- Today’s Pick: America’s first prima ballerina
Editors’ Picks • November 26, 2025 Are visions of Sugar Plum Fairies dancing in your head this holiday season? Then let us tell you about one of the most renowned Sugar Plum Fairies of all: Maria Tallchief, America’s very first prima ballerina. Born in 1925 to an affluent Osage family in Oklahoma, Tallchief stunned audiences with her artistry and athleticism, eventually becoming the first prima ballerina for what’s now the New York City Ballet. But it was her role in George Balanchine’s…Read more
- Add these US beaches to your must-see list
. Daily Edition • July 10, 2025 SUPPORTED BY The Denver Zoo has a tiny new addition and wants your help naming her. Last month, a female African pancake tortoise became the first of its species to hatch at the zoo, joining her mom, Waffles, and three males named Short-Stack, Denny, and Flapjack. Keeping with the breakfast theme, the four baby name options are: Griddle, Syrup, Maple, and Flip. Submit your vote — and see how your favorite stacks up to the rest. Must Reads If you sit a lot...
- Operation: Solve Amelia Earhart’s disappearance
. Daily Edition • July 9, 2025 SUPPORTED BY If you don’t have plans tomorrow night, consider making a date with the moon. July’s full buck moon is sure to be a sight to behold, given that it will be this year’s farthest full moon from the sun and one of the lowest. While the moon should be visible (and beautiful) throughout Thursday evening, Live Science reports it’s best seen at moonrise. As for the unique name? “The full moon in July is called the buck moon because the antlers of male deer...
- Inside the “world’s largest time capsule”
. Daily Edition • July 8, 2025 SUPPORTED BY “Engage your core” is a common refrain from yoga and Pilates instructors, but why? It turns out this collection of muscles goes far beyond your “six pack” — the core includes abdominal, pelvic floor, diaphragm, back, and hip muscles. That means stretching and strengthening it could help with that pesky low back pain, as well as posture and spinal mobility. Check out seven effective ab stretches. Must Reads As recovery efforts continue following the...