is here to remind you that there was lots of good, too. Below, we’ve compiled 10 positive stories from 2023 to highlight some positive developments from around the
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YouTube, which initially became famous in the early aughts for its viral videos like “Charlie Bit My Finger,” continues to be a prime source of entertainment nearly two decades later. But it’s also so much more. The platform has evolved to become one of the internet’s best sources of free, accessible education, with tutorials dedicated
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Walk into designer Ingrid Fetell Lee’s home in East Hampton, New York, and you may find yourself feeling lighter than you did a few minutes earlier. That’s because Lee has dedicated her career to exploring what she calls “the aesthetics of joy,” and her living space represents that work. “The other day I had the
Born Dec. 9, 1906, Grace Murray Hopper was, among other things, a brilliant mathematician and computer scientist; a high-ranking U.S. Navy officer; and a gifted teacher and communicator. So it’s not difficult to understand why she was nicknamed “Amazing Grace” by her subordinates in the Navy once upon a time. The New York native died
The symbiotic relationship between canines and humans has provided plenty of fodder for heartwarming stories. Dogs are adept at helping the people who love them — from providing emotional support to alerting their families to danger — and for individuals with disabilities, the animals can serve as crucial lifelines. Florida-based nonprofit Southeastern Guide Dogs provides
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