Something Afoot in British Columbia

Roger Numbers
Anchor, GOOD News

December 23, 2008 • 5:00 am PST
+ comments

00:00/00:0000:00

This week and next, we're looking back at the lessons we've learned in 2008. Today's takeaway: if you want to survive, hide in a running shoe.

Posted in: GOOD Video

More GOOD stuff

Neonatal Care Goes Low Tech in Columbia

Why Growing Numbers of British Students Are Attending College in the U.S.

Project: Send Us a Photo of Something Broken and Something Fixed

Sponsored by University of PhoenixRelated posts

Business

Reknit Turns Something Old into Something New

We're absolutely enamored of Reknit, a new project launched by the graphic designer Haik Avanian that turns old sweaters into handsome new...

by Patrick James

Lifestyle

Unspeakable Bodily Fluids and Genitalia: A Short, Revolting Intro to the Finest Metaphors in British Food Criticism

A handful of the best examples of NSFW restaurant criticism from the U.K., along with some thoughts on why the hell it's so popular.

by Nicola Twilley

Environment

Columbia Suspends Environmental Journalism Program

Sign of the times: the 14-year-old environmental journalism program at the venerable Columbia Graduate School of Journalism isn't accepting...

by Zach Frechette

Education

Columbia's Harlem Sprawl Suffers Setback

Barack Obama's alma mater Columbia University has been planning a northward expansion. It intends to create a so-called "satellite campus" on a...

by Nikhil Swaminathan

Design

Project: Doodle "Something Good in the World"

We're asking you to doodle something—anything, really—that's making the world a better place. The prizes: Cole Haan gift certificates.

by Len Kendall, GOOD

Culture

Winner: Doodle "Something Good in the World"

We received hundreds of submissions for our latest doodle project. See the three winners and a selection of the best runners up.

by Len Kendall

Education

New Columbia-affiliated Nonprofit Tackles Education Journalism

Joining ProPubica, The Texas Tribune, and other pioneers in the brave new world of nonprofit analysis-heavy journalism is the Hechinger Report, a...

by Nikhil Swaminathan

Education

Columbia Business School Only Wants 200-Character Application Essays

Forget about hiring an essay coach. The trend is short and sweet.

by Liz Dwyer

News

EPA Finally Says Hormones in Water Are Worth Doing Something About

The EPA is finally-finally!-considering cracking down on some of the other pharmaceuticals, chemicals and (ew) hormones that contaminate our...

by Siobhan O'Connor

GOOD Blog

British Apple

The British version of the Mac vs. PC ads. Most of them are exactly the same, so what the British ones lack in originality they make up for in...

by Morgan Clendaniel

GOOD Blog

British Tongue Biters

We're a little late on this one but it seems apropos in light of the Castro news. Last week, British Olympic chiefs forced athletes to sign an...

by Daniel Riley

GOOD Blog

British Fat Cats (And Dogs)

In the UK, half the dogs and cats are overweight. So, if pet health bears any similarity to trends and music and fashion, half of New York pets...

by Patrick James

News

Crowdsourcing the British MP Expense Scandal

Over in the UK, The Guardian is doing something potentially revolutionary: they're asking their readers to help them comb through the hundreds of...

by Zach Frechette