- 6 strategies for listening better
Sunday Edition • March 15, 2026 SUPPORTED BY The 98th Academy Awards are tonight, and several nominated films are book adaptations, like Train Dreams and Hamnet. But according to Smithsonian magazine’s Michelle Mehrtens, even some of those that aren’t may be best enjoyed alongside written material. The arts and culture correspondent put together a list of 10 books that complement this year’s Oscar-nominated movies. Click here for a refresh on all the nominees ahead of the show, airing live at…Read more
- Today’s Pick: American Girl turns 40
Editors’ Picks • March 4, 2026 A crop of millennials are turning 40 this year, and so are the dolls many of them played with growing up. It’s hard to overstate just what a phenomenon American Girl was when it burst on the scene: If you didn’t have a Samantha, Kirsten, or Molly, you were always angling for an after-school invite from someone who did. There was even a magazine serious fans could subscribe to (you can scroll through an issue from 1993 here). The brand has evolved over the...
- 300 freshwater fish named last year
Daily Edition • March 4, 2026 SUPPORTED BY “Sometimes a random gesture or act of generosity can change the way you think about your day — or your life.” That’s the description for a series from The Guardian that compiles stories highlighting the kindness of strangers. Read this week’s column, and consider checking in weekly for more reminders that there’s a lot of good in the world. Must Reads Apple unveiled the iPhone 17e, the most affordable option in its latest lineup Straightforward...
- A page-turning accessory
Daily Edition • March 3, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Nearly 40,000 people crossed the finish line Sunday at the first major marathon of 2026, the Tokyo Marathon. It’s safe to assume that at least some of those finishers followed the run-walk-run method, an accessible training philosophy pioneered by former Olympian Jeff Galloway. Galloway died last week at age 80 — read about his final run, documented by The New York Times in December, and learn how to try the Galloway method. Must Reads The world’s...