- Smoking at all-time low in the US
. Daily Edition • March 17, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Happy St. Patrick’s Day! If you’re celebrating the holiday with a pint or a plate of corned beef and cabbage, you might be doing so at a local Irish pub — cornerstones of community in much of the U.S. That’s especially true in Chicago, where the city’s oldest Irish bar has been operating since 1938. Go inside Shinnick’s Pub, which has been passed down through three generations of the same family. Must Reads Who is Banksy? A Reuters investigation…Read more
- 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...
- The pros of taking a ‘craft-cation’
. Daily Edition • March 14, 2026 SUPPORTED BY As the Winter Paralympics begin to wind down ahead of tomorrow’s closing ceremony, we want to honor some of the stars behind the scenes of the competition: the service dogs. From Pickle, the guide dog for British Paralympian Hester Poole, to Gigi, who assists Australian Navy vet and Para skier Taryn Dickens, meet some of the pups who help the athletes day in and out. Must Reads In an “unprecedented milestone,” a rare blue whale with albinism was...
- The defining theme of the 2026 Oscars
. Daily Edition • March 13, 2026 SUPPORTED BY If you have people coming over to watch the Oscars on Sunday night, you’re going to want a menu that matches the star power of the people who’ll be walking the red carpet. Think: jellied Champagne, dirty martini-inspired small bites, and, if you really want to splurge, maybe even a caviar-topped “pizza.” All those recipes and more found here. Happy watching (and eating)! Must Reads Meet the Chilean architect who won the Nobel of architecture...