- All about ōsōji, the Japanese year-end clean
Daily Edition • December 23, 2025 SUPPORTED BY What was your favorite song of 2025? This year saw new releases from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Rosalia, and so many more. Everyone’s top 10 list probably looks different — check out one ranking from USA Today, and consider making your own to compare with family and friends. Must Reads A short mantra to help you through the holidays Revisit the best deep-sea wildlife encounters of 2025, as compiled by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research…Read more
- What went right in 2025
Sunday Edition • December 21, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Today is the winter solstice, also considered the official beginning of astronomical winter. Though it’s the shortest day and longest night of the year — due to Earth’s north pole being tilted farthest away from the sun — it also means we’ll have longer periods of daylight from here on out (yay!). The winter solstice represents rebirth and renewal for many cultures: Learn about seven celebrations taking place around the globe. — the Nice News...
- Love really can help mend a damaged heart
. Daily Edition • December 20, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Akin to the Oscars’ “in memoriam” section, a recent article from The New York Times Magazine is a touching tribute to some of the “artists, innovators, and thinkers” who died in 2025. It covers the heavy hitters — Jane Goodall, David Lynch, George Foreman — as well as some lesser-known visionaries and celebrities, like a park ranger who spent six decades “guiding souls” in Glacier National Park and a bonobo who “had a lot to say.” Read “The...
- Invisible labor got a pay raise in India
. Daily Edition • December 19, 2025 SUPPORTED BY The solstice hasn’t even happened yet, but it’s already been a frigid winter in the Midwest — and Lake Michigan is proof of that. The Great Lake has begun to freeze in many places, with one drone photographer capturing (now-viral) footage of mesmerizing “ice waves” at a lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan. He also shared a video of that same lighthouse being transformed into an “ice monster” — check it out. Must Reads “Cautious optimism”: A pod...