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Environment
London Restaurants Shame Drinkers Into Saying No to Plastic Straws
If businesses are going to promote more sustainable choices, they should promote choices that matter.
News
Teacher Bikes from U.K. to the Arctic Circle to Hook Kids on Cycling
Lisa Baum and a colleague cycled 1,600 miles from London to the Arctic Circle.
Culture
Archive of Sorrow: Traveling Museum Displays Remnants of Failed Relationships
An archive of sorrows arrives in London. The Museum of Broken Relationships puts artifacts from failed romances on display.
Culture
Retweet to Rebuild: Social Media Helps Clean Up London Post-Riots
Don't blame social media for the London riots. Facebook and Twitter helped rioters organize, but they're helping support the cleanup effort as well.
News
"If We Don't Riot, You Don't Listen to Us": The Case for Chaos
In April, 1,000 people turned out for a peaceful march in honor of a man who died during a police raid. Nobody listened to them.
News
People Are Awesome: Watch This Badass London Lady Stand Up to the Rioters
A wise woman in Hackney makes an impassioned plea for rationality in London. Let's hope people listen.
Environment
How to Host the Greenest Olympics Ever
In order to make such a gigantic event as sustainable as possible, there's only one answer: Don't keep moving it.
Culture
This Artist Is Livestreaming A Purge Of His Facebook Friends
Brian Lobel is taking to UStream and defending all 1400 of his Facebook friends to a trio of strangers.
Culture
Artists Stage an Oily Protest in the Tate Britain
Yesterday London's stately Tate Britain got an unexpected new installation.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: Science, It's What's For Dinner
A simple cure for science phobia: blowing up French fries in the lab and investigating the enzyme that keeps soft-centered chocolates soft.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: What You Don't Know About Iodine, the Element of the Moment
How iodine tablets protect against radiation, iodine-laced cattle feed, and "chop-and-die" cassava: Exploring the complex chemistry of iodine.
Education
Hip Hop and Higher Ed: 10 MCs With College Degrees
Everybody knows Kanye West is a college dropout, but who are the MCs with bachelor's degrees? Here are 10 of our favorites.
Design
What Making Friends with a Duck Can Teach Us About Urban Design
Milan Metthey spent months trying to hang out with a duck. What he learned might help us design cities that function well for multiple species.
Culture
See Google's 3D Version of London, Royal Wedding Route
Take a digital trip down the royal wedding route in Google's highly detailed new visualization of London.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: Meet Amy, Who Quit Her High-Flying Job to Study Nutrition
GOOD's Food Studies series expands overseas, with the career-changing Amy, who is studying to become a National Health Service Dietitian.
Culture
Protesters Are Awesome: Citizens Seize Gaddafi's London Mansion; "We Didn't Trust the British Government"
It's theirs now.
Culture
Giving Money to the Homeless Might Actually Work
A pilot project in London asked homeless people what would change their lives, and bought it for them. And it really did change their lives.
Lifestyle
Surprise: 2012 Olympics Are Not Making the Brits Exercise
Even with the Olympics coming to town, Brits are still not buying into the idea of exercise.
