I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas

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• Environment

  

  Green For All Academy: Exemplifying the Dreams of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Green For All's Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and how the "green revolution" can lift all boats.

  by Ben Jervey

• Culture

  

  "Cage Against the Machine": Another Christmas Song Insurgency

  A British "supergroup" is "recording" John Cage's silent composition 4'33", with the aim of making it the United Kingdom's top Christmas song.

  by Andrew Price

• Culture

  

  The Ghosts of Christmas Trees Past: Seven Sidewalk Disposal Styles

  Will Etling takes us on a visual tour of the funniest, saddest, and most inventive methods of Christmas tree disposal on Southland sidewalks.

  by Patrick James, Will Etling

• Business

  

  Why the American Dream Doesn't Work in Developing Countries

  As India and other countries develop, they're trying to be more American and individualistic. But that's a big mistake.

  by Beyond Profit

• Lifestyle

  

  I Hated Vegans, Too, but Now I Am One

  The hardest part about going vegan isn't giving up cheese. It's dealing with the fact that everyone thinks I'm a moralistic jerk.

  by Ann Friedman

• Culture

  

  Confession: I Didn't Always Wash After Peeing; Now I Will

  Let's settle one of man's greatest debates: You really should be washing your hands after you pee.

  by Cord Jefferson

• Lifestyle

  

  I Am the Lorax, I Speak for Rainbow Sprinkle Pancakes and Mazda SUVs

  Dr. Seuss’s beloved book The Lorax teaches kids that a pristine world is one where truffula trees grow, Swomee Swans sing, Humming Fish swim,...

  by Sarah Parsons

• Culture

  

  My Facebook Timeline: The Journal I Didn't Know I Was Keeping

  Bask in the glory of the early Facebook universe, where your wall was for inside jokes and drunken-night recaps.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz

• Education

  

  A Christmas Miracle

  There was something thrilling about watching the 60 Democratic Senators pile into the Capitol before daybreak. In the quiet of the morning, it...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks

• Culture

  The Older I Get, the More I Realize _________.

  by GOOD

• GOOD Blog

  

  Christmas In July

  The 50th international Santa convention began this week in Copenhagen. About 150 St. Nicks plus elves gathered there in their red, fur-lined...

  by Alexandra Marvar

• GOOD Video

  

  Christmas: Made in China

  Christmas is a consumer bonanza, but where do all these products that flood December come from? The answer's China. From fake Christmas trees...

  by GOOD, Max Joseph, Simon Hawkins, Chris Weller

• 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

• Design

  

  A Christmas Tree in June

  design mind on GOOD is a series exploring the power of design by the editors of design mind magazine. This is the third installment in a...

  by Jason Severs

• Boing Boing on GOOD

  

  I Have No Wrinkles And I Must Scream

  Boing Boing's Mark Frauenfelder on the potential sci-fi horrors of Botox I enjoy studying my five-year-old daughter's facial expressions,...

  by Mark Frauenfelder

• Environment

  

  What To Do With the Christmas Trees Now?

  If you're in NYC and interested in helping make mulch out ouf your old Christmas tree, checkout the awesomely named Mulchfest on Jan 10. There's...

  by Casey Caplowe

• Business

  

  This Christmas, Get a Living Tree Instead

  Don't want to kill a tree, let it languish in your living room for a week, and then toss it to the curb? Rent a live Christmas tree instead.

  by GOOD

• Culture

  

  Intermission: Calvin and Hobbes Do Christmas

  A short film animates the various ways to kill a snowman.

  by Megan Greenwell

• Culture

  

  "Killing in the Name" Is Christmas Song Number One

  Every year in the United Kingdom they rank the top record singles during the week before Christmas and anoint one song as the "Christmas number...

  by Andrew Price

• News

  

  We're Getting Basketball for Christmas—But at What Cost?

  But in the midst of celebrating basketball’s unexpected return, it’s worth remembering what got us into this mess, and who got us out.

  by Megan Greenwell