- 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…Read more
- What went right in 2025
- 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...