Social Good

Phil Patton|Reviews

Another Wrong Turn for Chris Paine

Review of the documentary film Revenge of the Electric Car.

Gavin Browning|Report

Community Hero: Queens Museum of Art

Queens Museum of Art, a model for community service, breaks ground on new addition.

Rick Poynor|Essays

On My Screen: The Back of Beyond

John Heyer’s The Back of Beyond, made for Shell Australia in 1954, is one of the country’s finest films.

John Thackara|Essays

From Eds & Meds to Farms and Watersheds

Eds & Meds behemoths that bestride Pittsburgh's skyline are not the only game in town. Even a small meadow contains a lot of plants.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Benefit Corporations

The B Corp designation ensures that companies adhere to triple-bottom-line standards.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

The Only Thing There’s Just Too Little Of

What parenthood and artistic endeavor have in common: not enough time.

John Thackara|Essays

Rotterdam: Where Time is no Longer Money

Twelve-year-old children in Rotterdam have never known a time when their city was not being rebuilt around them.

Phil Patton|Report

Sustainable Gold

Phil Patton on the conference “Gold: Substance, Symbol and Significance."

Rick Poynor|Essays

Wim Wenders’ Strange and Quiet Places

The massive photographs in film director Wim Wenders’ new exhibition work best when they serve his painterly eye.

John Thackara|Report

Off-Grid Water

Strategies and resources for water conservation.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

City Beautiful of Kazakhstan

Why is Norman Foster the go-to guy for new capitals?

Maria Popova|Interviews

Coffee Common

A new coalition of coffee roasters and farmers affiliated with Alex Bogusky's COMMON project aims to fight the beverage's legacy of commodification.