18+ hour, 44+ min ago  (983+ words) Felicitations. Today, we are celebrating Near Miss Day'the 37th anniversary of an asteroid a half-mile wide coming within 500,000 miles of Earth, hurtling through space at 46,000 miles per hour. It likely would have struck the planet with the force of 20 billion tons…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (1254+ words) Happy World Poetry Day, the day you're most likely to hear someone say they minored in English. But you don't have to be well-versed to celebrate, anything can be a poem: "Matty Merritt, Sam Klebanov, Molly Liebergall, Dave Lozo, Abby…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1116+ words) Happy Friday the 13th. Or if you have paraskevidekatriaphobia, we're sorry. Today will be over soon. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. It's a tough year for those afflicted, since there are three Friday the 13ths in 2026. That's the most there…...

3+ week, 49+ min ago  (1057+ words) Morning sunshine. You've made it to Tuesday, so that's one thing you can cross off your to-do list already. "Sam Klebanov, Matty Merritt, Dave Lozo, Neal Freyman, Abby Rubenstein The US and Israel continued bombarding Iran yesterday in an aerial…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (975+ words) Good morning. Today is National Read Across America Day, which celebrates both the joy of reading and the contributions of American rhymesmith Dr. Seuss. So, kids, enjoy a whimsical day of imagination and vocabulary development. And parents, enjoy dressing your…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1226+ words) While some Gen Zers are acting like their grandparents by knitting sweaters, others are obsessing over fancy mechanical watches. The centuries-old analog gadgets are thriving with a new generation of consumers despite smartphones and wearables treading on their time-telling turf....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1087+ words) Hiya. Per a decree by Larry David, the statute of limitations to wish someone a "Happy New Year" has expired. Anyone who is caught still using that greeting will be punished by having to present at a 5pm meeting this Friday....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (444+ words) Say cheese! They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, but we promise that getting through today's Year in Pictures newsletter won't feel like a long read. But just in case, we'll keep this brief'please enjoy our last newsletter of 2025. Have…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1031+ words) Hello again. We hope you had a wonderful holiday! Today, we're kicking off a week of special newsletter issues with our annual Golden Mug Awards. Earlier this month, we asked you to vote for the winners among the year's biggest…...