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Culture
France Bars the Words "Twitter" and "Facebook" from TV and Radio
If you're one of the many Americans who's grown tired of hearing media and tech insiders prattle on endlessly about Twitter and Facebook,...
Business
Transparency: How the World Feels About Green Brands
How is the trend of sustainable business developing around the world and which popular brands are at the forefront.
Environment
Transparency: Who Owns Antarctica
Why is the southernmost continent at the center of such contentious wrangling? We take a look at who owns what in Antarctica.
Design
Transparency: GOOD's Most Popular Infographics of 2010
A look back at the infographics that drew the most attention, on topics from happiness to Burning Man
Environment
Behold the Gorgeous Solar Farms of Le Mées, France
Forget about carbon, solar farms are also just really nice to look at.
Business
A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris' Poorest
"Our waiting room is like that of a hospital emergency room. Everyone comes to it at some point."
Lifestyle
Image of the Day: Aquarium Phonebooth
Lighting designer Benoit Deseille and artist Benedetto Bufalino transformed this phone booth into an aquarium, as part of Lyon's Festival of Light.
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.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: What Are French Schoolkids Having for Lunch?
While America's students eat corn syrup and cardboard, French students get organic endive salad and fillet of salmon with a lemon sauce.
News
Bike-Loving French City Wants to Lower Speed Limit to 18 mph
Strasbourg has a windy city center and a vision for shared streets. Residents will soon vote on lowering the speed limit to encourage more walking.
News
Frenchman Rides Solar Electric Bike from France to Japan
The remarkable 6,000-mile journey should make us reconsider our approach to personal transportation.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: Drinking Around the World
A new World Health Organization report shows who's drinking what, where—and how it's killing them.
Lifestyle
Escargot for Public School Lunch? The Wondrous World of French Cafeterias
Check out what public schools in France feed their students. It might cause salivation.
News
Expanding the Shareable Economy to the Neighbors' Dirty Laundry
Would you pay a neighbor to do your laundry at his house? A French website tests the comfort zones of collaborative consumers.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: On Cheap Food and Happiness
Do the benefits of cheap food outweigh its costs?
News
Feuding French Mayors Fight over Road Rules, Chaos Ensues
Everything about this story is awesome, especially the AFP headline, French towns on one-way street to head-on collision. The Parisian suburb...
Cities
Infrastructure Électrique: France Spends $2.2 Billion on Charging Stations
While San Francisco and Portland race to build America's first city-wide electric car infrastructure, France (which already beat us to bike...
News
Which Nation Showed the Most Restraint During the Global Economic Meltdown?
France. France? Yes, France. It may come as a shock to those Americans who cry "Socialism!" on a daily basis, but according to Business Insider,...
