- Today’s Pick: A very furry field trip
Editors’ Picks • October 8, 2025 Today’s story is a bit of a tearjerker if you’re a pet lover, in a good way. Across the country, animal shelters are implementing programs that allow caring people to take dogs and cats on “field trips.” These rendezvous can last a couple hours or the entire weekend, and they benefit both our four-legged friends and the people chaperoning them — most profoundly, by helping the animals find their forever homes. Learn how the programs work and how to get…Read more
- A cozy antidote to the news cycle
Daily Edition • January 13, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Right now, you can spend a minute (or a few) in a peaceful, verdant park — and you don’t have to move a muscle to get there. The website One Minute Park is a metaphorical breath of fresh air, transporting visitors to different parks around the globe. Each one-minute stream truly calms the soul, and the relaxing effects are especially strong if the parks in your neck of the woods are currently covered in snow and ice. Must Reads Helpful tips to...
- How to up your empathy
Sunday Edition • January 12, 2025 SUPPORTED BY At this point, the oft-cited stat that 80% of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by February has likely prevented a fair number of us from making any in the first place. A different sort of self-improvement trend may be more sustainable, though, and you can start it before or after Jan. 1. Called the “Winter Arc,” the now-viral practice involves capitalizing on the cold months to go full force on your goals, and uses the end of the...
- The world’s most powerful passports
Daily Edition • January 11, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It’s hard to overstate how important relationships are to our overall well-being and happiness — and yet it can often seem so difficult to forge new friendships or even strengthen our existing ones. Thankfully, the BBC put together a four-day guide to doing just that. It begins with a simple, introspective question to get you thinking about the role relationships play in your life: “What are your friendship goals and expectations?” Must Reads An...