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• Culture

  

  What Egypt's "Virginity Tests" Tell Us About Ourselves

  The latest news on Egypt's "virginity tests" during the uprisings reveals a serious Madonna/whore complex. Unfortunately, we have one, too.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Environment

  

  Virgin Atlantic Wants to Fly Around the World on Second-Hand Carbon

  Virgin Atlantic announced that its planes will soon be able to fly from London to China on fuel that carries half the carbon burden.

  by Sarah Laskow

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• Lifestyle

  

  Why Your "Extra Virgin" Olive Oil Is Probably a Sham

  What that stinging sensation in the back of your throat can tell you about the slippery world of extra-virgin olive oils.

  by Peter Smith +

• Lifestyle

  

  The Virgin-Whore Effect: What Healthy Eating Has To Do With Our Puritanical Society

  Eating healthy is important, but our guilt-ridden approach to food only hurts us in the long run.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Technology

  

  Birthing Gods

  Can we make sure the superintelligent machines are friendly? Part four in a GOOD miniseries on the singularity by Michael Anissimov and Roko...

  by Roko Mijic +

• Culture

  

  The Birth of “Blizzards”

  How one hard winter created a true Americanism. When you're from Buffalo, New York, you get to know snow. I was there when six feet fell in five...

  by Mark Peters +

• GOOD Blog

  

  Separated at Birth?

  Were Christian Bale and Kermit the Frog separated at birth? We don't know. (Nor do we know if infringing on Spy's possibly-copyrighted...

  by Patrick James +

• Lifestyle

  

  Why Isn’t Birth Control Getting Better?

  The 43 million American women who use it want better options.

  by Ann Friedman +

• Culture

  

  Publishers Should Start Using Birth Control

  We're (still) publishing a city's worth of books each year. Twelve is a book publisher, established in 2005, with a smart, small...

  by Anne Trubek +

• Lifestyle

  

  Your Extra Virgin Olive Oil Is Lying to You. It's Not Its First Time.

  A new study finds that extra virgin olive oil is often anything but. What can you do to get the pure olive oil you're paying for? Ah yes, the...

  by Peter Smith 11

• Environment

  

  Should We Be Putting Animals On Birth Control?

  In other animal news, China has started putting supposedly overpopulated animals on the pill. A pill similar to the one ladies take is being used...

  by Siobhan O'Connor 1

• Culture

  

  There's No Science to Support Scientology's "Silent Birth"

  Scientologists believe you can harm babies by talking during their birth. Doctors disagree.

  by Cord Jefferson +

• News

  

  The Two Births of Kim Jong Il: Myth vs Fact

  Kim Jong Il is a mysterious dictator. He's alleged to have uttered only one sentence in public, and keeps his hermit kingdom under a veil of...

  by GOOD, Kelly Che, Morgan Currie, Lindsay Utz, Sublime Frequencies, James Sumner +

• Lifestyle

  

  Shilling the Male Pill: How to Sell Men Birth Control

  Male birth control is a tough sell, which may be why it doesn't exist yet. We come up with a few ad campaigns to pique dudes' interest.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Lifestyle

  

  Home Births Are on the Rise, Now How Do We Make Them Accessible?

  Word-of-mouth and a Ricki Lake documentary led to an increase in babies born at home.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Lifestyle

  

  Good News for Wombs: U.S. Paves Way for Free Birth Control Everywhere

  The health department has made birth control covered under the new health care law, putting us ahead of progressive nations like France and Canada.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +

• Education

  

  New York Schools Boss Jokes That Birth Control Could Fix Overcrowding. Parents Not Amused

  Don't worry, she only made the joke because she's kind of inexperienced.

  by Liz Dwyer +

• News

  

  Babies Makin' Babies: Teen Birth Rates Through the Roof

  Ruh-roh. Let the finger-pointing begin. New data has just been released showing teenagers are having more and more babies, with "significant...

  by Siobhan O'Connor 3

• Lifestyle

  

  Virgin Territory: Why the HPV Vaccine for Boys Will Be a Tough Sell

  Controversy around the HPV vaccine has always been about policing sexuality. The CDC's latest move will be no exception.

  by Nona Willis Aronowitz +