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Editors’ Picks • March 4, 2026 A crop of millennials are turning 40 this year, and so are the dolls many of them played with growing up. It’s hard to overstate just what a phenomenon American Girl was when it burst on the scene: If you didn’t have a Samantha, Kirsten, or Molly, you were always angling for an after-school invite from someone who did. There was even a magazine serious fans could subscribe to (you can scroll through an issue from 1993 here). The brand has evolved over the...

Daily Edition • March 4, 2026 SUPPORTED BY “Sometimes a random gesture or act of generosity can change the way you think about your day — or your life.” That’s the description for a series from The Guardian that compiles stories highlighting the kindness of strangers. Read this week’s column, and consider checking in weekly for more reminders that there’s a lot of good in the world. Must Reads Apple unveiled the iPhone 17e, the most affordable option in its latest lineup Straightforward...

Daily Edition • March 3, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Nearly 40,000 people crossed the finish line Sunday at the first major marathon of 2026, the Tokyo Marathon. It’s safe to assume that at least some of those finishers followed the run-walk-run method, an accessible training philosophy pioneered by former Olympian Jeff Galloway. Galloway died last week at age 80 — read about his final run, documented by The New York Times in December, and learn how to try the Galloway method. Must Reads The world’s...

Daily Edition • March 2, 2026 SUPPORTED BY While we await NASA’s Artemis II launch, here’s some other moon-related news. In the early morning hours tomorrow, there will be a total lunar eclipse — also known as a blood moon, because it’ll make the lunar surface appear red or orange. Totality is expected to be between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. ET, and unlike a solar eclipse, you don’t need any special equipment to gaze upon this celestial wonder. Learn more about how to see it. Must Reads Can dreaming...

Sunday Edition • March 1, 2026 SUPPORTED BY From science to art to government and beyond, countless women have played a critical yet often undervalued role in shaping our world. Women’s History Month offers an opportunity to celebrate those changemakers — past, present, and future. Running throughout March, the month was established in 1987 and coincides with next Sunday’s International Women’s Day. To get involved, consider donating to a nonprofit that empowers women and girls, and then take...

Daily Edition • February 28, 2026 SUPPORTED BY What makes you happy? No, really — we want to know. Nice News is compiling answers from readers about the things that bring them joy. It could be as simple as enjoying your favorite treat for dessert, or as deep as spending time with your favorite human. Fill out this form to let us know, and note that your response could appear in a future article! Must Reads Nearly 14 million cosmic objects and events were revealed in the largest-ever radio...

. Daily Edition • February 27, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Struggling to pick your next book? Consider letting The New York Times help you. And we don’t mean by simply perusing its extensive literary coverage — the newspaper has an interactive tool to help you choose what to read, broken down by genres like romance, sci-fi, and historical fiction. It goes a step further than that, too, tagging recommended books with pithy one-liners meant to help you choose, such as “I’d like an audacious, ambitious...