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• Culture

  

  Gay or Straight, We All Want a Wife

  Lesbians are getting married at a higher rate than gay men, and it's probably not because of commitment-phobic guys.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Education

  

  All Aboard Obama's Polar Express

  Yesterday afternoon, President Obama visited a local Boys & Girls Club where he hand-delivered cookies in the shape of Bo, the first dog. He...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks +

• Business

  

  Straight to the Source: The Boba Guys Visit Taiwan

  Boba milk tea is still wildly popular in Taiwan, but the country hasn't produced a recognizable brand for the product.

  by YMFY, Andrew C +

• Environment

  

  Talking Hands Provide Perfect Summary of the Cancun Climate Talks

  This goofy two-minute video by some British kids does a better job explaining the overall arc of the Cancun climate talks than most mainstream media.

  by Ben Jervey +

• Culture

  

  Evidence: Dazed Expressions of Children Watching TV

  "Evidence" is a short film Godfrey Reggio—you might remember his Koyaanisqatsi—that focuses on the dazed expressions of children watching...

  by Patrick James 20

• GOOD Blog

  

  Intermission: Banksy Explores New Modes of Expression

  Banksy has released two new videos on his YouTube channel. In the video above, which I'll call a performance piece, a hippie with a "DRUGS FOR...

  by Andrew Price +

• 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.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Business

  

  What Mitt Romney Talks About When He Talks About Business

  Mitt Romney is on track to win the Republican presidential nomination as a businessman's businessman. What exactly does that mean?

  by Tim Fernholz +

• Lifestyle

  

  Blendr Isn't Grindr: Why We Still Don't Have a Straight Hookup App

  Sex: There’s an app for that. But only if you're gay.

  by Ann Friedman +

• Culture

  

  How Not to Talk When You Talk About Rape

  The IMF's Dominique Strauss-Kahn is in police custody in New York, but it's the people writing about him behaving criminally.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• Business

  

  Donors Choose, Kiva Receive American Express Members Awards

  We'd like to congratulate two of our Choose GOOD partners, Donors Choose* and Kiva, who were awarded second and third place, respectively, in...

  by Patrick James +

• Lifestyle

  

  Food for Thinkers: Evan Kleiman on How Cooking and Feeding Expresses Humanity

  Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW's Good Food radio show, argues that food writing "is an intellectual and emotional funnel" to life's fundamental issues.

  by Nicola Twilley +

• Environment

  

  What We Talk About When We Talk About Clean Energy

  Democrats and Republicans agree: clean energy creates jobs. But it makes no sense to support renewable energy without talking about climate change.

  by Sarah Laskow +

• Technology

  

  The Dark Side of These New Mind-Reading Glasses

  These "social x-ray specs" read people's facial expressions. But they could have unintended consequences.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Education

  

  What We Talk About When We Talk About Reading

  On Friday, I wrote about my choice to teach Animal Farm. One of my students, whom we'll call Michael R., tried repeatedly to engage with...

  by Brendan Lowe +

• Culture

  

  I Wish I Wasn't Married: In Defense of Domestic Partnerships for Straight Couples

  I love my husband and plan to stay with him. Also, I wish we had never gotten married.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Environment

  

  So What Happened at the Cancun Climate Talks Anyway? An Insider's Account

  Get a look at the inner workings of U.N. climate negotiations from somewhat who sat through all the boring meetings, and the frantic final ones too.

  by Ben Jervey +

• Technology

  

  The 10 Best Talks from TED 2010

  Every year, the technology, entertainment, and design worlds' most inspired movers and shakers convene in Long Beach, California, for a week...

  by Patrick James 1

• GOOD Blog

  

  Let's Talk About Sex

  In case you haven't formed your own opinions on sex, and need some help from celebrities, here's a neatly compiled list of their opinions,...

  by Anonymous +

• Environment

  

  Everyone Talks About The Weather...

  The old saying that "everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it" turns out not to be true in China. The latest issue of...

  by Jaime Wolf +