- How to let go of possessions
Sunday Edition • July 6, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Here’s an idea for an indoor activity you can do over the next few (potentially sweltering) months: Watch every film you haven’t seen on The New York Times’ new ranking of the 100 best movies of the 21st century. The outlet asked 500 filmmakers, actors, and other industry experts what their top 10 favorite flicks of the past 25 years are, and used the answers to compile the list. At the very least, it should inspire some fun debates — popcorn not…Read more
- A famous library, unveiled for the first time
Wake up to good news. Supported by Tuesday • February 13, 2024 It’s Mardi Gras! The annual event, also called Fat Tuesday, is associated with king cakes, colorful beads, and, of course, New Orleans. But it wasn’t always that way — America’s very first Mardi Gras was celebrated in Mobile, Alabama, in 1703. About 15 years later, once New Orleans was established, the holiday became popular in the Louisiana city, which nowadays begins celebrating more than a full month in advance. See photos from...
- The US town that goes months without sunshine
Wake up to good news. Supported By Monday • February 12, 2024 If you’re struggling to keep up with the resolutions you set on Jan. 1, author Jay Shetty’s advice might help. In a new video series with the meditation app Calm, he homes in on the importance of growth when it comes to achieving your goals. “I generally find that goals are things that we want to do, or things we want, as opposed to who we need to be in order to achieve those goals. So if goals are what we want, growth is who we...
- A different kind of dating app
Wake up to good news. Supported By Sunday • February 11, 2024 It’s game day! The Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, and the bets are rolling in (including wagers on whether a certain special moment between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will take place). Check out a cheat sheet with info about the championship and halftime entertainment here. Today’s other highly anticipated event? Puppy Bowl XX, of course. Before football takes the field, 131...