- California is home to the happiest US city
. Daily Edition • March 12, 2026 SUPPORTED BY How many U.S. states have you visited? Louise Story, the CEO of Atlas Obscura, has been to 39 — but she’s planning to up that number to 50 by the time America’s 250th birthday comes around on July 4. As she journeys to hit the remaining 11 states, Story is scoping out lesser-known destinations, like the Stonehenge replica made of antique cars in Nebraska and the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center in Indiana. “I am choosing to see more of…Read more
- A first-of-its-kind village for dementia patients
Daily Edition • February 19, 2026 SUPPORTED BY There are three cultural observations overlapping this week — a rare convergence that gives us the opportunity to learn about them all. Both Lunar New Year, the Chinese spring festival, and Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, began on Tuesday. And Lent, the 40-day preparation for Easter in many Christian faiths, started yesterday with Ash Wednesday. Learn more about each of these, including how they’re similar. Must Reads A feel-good story about a...
- Today’s Pick: Move over, baby showers
Editors’ Picks • February 18, 2026 As cute as diaper cakes are, a different way of celebrating expectant parents is gaining popularity at pre-birth gatherings: Instead of bringing gifts, guests are helping out with practical tasks around the house — painting the nursery, putting the crib together, doing laundry, you name it. Read today’s pick to learn all about the growing trend of throwing a “nesting party” instead of a baby shower. Ally Mauch Associate Editor Today’s Pick Taras...
- World’s rarest primate makes a comeback
Daily Edition • February 18, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Jesse Jackson, the reverend, civil rights champion, and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., died yesterday at age 84. There are many lessons to be learned from Jackson’s life and legacy — too many to name — but chief among them are his pleas to “keep hope alive” and his work to unite the poor and marginalized under one “rainbow coalition.” Watch a clip from a 1984 speech in which he compared America to a quilt with “many patches … woven and held...