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How to Make Your Own Beauty Products from Scratch

Here are some simple recipes for DIY beauty. Best of all? You already have all the ingredients in your kitchen.

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Miller's Light: America’s Best-Loved Astrologer Tweets the Future

From our winter issue, GOOD 025: The Next Big Thing

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Dec 10, 2011

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10 Ways to Reduce Food Waste at Home

We waste 27 percent of all food brought into the kitchen. Here are 10 easy ways to cut that figure down.

Siobhan O'Connor

Jun 24, 2011

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Five Easy Ways to Eat More Spinach (Your Muscles Will Thank You, Says Science)

Popeye was onto something: Spinach is a health superstar. Here's how to incorporate it into your diet without having to think too much about it.

Siobhan O'Connor

Jun 14, 2011

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Ten Amazing Things You Can Do With Coconut Oil

If you've read No More Dirty Looks, or our blog, you know my co-author Amanda and I are fond of oils, and coconut oil in particular because it’s...

Siobhan O'Connor

May 12, 2011

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Is Facebook Launching Its Own Email Client?

If rumors are true, Facebook will be launching its very own "Gmail killer" on Monday. Would you make the switch?

Siobhan O'Connor

Nov 14, 2010

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Christine O'Donnell Gets Pranked by Canadians Christine O'Donnell Pranked by Canada's This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Continuing the great Canadian tradition of mocking Americans is this video, shot yesterday at a Delaware polling station.

Siobhan O'Connor

Nov 05, 2010

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Facebook Knows When You Will Break Up

David McCandless and Lee Byron mined Facebook status updates and produced data visualizations for our dating (and breaking up) habits.

Siobhan O'Connor

Nov 04, 2010

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Adopt an Obsolete Word from the Oxford English Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary Lets You Save the Words

The storied dictionary is trying to rescue forgotten words and bring them back into use. Do your part by adopting a word of your own.

Siobhan O'Connor

Nov 03, 2010

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Infographic About Untested Chemicals in Consumer Products Infographic About Untested Chemicals in Consumer Products

Of the 50,000 chemicals used in industry and consumer products in the United States, only 5 are restricted, and only 300 tested.

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 31, 2010

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San Francisco Bikeshare Program: The Specifics

The city has announced that it will pilot an almost $8 million bikeshare pilot, starting next year.

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 30, 2010

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Oil Spill Art That is Made from BP Oil

A money-raising art project is using oil collected from the BP oil spill to create posters that will help fund the relief.

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 30, 2010

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Mark Bittman Wants to See McDonald's Out of Business

Can the changes in McDonald's prices put them out of business? No. But here's what can.

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 28, 2010

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There Is No Such Thing As a Vegan

This awesome illustration shows us how amazingly (and disconcertingly) inescapable cow-derived products are, and comes to the hilarious...

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 27, 2010

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Walkman, RIP: Sony Officially Stops Production of the Awesome Portable Tape Player

Sony has announced that it has officially stopped production of Walkmans because, obviously, no one buys them anymore, except in China.

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 27, 2010

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The Two Best Ways to Get Unfriended on Facebook—A Study

A new study has revealed why it is that people lose friends on Facebook. Have you ever unfriended someone or-gasp-been unfriended yourself?

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 25, 2010

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Is It Cheaper to Be Vegan, Vegetarian, or a Meat Eater?

A day's worth of meals for a vegetarian, pescetarian, vegan, and a meat eater: tallied and compared, by price.

Siobhan O'Connor

Oct 24, 2010

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Here are some simple recipes for DIY beauty. Best of all? You already have all the ingredients in your kitchen.

From our winter issue, GOOD 025: The Next Big Thing

We waste 27 percent of all food brought into the kitchen. Here are 10 easy ways to cut that figure down.

Popeye was onto something: Spinach is a health superstar. Here's how to incorporate it into your diet without having to think too much about it.

If you've read No More Dirty Looks, or our blog, you know my co-author Amanda and I are fond of oils, and coconut oil in particular because it’s...

If rumors are true, Facebook will be launching its very own "Gmail killer" on Monday. Would you make the switch?

Continuing the great Canadian tradition of mocking Americans is this video, shot yesterday at a Delaware polling station.

David McCandless and Lee Byron mined Facebook status updates and produced data visualizations for our dating (and breaking up) habits.

The storied dictionary is trying to rescue forgotten words and bring them back into use. Do your part by adopting a word of your own.

Of the 50,000 chemicals used in industry and consumer products in the United States, only 5 are restricted, and only 300 tested.

The city has announced that it will pilot an almost $8 million bikeshare pilot, starting next year.

A money-raising art project is using oil collected from the BP oil spill to create posters that will help fund the relief.

Can the changes in McDonald's prices put them out of business? No. But here's what can.

This awesome illustration shows us how amazingly (and disconcertingly) inescapable cow-derived products are, and comes to the hilarious...

Sony has announced that it has officially stopped production of Walkmans because, obviously, no one buys them anymore, except in China.

A new study has revealed why it is that people lose friends on Facebook. Have you ever unfriended someone or-gasp-been unfriended yourself?

A day's worth of meals for a vegetarian, pescetarian, vegan, and a meat eater: tallied and compared, by price.