“Life is a practice in improv,” says a Quebec college senior who won a scholarship for her candid musings on the theme ‘How the coronavirus affected my final semester.’ The contest, sponsored by greatergood.org, invited high school and college seniors…
On this day 5 years ago, Apple Music reversed its policy on paying musicians, one day after Taylor Swift said she was refusing to allow streaming of her latest album 1989. In an open letter to Apple, Swift said she…
A white Tennessee police deputy was left awestruck earlier this week when he was surprised with an anonymous gesture of kindness from two black women. Deputy Jody McDowell of the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department had stopped at a Cracker Barrel…
Using the methods of Japan’s most famous botanist, European countries are beginning to dot their urban landscapes with tiny forests, as productive and biodiverse as any in wilderness areas, yet sometimes only as big as a tennis court. The idea…
Photo by Liceu Barcelona As an intriguing statement on the relationship between man and nature, a Spanish opera hall will conduct a performance of Puccini’s flowery concerto Chrisantemi—or Chrysanthemums in English—to a packed house of 2,292 potted plants. As government-mandated…
On this day 100 years ago, the ACLU was founded to focus on freedom of speech, primarily for anti-war protesters in response to controversial raids that saw thousands arrested in matters which violated their constitutional protection. It soon expanded its…
Thanks to a recent development from Tufts University’s School of Engineering, we may soon be able to wear clothing that can change color in response to chemicals released from our bodies or detected in the air. The biomaterial-based inks can…
This charitable foundation is helping to inspire the next generation of humanitarians by giving away $1,000 dollar checks to teenagers. The money is not for the kids to keep, however—it’s for them to give away to a friend, loved one,…
A leading California-based charity announced last week that it is on pace for a 15% increase in organ donations over last year’s record-setting numbers, despite the upheaval that COVID-19 has caused to the nation’s healthcare system. The OneLegacy organization is…
He grew up in a gentrified neighborhood with only a few African-American residents, but after confessing that he’s always felt uneasy walking alone on its streets, his faith in humanity was restored by dozens of neighbors who walked with him…
