The Optimist: A Ukrainian girl sang ‘Let It Go’ in a Kyiv bunker. She just performed for thousands in Poland.

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Try four weeks FREE, then $4 every four weeks for one year  Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (TVN Discovery Poland/AP) A Ukrainian girl sang 'Let It Go' in a Kyiv bunker. She just performed for thousands in Poland. Amelia Anisovych, 7, now a refugee in Poland, performed for a crowd raising money for those fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. By Annabelle Timsit ●  Read more »   Doomscrolling got you down? Take a break at a digital rest stop. People are craving ways to log off without really logging off. By Taylor Lorenz ●  Read more »   Mikaela Shiffrin, 0 for the Olympics, got right back up — and won another world title After a disappointing showing at the Olympics, the 27-year-old skier ended her season with an overall championship. Perspective ●  By Barry Svrluga ●  Read more »   Rent-a-stranger: This Japanese man makes a living showing up and doing nothing "I was often told that I wasn't doing enough, or that I wasn't doing anything, so this became a complex for me. I decided to take advantage of this and make it into a business," Shoji Morimoto said. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Julia Mio Inuma ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Florida's leading voting rights activist tackles obstacles beyond the ballot box As his national profile increases, Desmond Meade pushes for jobs, housing and dignity for formerly incarcerated people like him. By Lori Rozsa ●  Read more »   How pandemic-weary parents can bring back date night, and why it matters One couple had stuck to weekly date nights for years — until the pandemic hit. Here's what they learned about reviving the habit for the sake of their marriage and their kids. Perspective ●  By Alexandra Frost ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Subscriptions? In this economy? Free alternatives for watching, reading and listening. From Netflix to Spotify, monthly subscription fees can be harder to handle with inflation. We find the best free alternatives and some tricks to help you save money. By Heather Kelly ●  Read more »   6 light spring recipes to welcome the season We want spring produce, and we want it now! By Kari Sonde ●  Read more »   We made our big move to Rome. Learning Italian has been exhausting and magical. You're constantly immersed in the language in a new country, whether you have the energy for it or not. Perspective ●  By Kate Wheeler ●  Read more »   David Beckham lends Instagram account with 71.5 million followers to Ukrainian doctor in Kharkiv Iryna, a pediatric anesthesiologist in Kharkiv, posted a moving first-person account of her daily life in Ukraine's second-largest city, an early target in Moscow's deadly advance. By Rachel Pannett ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Eat Voraciously for one quick, adaptable and creative recipe in your inbox Monday through Thursday to inspire delicious meals. Sign up »

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