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• News

  

  Intermission: Rescued Beagles Touch Grass for the First Time

  Nine adorable beagles are rescued from a laboratory and get their first taste of the natural world.

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• Technology

  

  Facebook Face Recognition Does What Google Wouldn't

  Facebook has quietly rolled out its new facial recognition feature. Predictably, they're hearing some backlash.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Technology

  

  When it Comes to Technology, Touch Is the New Click

  Carpal tunnel is so 2011.

  by GOOD +

• Technology

  

  A Pair of Vibrating Gloves Improve Your Sense of Touch In the Cold

  These vibrating gloves don't, ahem, do what you think, but they do help your fingers function better in the cold.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Culture

  

  Yes, I'm Black; No, You Can't Touch My Hair

  The schoolyard adage of "keep your hands to yourself" is a great lesson to keep in mind around black people's hair.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Culture

  Are You in Touch with Your Childhood Friends? The Community Answers

  by Hillary Newman +

• Technology

  

  The Story Behind Big-Ass Message

  Big-Ass Message, a website which translates your messages into bold visual statements, has taken the internet by storm. Over at Cool Hunting, they...

  by GOOD +

• Cities

  

  Mixed Messages

  Walk through L.A.'s organic (and illegal) mixed-use communities.

  by Alex Schmidt +

• Issue 003

  

  The Movie is the Message

  French director Rachid Bouchareb's latest film has parlayed the power of cinema into tangible change.

  by Zach Frechette +

• GOOD Blog

  

  The Pope's Christmas Message About Transsexuals

  Pope Benedict XVI used part of his annual pre-Christmas address to remind everyone to stick with their pre-assigned gender and all its received...

  by Andrew Price +

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  Project: Message in a Bottle

    In 1977, a mere two years before Sting penned his classic hit, the folks at NASA were busy preparing their own intergalactic "message in a...

  by GOOD +

• Environment

  

  Citizen Messages to Copenhagen

  If you're one of the lucky few going to Cop15, the most important climate-change summit since Kyoto and ideally the one that will save the world,...

  by Siobhan O'Connor +

• Technology

  

  Translating Text Messages for Haiti

  Over at Wired's Haiti Rewired blog, Leila Chirayath Janah explains how her organization is helping to translate text messages from earthquake...

  by Andrew Price +

• Design

  

  Touching Idea: Dedicate a Cancer Center to Cancer Patients

  The Boston Globe reports on an amazing story. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is building a new building directly next door to the one it...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• News

  

  Glenn Beck's Website Sends Mixed Messages on Guns

  Think Jared Loughner is schizophrenic? Have a look at Glenn Beck's attitude towards violence, as evidenced by this screenshot.

  by Andrew Price +

• News

  

  Pregnancy Pamphlet: Mixed Messages to Spanish and English Speakers?

  A coworker showed me this yesterday-a post about inconsistent translations of a pamphlet for expecting mothers from Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in...

  by Siobhan O'Connor +

• Culture

  

  "Long Live Dave Grohl": The 22 Best Messages Sent to the New Planet

  When scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system that could sustain life, people wasted no time telling the aliens how we feel.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• News

  

  'We Are The 99 Percent' Is the Best Populist Message We've Had in Years

  One phrase from Occupy Wall Street puts a much-needed "everyperson" face to the movement.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Culture

  

  Spread the Word: Send a Quick Message of Hope to an Innocent Prisoner

  Thomas Haynesworth is an innocent man whose freedom is in sight. Send him a quick message of hope and support here.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• News

  

  GOOD Maker Winner: Text Messages Boost Immunizations and Save Lives in India

  More than 500 parents will receive critical vaccination alerts for their newborns via text message.

  by GOOD +