Today is Easter, the Christian holy day commemorating Jesus' resurrection. If you're among those who celebrate, does it feel like it took forever to arrive? That's because it landed three weeks later than it did in 2024: The movable feast is always on the Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox (which happened to be last Saturday's "pink" micromoon). And for thousands of years, members of the Sorbian community in Schleife, Germany, have been painting beautiful, intricate designs on Easter eggs in the days leading up to the holiday. Take a look at the eye-catching artwork, which can take up to six hours to complete.
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The Power of Forgiveness: Why a Psychologist Advises Letting Go
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Your husband forgot your birthday. A semitruck cut you off in rush hour traffic. Your dog went to go cuddle with someone else as soon as you started petting him. No matter what offense has been committed (and no matter how serious it is), it's tempting to hold onto a grudge. But satisfying as it may be to silently shoot daggers at those who've wronged you, you may want to rethink that reaction. And we're not basing this suggestion solely on instinct: Choosing forgiveness doesn't just sound like the right thing to do, it actually invites a plethora of science-backed health benefits — selfish advantages, if you will. To glean more insight, we spoke to psychologist Everett Worthington, who co-authored the largest-ever intervention study on forgiveness. He explained that research like his has linked letting go "to reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms and to increases in well-being, flourishing, hope, and sleep quality." Click below to hear more from Worthington and download a free worksheet to start putting his advice into practice.
Meet the Founder Who's Revolutionizing Smartphones
A black turtleneck, a game-changing product, and an industry-shifting vision. No, it's not Steve Jobs. Meet Dan Novaes, the visionary behind Mode Mobile — the company redefining smartphones. Mode's revolutionary EarnPhone transforms phones into income streams, already paying out $325 million for day-to-day activities and generating over $75 million in revenue from more than 45 million users. And Dan has no plans of letting up now, recently reserving the Nasdaq ticker $MODE with the goal of taking the company public. But the real opportunity is now: You can still invest in their pre-IPO offering at just $0.26/share before the share price changes in two weeks.*
Social Media Before Bedtime Wreaks Havoc on Our Sleep: Why Screens Alone Aren't the Main Culprit
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This article was written by Brian N. Chin, an assistant professor of psychology at Trinity College, for The Conversation. "Avoid screens before bed" is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice. But what if the real problem isn't screen time — it's the way we use social media at night? Sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread yet overlooked public health issues, especially among young adults and adolescents. Poor sleep isn't just about feeling tired — it's linked to worsened mental health, emotion regulation, memory, academic performance, and even increased risk for chronic illness and early mortality. At the same time, social media is nearly universal among young adults, with 84% using at least one platform daily. While research has long focused on screen time as the culprit for poor sleep, growing evidence suggests that how often people check social media — and how emotionally engaged they are — matters even more than how long they spend online. As a social psychologist and sleep researcher, I study how social behaviors, including social media habits, affect sleep and well-being. Sleep isn't just an individual behavior; it's shaped by our social environments and relationships. And one of the most common yet underestimated factors shaping modern sleep? How we engage with social media before bed. Learn how social media use can disrupt sleep — and how to use it without negatively affecting your rest.
Environment
Rare Footage of Chimp Using a Tool Represents Conservation Success in Gabon
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If you randomly stumbled upon a video camera in your backyard, you might do a little investigating to see who was watching — and in "exceedingly rare" footage from the Batéké Plateau National Park, a chimpanzee did the same. Clasping a long stick between its fingers, the curious ape poked at the camera's lens before eventually turning around and scurrying away. When scientists at the park in Gabon, Africa, initially set up the camera, they were hoping to capture snippets of lions and leopards. Members of wild cat conservation nonprofit Panthera, the researchers are on a mission to rebuild the park's lion population in what will be the first-ever lion restoration in West and Central Africa. Batéké Plateau is currently the only place where the big cats can coexist with Congo Basin rainforest animals like chimps and African forest elephants. But as Panthera's West and Central Africa regional director, Philipp Henschel, tells Nice News, although the scientists were hoping for a video of wild cats, the January footage of the young female chimp was an exciting discovery in its own right. "For us, it's really an incredible way to see, not only that wildlife is coming back, but also that wildlife is now once again, often in broad daylight, showing this incredible behavior," Henschel says. Watch the footage.
Culture
Accounting Is So in: Gen Z Could Help Ease the Field's Labor Shortage
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Next tax season, your accountant may be from a younger generation than you expect. With many baby boomer accountants eyeing retirement in a field that's already short 340,000 workers, Gen Z is gearing up to fill in the gaps, Fortune reports. Accounting has long been stereotyped as a less than thrilling job, and the industry has been facing a massive labor shortage for that reason and many others. But some Gen Zers entering the workforce have realized that the career is not only stable and lucrative, but also has the power to transform people's lives. That's being seen firsthand by the college students who are gaining real-life experience through Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, programs, in which students help low-income Americans file their taxes for free. It's an experience that may defy what they thought they knew about the field: "While accounting may have a certain image in the background among young people of being not as intriguing and exciting, once they actually engage in the practice and see how it plays out in a real world, it changes people's mind and views," said Rafael Efrat, the director of California State University, Northridge's VITA program. In terms of stability, Oregon State University reported that 98% of accounting graduates secure jobs in the field — and their salaries are the highest in recorded history of any major in the university's business school. See which other career paths are popular among the youth right now.
Sunday Selections
Deep Dives
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"The love of basketball runs deep": In mountainous Oaxaca, Mexico, shooting hoops is a cultural touchstone
Did you know there was once a real-life utopia in the Appalachians, where formerly enslaved Black Americans lived harmoniously and autonomously? When author Dolen Perkins-Valdez first learned about "the Kingdom of the Happy Land," she wasn't sure if she was dealing with truth or fantasy. But once she confirmed the North Carolina community had indeed existed, she was inspired to weave facts into fiction, crafting a novel about a young woman who discovers her great-great-great grandmother was Happy Land's queen. The book explores themes of identity, legacy, family, and the power stories have to shape us.
Talk about friends in high places: Jeff Goldblum recruited his Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, as well as Scarlett Johansson, to lend their vocals to his fourth album. A collection of reimagined jazz, Broadway, and big band classics alongside original compositions, the nine-track record features jazz pianist Goldblum on keys, accompanied by his longtime band, The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. He also sings on the final song, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," which you can listen to at the link above. The full album drops Friday.
This Week in History
Jane Fonda Releases Her First Workout Video
April 24, 1982
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When leg warmers were cool and big hair was better, Academy Award winner Jane Fonda stepped in front of the camera to film something that would move millions of people — er, get millions of people moving: her first home exercise video. Per History, the actor opened her inaugural workout studio in 1979, and in 1981, published Jane Fonda's Workout Book. With the recent arrival of VHS on the entertainment scene, a home video was the next step.
In a field previously dominated by men, Fonda was a pioneer, though she didn't know it at the time. "We rehearsed a few days, made some mistakes, did our own hair and makeup, had one camera, and figured it was no big deal," she wrote on the video's 30th anniversary in 2012. "Was I wrong! I don't remember exactly when I realized that, in spite of myself, this little Workout video had given birth to a new industry." Jane Fonda's Workout remains one of the bestselling VHS tapes of all time. Watch the original (and give it a whirl).
Mode's Founder Went From Selling Pokemon Cards to Disrupting a $1 Trillion Industry
Mark Cuban delivered local papers, Warren Buffett sold packs of gum, Richard Branson bred parakeets — just a few examples of how today's wealthiest business leaders started their entrepreneur journeys at a young age. And Dan Novaes' story is no different. From selling Pokemon cards at the age of 7 to founding Mode Mobile and the EarnPhone, Novaes has facilitated over $325 million in savings for more than 45 million users worldwide. Mode Mobile's share price is changing, and the opportunity to invest in Novaes' vision at $0.26/share is closing soon: Invest in the pre-IPO offering before May 1.*
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