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Penguins work together to commit an outrageous heist involving a pelican

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"The dives are like treasure hunts for things that shouldn't be there."

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Brian Wilson was profoundly moved when Paul McCartney visited him and played a new Beatles song

Jack Black recalls his absurd, aborted plan to audition for 'SNL' as a superhero

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After her 37th surgery, woman’s ‘decapitated’ head is fully reattached

“I’m literally a human statue.”

After Def Leppard drummer tragically lost his arm, Phil Collins sent him an 'incredible' letter

"He had an inkling of what it would be like—to be a drummer and to be involved in something so horrific."

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan celebrates his birthmarks in post about body positivity

"Whoever you are, I hope you find peace with who you are."

Penguins work together to commit an outrageous heist involving a pelican

It could be right out of an Oceans Eleven movie.

Heroic senior Corgi in a wheelchair competes in halftime dog race

"He may not have won this year's Corgi race, but Yumi certainly won his way into our hearts."

A WWII Polish officer spied for the Allies by volunteering to be imprisoned in Auschwitz

His heroism was kept secret for decades.

Woman who beat cancer three times before she was 27 is now a life-saving paramedic

"When you get that used to it, you want to give something back – that’s my mentality."

A teacher's viral extra credit questions lure students into a phenomenal prank

This teacher is pretty awesome.

Devastated father makes an unbelievable discovery while cleaning out his deceased daughter's room.

It was written on the back of a mirror.

Introducing the 2014 GOOD 100, by Gap CMO Seth Farbman

We all want to make a mark. That's why we are here: on the GOOD community and on the planet. There's nothing more human than a deep desire to...

The Fruits of Adversity: Finding Clarity With Failure

In 2010 I was in the middle of a failing sabbatical. A couple of years before I had put my successful design studio on hiatus in order to pursue...

What Constructive Disruption Can Do For Business

Constructive disruption - the act of productively challenging inherited wisdom or structure - supports innovation by opening up the space to replace what we have with what we might imagine.

Can Celebrities Help High School Dropouts?

A Dream School that pairs celebrities with high school dropouts. Can wrong turns be avoided?

Why I Moved to Tanzania to Work with Rats

Training rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis? How could I turn down an opportunity to help develop this innovative solution to such immense worldwide problems?

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“I’m literally a human statue.”

"He had an inkling of what it would be like—to be a drummer and to be involved in something so horrific."

"Whoever you are, I hope you find peace with who you are."

It could be right out of an Oceans Eleven movie.

"He may not have won this year's Corgi race, but Yumi certainly won his way into our hearts."

"The dives are like treasure hunts for things that shouldn't be there."

His heroism was kept secret for decades.

"When you get that used to it, you want to give something back – that’s my mentality."

This teacher is pretty awesome.

It was written on the back of a mirror.

We all want to make a mark. That's why we are here: on the GOOD community and on the planet. There's nothing more human than a deep desire to...

In 2010 I was in the middle of a failing sabbatical. A couple of years before I had put my successful design studio on hiatus in order to pursue...

They come from all over the world, have different passions and varying approaches but there is one thing they all share: they are all tremendously focused and ambitious individuals.

Constructive disruption - the act of productively challenging inherited wisdom or structure - supports innovation by opening up the space to replace what we have with what we might imagine.

A Dream School that pairs celebrities with high school dropouts. Can wrong turns be avoided?

Training rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis? How could I turn down an opportunity to help develop this innovative solution to such immense worldwide problems?

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