- Today’s Pick: A choir for the tone-deaf 🎶
Editors’ Picks • January 14, 2026 If you’re a regular reader of Nice News, you may have caught our recent explainer on the many health benefits that singing can offer, including boosting your mood and fostering feelings of connectedness. Those perks, and the simple joy of song, are why people who lack natural talent in this arena (read: they can’t carry a tune) are gathering together in singing groups. They’re called Tuneless Choirs, and the movement is growing. Have a listen in our article…Read more
- Are you singing enough?
Sunday Edition • November 9, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Did you know that it’s Go to an Art Museum Day? If you don’t have plans this afternoon, consider visiting a local gallery or museum to participate in this unofficial holiday. Besides allowing us to marvel at and learn about artistic works, going to art museums may also help us be more attentive, according to a recent report by CBS Evening News: The institutions “ask us to be intentional about what we’re looking at, how we respond, why we...
- Midwest city ranked No. 1 place to retire
Daily Edition • November 8, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Caterpillars deserve a soft place to land when they fall from trees, don’t you think? Well, you can help make that happen with a bit of thoughtful landscaping. “Caterpillars drop from the tree and they pupate in the ground. And how we landscape under those trees determines whether or not those caterpillars will survive,” entomologist Doug Tallamy told the Associated Press. Tallamy suggested avoiding raking leaves under trees as a start, and then...
- A long-lost diamond, found
Daily Edition • November 7, 2025 SUPPORTED BY This one is for the DIYers out there, and those who aspire to be DIYers. Wirecutter writer Tim Heffernan recently composed a thorough guide to a home project that can be harder than it looks: painting furniture. If you don’t have something around the house that you’ve been eyeing for a paint job, Heffernan recommends practicing on a piece from a secondhand store, like a picture frame or stool (but ideally you wouldn’t start with an old chair —...