Culture Muslim group calls for boycott of 2022 Olympics in Beijing because it's 'anathema to the olympic spirit' Heidi LuxNov 27, 2019
Articles Let the LGBT Community in Russia Know You Have Their Back The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are upon us, and all eyes are on Russia. The anti-gay propaganda laws recently passed there affect us deeply...It Gets BetterBrett Peters25 Jan, 2014
Articles A Massive, Glowing, Art Installation that Channels the Collective Mood of the Chinese People Using custom software, millions of emoji are sifted through, and in combination with the I Ching, they inform the color and movement of this light artThe Creators Project22 Jul, 2013
Articles This Affecting 45-Second Video Explains the Uphill Battle Young Female Athletes Face It's hard to concentrate on that penalty kick with advertisers shouting that your shoes aren't cute enough.Zachary Slobig11 Aug, 2012
Articles London 2012: A Jubilant Week, An Awkward Anniversary One year since the riots, the government drags its heels on any real social response, while young people repair their communities and their image.Rosie Spinks09 Aug, 2012
Articles Intermission: 8-Bit Olympics The talented artists at Flikli produced this montage of all the events in the summer Olympic games, animated in the style of an 8-bit video game.Andrew Price08 Aug, 2012
Articles Sarah the Cheetah Leaves Usain Bolt in the Dust Let's see that two-legged Jamaican run 61 miles an hour.Good Is05 Aug, 2012
Articles Get Lost in London's 250,000-Book Maze Bonus: It's also a replica of one of Jorge Luis Borges's fingerprints.Liz Dwyer05 Aug, 2012
Articles Olympic Blues: London Cabbies Feel Left Out of the Party Barred from access to Olympic VIP traffic lanes, many cabbies would rather park their iconic rides than suffer through snarled traffic.Rosie Spinks30 Jul, 2012
Articles Intermission: Meet the Superhumans A gorgeous trailer for the paralympics featuring a cascade of awesomely overachieving amputee, visually impaired, and wheelchair-bound olympians.Zachary Slobig27 Jul, 2012
Articles Michelle Rhee's New Olympic-Themed Ad Ridiculing Public Education Misses the Mark According to Rhee, our students and schools are like an overweight man performing a bad rhythmic gymnastics routine.Liz Dwyer26 Jul, 2012
Articles GOOD Maker Challenge: Win $1,500 to Promote Positive Competition With the Olympics fast approaching, we think it’s a good time to harness that competitive spirit to create social change.Good Maker25 Jul, 2012
Articles You Hit Like a Girl: Meet the Youngest U.S. Olympic Boxer in Forty Years Meet Flint, Michigan's Claressa "T-Rex" Shields, a strong medal favorite and superstar in the making.Zachary Slobig20 Jul, 2012
Culture Meet the Pro Pyro Behind The Biggest Fireworks Show in The Country He spends millions of dollars of other people's money to blow stuff up for your enjoyment.Zachary Slobig07 Jul, 2012
Tragic Time Capsules: Capturing the Decay of Forgotten Olympic Venues Cities spend billions getting themselves all dolled up for the big dance. But what happens to all those old prom dresses?Good Is01 Jul, 2012
Articles People Are Awesome: Scarf Selling Judo Champ Is Palestine's First Olympian Maher Abu Rmeileh is the first Palestinian to qualify to compete in the Olympics. Watch for his one arm shoulder throw next month.Zachary Slobig29 Jun, 2012
Articles 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.Sarah Laskow22 Jul, 2011