- Buon appetito, Olympians
Daily Edition • February 12, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Welcome to the latest wellness-related TikTok trend: dark showering. It’s exactly as it sounds — showering in low light in the evenings as a way to relax and signal to the body that it’s almost time to sleep. There isn’t a ton of science on the viral practice, but experts say it can’t hurt to try. “Relaxing bedtime rituals are a vital part of our ability to fall asleep into restful slumber,” sleep scientist Rebecca Robbins told Today, adding, “If…Read more
- More cancer survivors are living longer
. Daily Edition • January 15, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Gourmet was the country’s premier food publication for nearly seven decades — The New York Times once wrote the magazine “was to food what Vogue is to fashion.” But Condé Nast shuttered it in 2009, and let the trademark lapse in 2021. Enter: the new Gourmet. Five journalists relaunched Gourmet this week as a newsletter that will share recipes and written features likely to be reminiscent of the original magazine’s intellectual sensibility. As...
- 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...
- How exercise affects overall energy
Daily Edition • January 14, 2026 SUPPORTED BY If you find yourself wanting to express the word “pickle” in the form of an emoticon, you’re currently faced with a not-quite-right alternative: the cucumber emoji. But that could soon change — Unicode, which sets the world standard for text and emoji, seems to have a new slate of emoji coming down the pipeline this year, and it includes the pickle. Other promising additions include a meteor (as opposed to the existing comet) and a lighthouse:...