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What’s a brag folder?
. Daily Edition • July 27, 2026 SUPPORTED BY You’ve heard of doomscrolling. Now introducing: “bloomscrolling.” An antidote to the former term, bloomscrolling refers to filling your social media feeds with happy, inspiring content (not unlike the stories you read here in Nice News). According to Psychology Today, “if doomscrolling narrows the soul, bloomscrolling gently reopens it.” Watch some examples, and then get to curating your socials accordingly. Must Reads Meet Hong Wang, the first...
This one’s for the philatelists
Sunday Edition • July 26, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Dun-dun. Dun-dun. … Shark Week begins tonight! Hosted by Discovery Channel, the famed television event kicks off at 8 p.m. ET with the documentary K-Pop Shark Heroes. A play on KPop Demon Hunters, the doc sees two of the Netflix film’s stars — Rei Ami and comedian Ken Jeong — set out to rebrand the ocean’s “misunderstood bad boys.” Because, while we may not want to encounter a great white in the wild, sharks pose far less of a threat to humans than...
It’s small-town summer
. Daily Edition • July 25, 2026 SUPPORTED BY When it comes to interior design, small spaces require big thinking. The right furniture choice can make a room look double its size — but the opposite is also true, of course. “Every item in your home needs to serve a purpose. You don’t have extra square footage [for things] that are just going to be decorative,” designer Shamika Lynch told NPR. Read tips on how to make a small home feel bigger. Must Reads “Double puggles”: The San Diego Zoo is...
Steps to take if you start choking by yourself
Popular Picks • July 24, 2026 Need a positivity boost? You’re in luck: We’ve rounded up some of Nice News’ most popular articles for you to dig into today. Happy reading! — the Nice News team Today’s Pick tkpond—iStock/Getty Images Plus What Happens if You Start Choking When You’re Alone? How to Give Yourself the Heimlich Indiana resident Patricia Webster was eating a sandwich in her car last May when something suddenly became lodged in the back of her throat, she told NBC affiliate WDTN....
Reading opens up a world of well-being: report
. Daily Edition • July 24, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Today is International Self-Care Day, an opportunity to take stock of how you’re caring for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being (and we don’t just mean how often you’re getting a massage, though that can be important too). According to occupational therapist and researcher Peggy Swarbrick, wellness is “a conscious, deliberate process that requires being aware of and making choices for a more satisfying lifestyle.” She pinpointed eight...
A ‘musical museum’ for dementia patients
. Daily Edition • July 23, 2026 SUPPORTED BY The Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage are making more headlines! The group of mostly silver-haired women has been diving for garbage in the waters off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for about eight years now, and they were recently profiled in The New York Times. Nice News Staff Editor Rebekah Brandes interviewed founder Susan Baur early last year — read that article here. Must Reads It’s already been a big year for cinephiles — and there are...
How can parents model kindness for kids?
Editors’ Picks • July 22, 2026 We know that the first teachers kids have before they reach the classroom are the people they look up to at home. While some of the lessons imparted by caregivers are explicit (like how to tie your shoes), they’re even more often implicit. Today, we’re sharing a thoughtful piece from a psychology professor on how exactly kids learn bullying behaviors — and how they can be guided toward kindness instead. Rebekah Brandes Staff Editor Today’s Pick...