Art, Entertainment, Culture, and Creativity for Good

Stories about using art and creativity to make a positive difference

Arthur's Library Card with the words 'A Library of Things'

52 Nontraditional Items To Check Out At Your Local Library

Whether you’re stopping into your local library to check out a book, join a zine-making class, or even to grab a free pass to a nearby art museum, we can almost guarantee there’s an offering at your library that you haven’t even discovered yet. 
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Books about Hope: “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times” by Douglas Abrams and Jane Goodall, “Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope and Courage” by Steven Charleston, and “Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities” by Rebecca Solnit

22 Books About Hope To Inspire Inspiration & Action

Hope has fueled movements, allowed us to seek solutions, and inspires us to keep moving forward. We’ve rounded up the best books to help you feel hopeful.
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Photos of the Best Anxiety Tattoo Ideas

26 Anxiety Tattoo Ideas To Remind You of Your Power

We’ve curated ideas and photos of anxiety-related tattoos (some popular, some creative) to give you a launchpad for a special design that might help you also find your way back to your body.
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The best examples of mental health tattoos

49 Meaningful Mental Health Tattoo Ideas

While everyone has their own experience with mental health and healing, we’ve brainstormed some mental health-related tattoo ideas to help you get the creative juices flowing.
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Art & Media Helpers 2022

Helpers 2022: People Using Art & Media for Good

Every year, The Helpers Edition of the Goodnewspaper highlights inspiring helpers in a number of categories. In this post we’re celebrating helpers in the Art & Media category.
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Best mental health newsletters: Wondermind, the Goodnewsletter, and Extra Focus

14 Mental Health Newsletters for a Happy & Healthy Inbox

We’ve gathered some of the most refreshing email newsletters seeking to destigmatize mental health, offering tools to cope, and creating safe online spaces for others to share their experiences...
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A photo collage of Odilia Romero, a research facility, Kate Brown, two men posing for the camera, and solar panels

Clean Energy, Firefighters, & Creativity - Good News This Week: December 17th 2022

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Several of the best wholesome memes

33 Wholesome Memes To Absolutely Make Your Day

Wholesome memes are a type of internet meme that are designed to make people feel good. Unlike traditional memes, which often rely on sarcasm, irony, and dark humor to make a point, wholesome memes are positive, heartwarming, and often feature uplifting messages or images.
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Illustration of a person and a home embracing

KC Davis Teaches Us That Keeping House is 'Morally Neutral'

KC Davis has taken to the Internet to share her quirky, individualized housekeeping methods — and to revolutionize self-care.
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Options for Goodreads alternatives

21 Best Goodreads Alternatives for Ethical Book Tracking

While there’s nothing inherently wrong with using Goodreads — it’s natural to be curious about non-Amazon alternatives. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of the best book-tracking apps and tools.
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Several examples of Black Lives Matter posters available for free download

15 Free Black Lives Matter Posters To Display Proudly

We’ve collected some of our favorite free Black Lives Matter posters to make it easy for you to find, print, and show off.
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Teen Activists: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Mari Copeny, and Malala Yousafzai

20 Teen Activists Who Inspire Us To Do More Good

Teen and young adult activists have been the backbone of many current social movements we see taking hold today, we’re highlighting a few (of the many) who have and are currently leading the charge on social change around the world.
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