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. Daily Edition • April 28, 2026 SUPPORTED BY What’s it take to shut down a Ritz-Carlton entrance? A nesting hummingbird. At the luxury hotel’s location in Rancho Mirage, California, a tiny bird recently took up residence in the door handle of one of the entrances, prompting the hotel to put up a “nature in progress” sign asking hotel guests to use a different door. See the VIP guest and its nest. Must Reads Agreeing to agree can help you find common ground The moving story of a photographer...

. Daily Edition • April 27, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Many of us fall back on the standard openers when starting a conversation — “What’s up?”, “How’s it going?”, and the like — but those are often a dead-end, leading to an automatic response like “Good, and you?” There are ways to kick off a chat that might lead to a livelier exchange, though: Get some conversation-starting inspiration from a recent edition of The New York Times’ Well newsletter. Must Reads The best time to book summer travel is now...

Sunday Edition • April 26, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Sometimes you need to stop and smell the flowers — even if you’re stuck in front of a screen. At GardenLetters, you can pluck virtual flora and share heartfelt notes to the website’s public garden, or create your own private garden to share with pals only. Product designer Zoe Chin created the site to emulate “the stillness and vulnerability in writing letters and observing nature,” though she also advises: “Never forget to touch real grass.” Read...

. Daily Edition • April 25, 2026 SUPPORTED BY If the spirit of renewal this spring has you looking around your home and thinking everything needs to be redone — slow down, we have some tips for you. Giving your space a refresh doesn’t have to be dramatic or costly, according to interior design blogger Lauren Shaver. During a recent appearance on Good Morning America, she advised focusing on three decor aspects that can transform a room: rugs, lighting, and window treatments. Watch the video....

. Daily Edition • April 24, 2026 SUPPORTED BY How are your math skills these days? You can test them out on MathNet, a newly published repository of more than 30,000 proof-based math problems from across the globe. The archive is inspired by the booklets of problems that get brought and shared at the annual International Mathematical Olympiad competitions, so if you understand any of the questions you can consider yourself a math whiz. And if numbers aren’t your thing, consider sending this...

. Daily Edition • April 23, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Meet the 2026 National Teacher of the Year: Leon Smith. The 46-year-old has been an educator at Haverford High School in Pennsylvania for 25 years — teaching history and so much more. “An adult can tell you that they see something in you that maybe you didn’t see in yourself,” he told the Associated Press. “I love to do that for students. When I see ambition, when I see talent, I let them know that so that they can hopefully pursue that goal and...

Editors’ Picks • April 22, 2026 We're proposing an activity for you to celebrate Earth Day today, and it doesn’t require any special gear or equipment — in fact, you’ll need to remove your footwear to partake. It’s called earthing: the practice of making direct physical contact with the ground. Some believe it restores energy through the exchange of electrons, so we asked a few experts what they thought. Learn what they had to say about the benefits of earthing below. Ally Mauch Associate...