35 Best and Anxiety-Free News of the Year 2021 as Illustrated in These Adorable Graphics
A breather that's good for our mental health.
If there's one thing that the years 2020 and 2021 have been abundant with, it's a collection of bad news toppling over each other, all while we are in the middle of a pandemic. Does it seem like the years just keep getting worse—or is it just because we are getting older?
The bad news is inevitable, no matter what age we are. That's why an illustrator named Mauro Gatti made it a point to encourage optimism by producing artworks that feature actual good news to counter the negative stories we receive every day.
Gatti set up an online project on Instagram called "The Happy Broadcast," where he showcases his artworks that present anxiety-free news for all his followers as a way to help with their deteriorating mental health from the challenges we have faced in the world. The past few years have not been exactly gentle, so Gatti aimed to induce some positive news presented as adorable graphics for all his followers to enjoy.
“I want to create something positive as an antidote to the vitriolic rhetoric that pervades our media,” he says on the official website of The Happy Broadcast. The world definitely needs more of this because, let's face it, facing dreadful news each week gets really, really draining. Why not spruce up your timeline with the refreshing content that The Happy Broadcast provides? Comment with your thoughts or share this collection of great news from 2021 for all your family and friends to see!1. Kill 'em with kindness
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the_happy_broadcast 9. This is not an excuse to throw out more, though!
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11. Malaria vaccines
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12. The House of One
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13. Filter or touch-up disclosures to combat insecurities
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14. Bee bus stops for everyone
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15. Elephant retirement home
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16. Make way for lab-grown gems!
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17. Every supermarket honestly needs this
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18. Reef-safe sunscreen: beauty without a cost!
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19. Minister of Loneliness here to save us all—well, the Japanese ones only for now.
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20. The kind of dating app that no one would be disappointed in
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21. Pandas are no longer endangered!
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22. The ozone layer is healing
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23. LGBTQ+ retirement community
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24. A new generation of coral babies to take care of
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25. Stopping illegal net fishing in style
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26. No to animal testing
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27. All cities should learn a thing or two from Portugal
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28. Battling deforestation
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29. Finally, the first steps toward an HIV vaccine
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30. Love makes the world go round
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31. Now they can't say "It's all in your head"
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32. Train travel over short domestic flights
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33. Gender equality!
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34. Playing for a cause
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35. You can never go wrong with reading books!
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