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. Daily Edition • August 20, 2025 SUPPORTED BY You know the Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards, but how about the Tiny Awards? Since 2023, the unique competition “has celebrated the best of the small, poetic, creative, handmade web.” The public is asked to nominate non-commercial websites created in the previous 12 months, and a panel of judges selects the finalists. Then, people can vote for their favorites. Naturally, the winner gets a tiny trophy — you have until...

Daily Edition • August 19, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Sleep and caffeine are two antidotes to tiredness — so does combining them supercharge their powers? That’s the idea behind “nappuccinos,” or caffeine naps: You drink a coffee, then take a short (15-25 minute) nap, ideally waking up just as the caffeine starts kicking in. “A well-timed ‘nappuccino’ is one of the most effective short-term energy strategies,” Mark Kovacs, a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, told Verywell Health. Read...

Daily Edition • August 18, 2025 SUPPORTED BY It’s almost here! Nice News’ August book club meeting is just three days away. Join us at 5 p.m. ET Thursday for a lively conversation with author Case Kenny moderated by another Nice News community favorite, Shauna Shapiro. Case will be discussing his book The Opposite of Settling, which serves as a guide to raising your standards, trusting your intuition, and creating the life you truly want. You’ll want to tune in to this one — RSVP here. Nice...

Sunday Edition • August 17, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Good meowning! Did you know today is Black Cat Appreciation Day? It was created in 2011 to dispel superstitions about the animals and raise awareness of what loving companions they can be — and that’s a worthy cause, as statistics indicate black kitties have lower chances of being adopted. Now is also a fitting time to share something else cat-centric that we love: the free website Purrli. The sound of cats purring is incredibly soothing, and...

. Daily Edition • August 16, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Here’s a story that may inspire you to go out and do some good: Last week, an Oregon man named David Schapiro donated his 100th gallon of platelets to the American Red Cross — enough to have saved around 400 lives in the 30 years he’s been donating. Giving platelets is a bit more intensive than donating whole blood, but you can do it up to 24 times a year, so that’s exactly how often Schapiro goes. His reasoning? “Because I can.” He told KOIN 6...

Daily Edition • August 15, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Sometimes the internet simply delights us. Take the TikTok Abigail Arnett posted earlier this month, asking fellow users to share “something your parents did to make your childhood magical.” She clarified that she didn’t mean extravagant trips or gifts, but rather “something so ordinary but so special.” Hundreds of commenters resonated with the prompt, and their answers are the definition of heartwarming — read some. Nice News Today Dating apps...

. Daily Edition • August 14, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Exercise is great for both physical and mental health — but have you tried movement as a creative tool? Author Kelly Corrigan recently shared with NPR how short movement breaks (like taking a three-minute dance party or simply getting up from your desk) can ease writer’s block and burnout. Read her advice. Must Reads See the world from the International Space Station’s POV Getting tricked into online scams is more common than you might think —...