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. Daily Edition • April 18, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Here’s a little Nice News-coded mindset shift for your Saturday morning. During a recent interview with podcaster Dan Harris, author John Green made the case that good news happens slowly — and therefore, it can be easy to lose sight of how far humanity has come. “If we were to really report the most important news story every day, the front page of The New York Times every single day for the last 30 years would read, ‘Fewer children died today...

. Daily Edition • April 17, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Many eateries are rather secretive about their bestselling items, keeping popular recipes under lock and key. Little Joy Coffee in Northfield, Minnesota, does things a bit differently. After developing a hit drink, the Raspberry Danish Latte, the coffee shop decided to share the recipe with other independent coffee shops around the world and invite them to add it to their own menus. As of this week, over 400 had taken them up on their offer. “It...

. Daily Edition • April 16, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Nice News covers quite a bit of conservation and environmental news (see: the story below about a jaguar spotted in Honduras for the first time in a decade). But if you’re itching for even more positivity in that realm, Mongabay has just the thing. The outlet recently launched a new section called the Solutions Desk, focusing on how people and organizations are responding to the climate crisis and thus “offering readers a sense of agency and...

Editors’ Picks • April 15, 2026 Today is World Art Day, and the woman we’re featuring is truly making the world a more beautiful place with her paintings — not least because they require picking up litter. Environmental artist Mariah Reading visits national parks and public lands, collects trash, and paints impressionist-style landscapes on the debris. She then photographs her masterpieces against the reference settings to make a statement about our human footprint. Check out her eco-centric...

. Daily Edition • April 15, 2026 SUPPORTED BY What foods would you miss if you went to space? For the Artemis II crew, the answer is a childhood classic: crustless sandwiches. That’s the treat they wanted upon landing, likely because sandwich bread is a no-go during space travel due to the potential for free-floating crumbs. The request earned them a lifetime supply of Uncrustables, but they of course also returned home to something much sweeter — their loved ones and pets. Here’s Christina...

. Daily Edition • April 14, 2026 SUPPORTED BY You know when you’re on a neighborhood walk and you pass a Little Free Library or some other whimsical delight, and you can’t help but feel a bit brighter? An artist named Rachael in Portland, Oregon, decided to curate those delights into a worldwide map of what she calls sidewalk joys. “Sidewalk Joy spots are free, curated public galleries, exchanges, and displays. Installed in curb gardens, front yards, or sides of buildings, these projects were...

. Daily Edition • April 13, 2026 SUPPORTED BY If you have a car and are living just about anywhere right now, you know that gas prices are soaring. Thankfully, there are a handful of smartphone apps that can help you find the cheapest prices in your area, from GasBuddy to Waze. But don’t expand your search too wide: The extra fuel it takes to reach a faraway station can cancel out the cost savings (this calculator will help you decide whether the drive is worth it). Must Reads An interactive...