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Thing of the Day

Recognizing remarkable things. Chosen by real people.

How it works

A daily award, on a two-day delay.

The cascade is simple. Enter today, vote tomorrow, win the day after. Daily winners stack into weekly, monthly, and yearly honors.

  1. 01

    Submit a Thing

    Buy a pass and your Thing auto-enters every daily cohort it's active for.

  2. 02

    The community votes

    The day after a Thing enters, voters rank their top five. One ballot per voter.

  3. 03

    A winner is named

    Results post the next morning — Thing of the Day, overall and per category.

  4. 04

    Days roll up

    Daily winners contend for the Week. Weekly winners for the Month. Monthly winners for the Year.

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“Great things don’t just happen — they’re recognized.”

The Editors