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Debunking 'Green Living': Combatting Climate Change Requires Lifestyle Changes, Not Organic Products
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Infographic: Understanding Social Enterprise
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Billr: The App for Dining on a Budget (Without Annoying Your Friends)
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TED's Taboo: What's Too Controversial for the Hipster Confab?
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Is it Time to 'Occupy Teach For America'?
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Issue 012
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GOOD and Heavy Meta look at attendance at megachurches and football games in five states.
Lifestyle
TriKademiK: Billboards Plus Schoolbus Bikes in Ghana
A tricycle billboard bus provides local advertising and a free ride for school kids in Africa.
Culture
Rush Limbaugh's Awkward "Straight Shooter" Billboard in Tucson
Rush Limbaugh's bullet-hole strewn Tucson, Arizona, billboard hits a bit too close to home in the wake of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting.
Education
Can Kafka Subway Billboards Boost Literacy in Mexico?
Librerías Gandhi, one of Mexico's largest book sellers, has teamed up with Mexico City's subway authority to inspire passengers to read more.
Education
Despite Spell Check, Interest in Spelling Bees Is Way Up
More kids are participating than ever before, and the words are getting harder. Maybe society does still care about spelling.
Technology
Real World Billboards Become Google Ads in Street View
According to MAKE, Google just filed a patent to transform billboards that appear in Street View into new advertisements. This sort of...
Design
Slideshow: The High Line, Section Two
Section Two of New York's High Line opens today. The new look masterfully honors the rugged history with slick new design.
News
Republican Senate Nominee Uses Picture of Mexicans—in Mexico—to Scare Us About Illegal Immigrants
Sharron Angle, the Republican opponent of Senator Harry Reid in Nevada, just grabbed any old scary picture of Mexican guys for her TV ad.
News
Outsider Politics
Mike Gravel left politics a quarter of a century ago, pretty much disgusted. Before then, representing Alaska in the U.S. Senate for 12 years,...
Design
Think Outside the Suit
Open work policies and empowered self-expression are the keys to unlocking innovation in modern corporations. Did Johnny Damon really need to...
News
Should We Ban Smoking Outside?
New York is considering banning tobacco smoking in public places-part of a public health campaign called Take Care New York that, while a little...
Lifestyle
Ditch the Coffee, Go Outside Instead
A new study backs up the proverbial wisdom that a little fresh air and time spent communing with nature does a person a lot of good. The study,...
Lifestyle
Day 24: Spend 20 Minutes Outside #30DaysofGOOD
For our latest monthly challenge, we're asking you to get healthy, from your feet to your teeth to your brain.
Environment
Thinking Outside the Shoebox: Puma's "Clever Little Bag"
Puma and Fuseproject, the design firm led by Yves Béhar, have managed to make big improvements to the humble shoebox. Cliff Kuang explains: The...
Environment
Have Poor Eyesight? Maybe You Should Have Played Outside More
Why can’t we see very well? Reading under the covers certainly didn't help.
News
Vest Of Interest
Holy crap, check out this guy. Today, around 4:30 p.m. at a pretty dead Pepsi Center, we met Curtis, the coolest delegate at the DNC. Curtis LaMay...
Cities
Outside the Box: Artists Stage 30 "Planter Interventions" Across Toronto
Toronto's crumbling planter boxes have gotten a lot more interesting, thanks to Sean Martindale and a small army of artists and gardeners.
News
NYPD Starts Draconian Crack-Down on Cyclists Riding Outside Bike Lanes
A day after the bike-critical NY Post reported rampant rule flouting by cyclists on one street, the NYPD took action right in that spot.
Culture
Go Outside and Play!
Reinventing the Outdoors contest: Keeping at-risk kids active, healthy, and outdoors is part of the plan at the Boys & Girls Club of Albuquerque.
News
Undocumented Immigrants Pay More in Taxes Than They Use in Services
Well, this is interesting: During their working life, undocumented immigrants in the United States will pay, on average, approximately $80,000...
