The 79th annual Tony Awards will take place tonight at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, and this year’s list of nominees is a medium-melding one — three stage productions based on screen productions are up for best musical: Schmigadoon!, The Lost Boys, and Titanique. The ceremony, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on CBS, will also honor the 30th anniversary of Chicago’s revival, with Queen Latifah among the stars performing a tribute to Broadway’s longest-running American musical. Watch her belt out “When You’re Good to Mama” in the 2002 film adaptation.
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Featured Story
Don’t Have Anyone to Go With? Why Solo Adventures Are Worth the Effort
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It can bescary at first: You may feel as though eating out by yourself will invite judgmental stares from other diners, or that a solo beach day could create too much time alone with your thoughts.
But as much as we tout the benefits of relationships and community, engaging in solo activities can be just as important for your mental health — and well worth pushing past your fears. Enjoying your own company may boost your creativity, create room for more social energy, and provide space to explore your interests. The key, however, is to examine the driving force behind spending time by yourself.
A 2018 study determined that those who found themselves alone when it wasn’t their choice experienced loneliness, social anxiety, and depressive symptoms, while those who made a conscious decision to be alone showed positive associations with well-being. Click below to learn more about the difference between loneliness and solitude and get ideas for how to spend your solo time.
From airport lounges to hotel lobbies, public Wi-Fi is convenient, but not always secure. And if you’ve ever tried to watch your favorite show abroad, you know that can cause a few digital headaches, too. Both of those problems can be solved by a Surfshark VPN.
Surfshark helps keep your connection private on public Wi-Fi and lets you securely access the content you love while you’re away from home. For a limited time, Nice News readers can get Surfshark Starter for $1.99/month, plus three extra months (87% off). Because the best trips come with fewer worries — and more adventures.
Boy’s Viral “Toy Story” Photo From 2020 Gets Him Invited to Sequel’s Premiere
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A young boy who went viral in 2020 after his dad re-created a tear-jerking movie moment on his first day of school has finally met his Hollywood heroes — on the red carpet. Vinny Donnelly was just 4 when proud dad Sean Donnelly lined up his son’s favorite toys at the front door to see him off, a sweet nod to the emotional goodbye scene from Toy Story 3.
The adorable image, taken at the family’s home in Leicestershire, England, melted hearts worldwide when Vinny’s mom, Charlotte, shared it online six years ago. Fast forward to today, and Vinny, now 10, is in the spotlight again. Disney Pixar tracked him down and invited him to be a guest of honor at last month’s London premiere of Toy Story 5,where he met Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, the legendary voices behind Woody and Buzz Lightyear.
“To be honest, we’d kind of forgotten about the photo because it was so long ago,” Sean, 38, told SWNS. “At the time it was bonkers, we were getting calls and messages from people all over the world. Suddenly a few weeks ago Disney got in contact out of the blue and invited Vinny to the premiere.” Check out the original viral photos.
Humanity
Kindness 101: Nice News-Coded Classroom Curriculum Teaches Kids to Be Kind
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We couldn’t write this lesson plan better ourselves! CBS correspondent Steve Hartman is known for his “On the Road” series, which shines a light on inspiring people and places across the country. The stories are often featured in this very newsletter — and they also take on another life in classrooms through a free nationwide program called Kindness 101.
Hartman and the nonprofit Character Counts!teamed up to create a curriculum that uses “On the Road” as a jumping-off point to get kids talking about everything from respect and responsibility to self-awareness and problem-solving. To facilitate those conversations, discussion topics, journal prompts, and activities are all outlined in free lesson plans on Kindness101.com.
Then comes the ripple effect, wherein talking about kindness turns into kind acts. “I see the students duplicating what they’re seeing in the videos, and as a teacher, that’s gold,” third grade teacher Neil Lahammer told CBS News. Lahammer won the first-ever Kindness 101 Teacher of the Year Award and leads a Kindness Club at his school in Red Wing, Minnesota.
The best review of the program comes from none other than one of the students, who said, “It just makes me want to be a better person.” Watch Hartman visit the kiddos in the Kindness Club.
Culture
The “Dig of the Century” Is Happening Underneath Notre Dame Right Now
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In what’s being called the “dig of the century,” a team of archaeologists is excavating beneath Notre Dame Cathedral, offering a rare peek into Roman Paris 2,000 years ago.
The historic dig comes about 18 months after the cathedral reopened its doors following a 2019 fire. Officials want to add trees and updates to the surrounding area, but first, archeologists must ensure the city’s underground remnants are protected, thereby sparking the need for an excavation. “It’s a rare opportunity for us to work on something that’s tangibly going to make a difference to the history of Paris,” Lucie Altenburg, a conservator with the Paris archaeology unit, told the Associated Press.
A trove of treasures has already been found — including a fourth-century coin stamped with the face of the Roman Emperor Constantine and pieces of medieval pottery with mysterious markings that experts are trying to decipher. Other findings include animal bones and fully intact jugs and cups.
“Itmakes Notre Dame feel alive again,” said Emily Carter, a tourist from Manchester, England, waiting in line with her two children. “You come to see the cathedral, then realize there’s another city under your feet. That’s almost more moving.” See some of the underground treasures.
The joy of reading David Sedaris comes not only from his knack for turning life’s banalities into uproarious anecdotes but also from the tenderness woven into his work. His latest collection, The Land and Its People, delves into territory familiar to longtime fans — his pet peeves, his siblings, his husband, Hugh — but feels fresh as ever. In the 28 essays, the humorist recounts traveling to Vatican City, Guatemala, and Kenya; discusses his penchant for counting steps and obsession with Duolingo; and reflects on aging, loss, and what it means to be human.
We’re at all times surrounded by objects that at first glance might seem meaningless — but when we really think about them, they tell stories about who we are. Apply that same logic to the U.S., and you have the premise of A History of the United States in 100 Objects, a new podcast launched in honor of the country’s 250th birthday. Each week, the series explores a piece of the past from the jumping-off point of a particular item, like the tiny screw that an industrial empire was built upon and a 100-year-old time capsule unsealed in 1976.
This Week in History
Thurgood Marshall Becomes First Black Judge Nominated to Supreme Court
June 13, 1967
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At the tail end of the Civil Rights Movement, the U.S. saw its first Black Supreme Court justice nominee: Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall, selected by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Just over a decade earlier, in his role as chief counsel for the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, Marshall had successfully argued for the plaintiffs in the Brown v. Board of Education case.
The Senate confirmed him on Aug. 30, 1967, and he officially joined the bench that October. The grandson of a man who escaped slavery as a child during the Civil War, Marshall served 24 years on the country’s highest court before retiring in 1991. He died in 1993, leaving behind a legacy that earned him the nickname “Mr. Civil Rights.” Watch him speak in 1988 about the fight for equality.
Daily Health Digital: After 60, Knee Health Comes Down to 1 Nutrient Most Doctors Miss
In small villages outside Barcelona, many people in their 70s climb stone staircases and walk cobblestone streets for hours — no walkers, no struggle. Scientists in Spain say it isn’t the diet, the walking, or genetics. It comes down to an overlooked nutrient that keeps aging joints from drying out.
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