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Culture
Banksy Gets Erased: Should Some Street Art Be Preserved?
I just read the following over at Boing Boing: A team of street cleaners in Melbourne unknowingly painted over a Banksy stencil of a rat while...
News
Transparency: The Most Dangerous Cities for Walking
Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your...
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
"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.
News
London Opens Bike "Superhighways"
For all its merits, London isn't one of United Kingdom's best cities for cycling. A recent poll ranked it 17th. But Mayor Boris Johnson is trying...
Lifestyle
In London, Joggers Run Errands for the Isolated and Immobile
The Good Gym matches people who jog for exercise with elderly and isolated people who could really use a visit. It's a brilliant idea.
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
News
London's Bike Superhighways Are Incredibly Successful
Now that they have been in place for a few months, we're starting to see some numbers, and they're shockingly impressive.
Culture
Protesters Are Awesome: Citizens Seize Gaddafi's London Mansion; "We Didn't Trust the British Government"
It's theirs now.
Technology
Electricity Generating Dance Floors and Other Miracles of Piezoelectricity
Piezoelectricity—the charge that gathers in solid materials in response to strain—has piqued the interest of entrepreneurs and scientists alike.
Culture
Artists Stage an Oily Protest in the Tate Britain
Yesterday London's stately Tate Britain got an unexpected new installation.
Culture
New Banksy Piece Features a Keith Haring Dog
A new Banksy piece takes cues from the street art legend Keith Haring.
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.
Education
Should School Supplies Be Gendered?
Recently, a woman named Nancy Smallwood passed by the storefront of Paperchase, a London stationer, and happened upon what she perceived to be a...
News
Check out London's New Double-Decker Bus
London's iconic double-decker bus is getting a comprehensive update, inside and out (video below). The new version is a hybrid with two...
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.
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.
