- Stretching tips from a master flexologist
Sunday Edition • August 10, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Why does receiving a compliment often feel as awkward as being told you have food in your teeth or your fly is unzipped? In a recent episode of the NPR podcast Life Kit, social psychologist Erica Boothby and behavioral scientist Xuan Zhao delve into the science behind compliments — and explain how your reaction to them might reflect your own self-esteem. Their insight on giving and receiving praise is illustrated in this comic strip, which we…Read more
- A rare “planet parade” is coming 🪐
Daily Edition • May 28, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Peregrine falcons, once at risk of endangerment, are making a comeback in the U.S. and the U.K. Four chicks born in England earlier this spring are evidence of that — and you can help name them. The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is asking the public to submit name suggestions for the young animals and will announce the winners June 8. The organization also set up wildlife cams for the peregrine chicks, so you can tune in while we await the naming...
- A first-of-its-kind med school
Daily Edition • May 27, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Did you know that Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day? It began as an occasion for honoring soldiers who died in the Civil War, and was named after the tradition of laying wreaths, flowers, and flags on their graves, a custom that remains today. Following World War I, Memorial Day was expanded to commemorate all who lost their lives while in military service and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Though you may associate it with...
- Finding your “third place”
Sunday Edition • May 26, 2024 SUPPORTED BY The past couple weeks have been big for the music industry, with the release of Billie Eilish’s new album and American Idol crowning its latest winner, but we’re over here bopping along to another, younger act’s output. Rhyme Island is an Irish initiative that invites kids to express themselves through writing and performing rap, and its latest — very wholesome — barn burner is guaranteed to have you smiling and tapping your toes. Titled “The Spark,”...