Our Obsession with Sweet, Real and Fake

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• Lifestyle

  

  Six DIY Alternatives to Christmas Trees, Real or Fake

  This year, deck your halls with a nontraditional, DIY creation.

  by Jillian Anthony +

• Culture

  

  BBC's Decision to Broadcast Real Death Stirs Controversy (Fake Killing on TV Continues Apace)

  Next month, a new BBC science series will broadcast the death of an 84-year-old man. But should we show real death on TV?

  by Andrew Price +

• Environment

  

  Interactive Map: The Real Seismic Threat to Our Nation's Nuclear Power Plants

  This great interactive map from Climate Central lets you see the specific seismic threat to all 104 of the country's active nuclear reactors.

  by Ben Jervey +

• GOOD Blog

  

  Obsessive Branding Disorder

  In nature, animals use all sorts of evolutionary tricks to mislead predators, mates, and competitors about who they are. The tomato frog puffs...

  by Andrew Price +

• Design

  

  Slideshow: The Seven Habits of Highly Obsessive People

  Nicholas Felton has spent years compiling and graphing data about himself. We got the stories behind the charts.

  by GOOD +

• Education

  

  Will America's Obsession With College Keep It From Winning the World Cup?

  Soccer is definitely a second-tier sport in the United States—after the ones we invented (baseball, football, and basketball). And, according to...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan 4

• Culture

  

  Why Is the Internet Obsessed with Uses for Baking Soda?

  Help us get to the bottom of our wildly popular story about sodium bicarbonate.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Culture

  

  Why We Should All Stop Obsessing Over Michael Vick’s Criminal Record

  It's time to have a broader conversation about crime in sports.

  by Megan Greenwell +

• Business

  

  I Want it Yesterday: The Dangers of the Business World's Obsessive Focus on the Short Term

  It’s time to recalibrate our lens to see the value in the long-term, and not be blinded by a myopic focus on only the here and now.

  by Jeffrey Hollender +

• News

  

  Hustlin': Why We Should Stop Obsessing Over Which College Majors Make Us Rich

  We get it, English majors are poor. But instead of following the money, shouldn't we be asking why our culture undervalues arts and humanities?

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Business

  

  Sweet Charity

  As tax day draws inexorably closer and closer, people become more and more focused on getting the most out of their returns. For those who have...

  by Aaron Sklar +

• News

  

  Sweet Virginia

  Our favorite race in the upcoming midterms is the Virginia Senate Race between Allen and Webb. This is not just because George Allen is...

  by Anonymous +

• GOOD Blog

  

  My Sweet Carolina

  Fat, poor and stupid bad at taking standardized tests. Congratulations, South Carolina, you win..

  by Anonymous +

• Environment

  

  Sweet News For The Everglades

  United States Sugar, the largest sugarcane refinery in America, has announced it is going out of business, and the 187,000 acres it called home...

  by Alexandra Marvar +

• Lifestyle

  

  Seven Steps to Sweet Slumber

  Sleep deprivation is a huge health issue. Statistically speaking, more car accidents are caused by drowsy people than drunk people. Long-term...

  by Mallika Chopra 1

• Business

  

  The Sweet Story of Divine Chocolates

  Divine Chocolates is taking fair trade a step further and giving cocoa farmers in West Africa ownership of the brand.

  by Jeffrey Hollender +

• News

  

  Video: Pepsi Refresh Project Makes a Sweet Tune

  With the help of GOOD, Pepsi has given away over a million dollars a month for nearly a year to fund great ideas that move the world forward....

  by Zachary Slobig +

• Lifestyle

  

  Finding a Sweet Spot for Fair Trade Sugar Farmers

  Where would Americans be without sugar? Fair Trade labeling sweetens the opportunity for sustainability and better working conditions for workers.

  by GOOD +

• Culture

  

  Now and Then: Sweet Valley High Vs. Gossip Girl

  Today's "Now and Then" takes a trip to the white, skinny worlds —and unrealistic expectations —of Sweet Valley High and Gossip Girl.

  by Liz Dwyer +

• Technology

  

  Dialing Our Pain with Our Cell Phones (Which Are Killing Us Softly)

  For the past decade, there has been a fairly constant stream of nightly local news features on how cell phones might cause brain tumors or...

  by Patrick James 1