What does your closet say about you? According to professional organizer Christina Fallon, a lot. "They show you people's lives, what they collect, and what they've shoved in the corners: art supplies, memorabilia, gifts they plan to re-gift," she recently told The New York Times. Fallon helps clients declutter, make space, and part with items it's time to let go of. With spring cleaning season upon us, learn how a pro handles the process. — the Nice News team
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From Ikigai to Wabi-Sabi: 8 Japanese Philosophies for Purposeful Living
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Every culture has its own unique array of ideologies, and learning about those outside our own can help us form a more vivid and nuanced worldview. It's similar to the idea that expanding our vocabulary to include words from other languages can translate into richer and more diverse emotional experiences. In Japan — where Shintoism, Zen Buddhism, and Confucianism have long shaped society — many ancient philosophies are deeply enshrined in daily life. Several of them share common tenets, emphasizing themes like simplicity, harmony, acceptance, and intentionality. Click below for eight Japanese life lessons, from ikigai to wabi-sabi, that we can all apply in pursuit of a more intentional existence.
Eating Disorder Treatment Is Broken — Equip Is Changing Things
Eating disorder treatment has historically been difficult to access, ineffective, or disruptive to daily life. But virtual, evidence-based treatment is changing that. Equip is an at-home eating disorder treatment program that connects patients with a fully coordinated, expert care team while allowing them to stay in their everyday environments — where real-life triggers happen and families can actively support recovery. Research shows that virtual care is just as effective as in-person, and Equip patients see exceptional outcomes, experiencing a 70% reduction in symptoms by the end of treatment. Equip treats all ages and diagnoses in all 50 states. Plus, it's covered by most major insurance plans and has no waitlist, so care starts right when you need it.
Welcome to Charlie Chaplin Studios: Hollywood Landmark Gets Another Chapter
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In 1918, Charlie Chaplin released his comedy Shoulder Arms and finished building the Hollywood studio where he would make nearly all his subsequent films. Since then, the landmark has been home to a famed recording studio and the Muppets' headquarters. And now it's entering its newest creative chapter, courtesy of John Mayer and director Joseph McGinty Nichol, known as McG. This year, the duo announced that the space — which they purchased and renamed Charlie Chaplin Studios — is open for bookings across film, music, TV, and digital production, in hopes of preserving it as a functioning, vibrant home for artists. Mayer told CBS News, "Maybe today's the day you write 'Thriller.' Chances are it's not. But the only way you get to the chance that it is, is you keep showing up. This place is for people who keep showing up." Bigger picture, the goal is to also help Los Angeles rebound from production lulls. "It's a very challenging time for the recording studio industry, in the world, because of technology and the ability to record at home," McG added. "It's also a very tricky time for Hollywood itself … So, if we have a chance to lead by example and plant our flag and try to do the right thing by the people who helped define the culture of this town, cheers, we're all about it." Take a tour around the studio.
Tech
With New AI Glasses, Dementia Patients Can Perform Everyday Tasks More Independently
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New AI glasses could be a game-changer for helping people with dementia live more independently — and they may be available through the U.K.'s National Health Service, or NHS, as soon as 2027. Developed by CrossSense, the glasses have already wowed test users and a panel of judges after supporting patients in their homes. Earlier this month, the London-based tech company was awarded the prestigious Longitude Prize on Dementia, funded by the Alzheimer's Society and Innovate UK. CrossSense CEO Szczepan Orlins said the $1.3 million grand prize will be used to accelerate research on the glasses and work on making them publicly available within the next year. "The prize's panel of international expert judges agreed that the winning solution was a genuine breakthrough technology with revolutionary potential for people living with dementia and their families," a press release noted. See how the glasses work.
Environment
400-Year-Old Common Oak Wins 2026 European Tree of the Year: See All the Finalists
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Four hundred years ago, a tiny common oak seed sprouted in the Lithuanian village of Rukai. Over the centuries, it's grown into a towering tree — withstanding frigid winters, providing shade on warm summer days, and serving as a place of respite in its community, though it largely remained unknown to the world. Last week, that tree finally got its due when it took the grand prize in the 2026 European Tree of the Year contest at an award ceremony in Brussels. Called the Oak of Laukiai, the tree was initially honored by the Laukiai people a year ago, when they rallied to restore its surroundings and celebrate its strength. That transformation helped it win the hearts of voters in the contest, which highlighted the cultural significance of 12 trees across Europe to determine the one with the most interesting story. "The contest is not looking for the most beautiful tree, but for a tree with a story, a tree rooted in the lives and work of the people and the community that surrounds it," a press release reads. The 15th edition of the competition, a collaboration between the Environmental Partnership Association and European Landowners' Organization, involved more than 200,000 voters. It also introduced a "tree points system" that factored the population of each country into the scoring, which helped increase fairness across the board. Check out the rest of the finalists and their stories.
Sunday Selections
Deep Dives
The century-old cafe guest check isn't going anywhere — why is it so appealing?
How '90s sketch show In Living Color heralded a new era of Black comedy
In the mid-1800s, passenger pigeons numbered around 3 billion in North America. By the turn of the century, they were all but extinct. After over 100 years of avians being treated as an infinite resource for food, fashion, and entertainment, their drastic population decline sent the nation's first bird conservationists soaring into action. In his retelling of those early days, author James H. McCommons details how passionate people from disparate backgrounds — from business magnates to nature writers and socialites — came together to launch the bird protection movement.
Haven't gotten around to joining a book club but craving some literary discourse in your life? Add this new podcast to your playlist. Each Tuesday, hosts Dominic Sandbrook (of The Rest Is History) and Tabitha Syrett unpack a different classic or contemporary work, exploring its ideas, themes, and historical context. The show launched in February and has so far delved into titles like 1984, Hamnet, Never Let Me Go,and Wuthering Heights. It's both entertaining and educational — all that's missing from a real book club meeting is the bottle of wine.
This Week in History
Apple Is Founded
April 1, 1976
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This year marks a half-century since two 20-something friends working in a small home garage founded what would become one of the world's most successful tech companies. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, both of whom had dropped out of college (though Wozniak later returned to earn his degree), enlisted electronic industry executive Ronald Wayne to help bring their inaugural personal computer — a design Wozniak had already created — to mass market. To fund their venture before securing investors, Wozniak sold his programmable calculator and Jobs his Volkswagen Microbus. Three months later, in July 1976, the Apple I was released, selling 200 units that first year. The company was incorporated in 1977, and by 1980, when it went public, annual sales had jumped to $117 million. Learn about more milestones in Apple's history, and then revisit our article on how graphic designer Rob Janoff came up with the now-iconic rainbow logo.
Daily Health Digital: Why Some 70-Year-Olds Move Like They're Decades Younger
Some people in their 70s and 80s stay active — jogging, gardening, even keeping up with their grandkids. Others the same age can barely get out of a chair. Harvard-linked research suggests the difference isn't always age or genetics. It's a hidden condition called "joint drought" — and a simple daily approach is helping thousands restore mobility.
"You can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future."
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