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8 ways to make friends (without using social media) in 2026

A 2024 Harvard study found that 21% of Americans live with serious loneliness, and 73% of respondents think technology is one of the reasons. Here are 8 ways people are making friends offline.
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Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell appear onstage together at the 2026 Grammys as they accept the award for best song.

Billie Eilish doesn't shy away from politics. Here are 6 times she put her money where her mouth is

Billie Eilish turned heads at the 2026 Grammys when she let loose an expletive condemning ICE, but it’s far from the first time she’s been outspoken about politics.
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Brandi Carlile sings on stage in Minneapolis, wearing a blue shirt that reads "Be Human" and a red bandana around her head

Brandi Carlile raises $600K for immigrant legal aid in Minnesota with livestream concert fundraiser

The singer’s “Be Human: A Concert for Minnesota” benefits The Advocates For Human Rights, a nonprofit in Minneapolis that provides legal aid to people detained by ICE.
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Brandi Carlile performs on stage in Minneapolis, wearing a blue t-shirt that reads "be human" and wearing a red bandana around her head

Brandi Carlile performs 'It's Okay To Change Your Mind' with Singing Resistance in Minnesota

The singer invited the activist group on stage at her concert over the weekend, which also doubled as a fundraiser for a local human rights organization.
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Billie Eilish stands center stage during a concert tour in 2022. She has black hair put up in two tight buns.

This is how Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews Band, and Jack Johnson have been 'greening' their concert tours

Since 2004, REVERB has been helping some of the biggest names in music go green.
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A black and white photo of drag queen Pattie Gonia and Imogen Heap in black gowns adorned with feathers from their music video for "Have You Considered?"

Imogen Heap joins activist drag queen Pattie Gonia to release new song about climate anxiety

The new song, “Have You Considered?” has been released with an accompanying short film.
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Nate Bergatze smiles as he holds a microphone by a red curtain in a promotional still for the stand-up special "The Tennessee Kid."

Nate Bergatze and more are finding the funny side of the climate crisis

Stand-up comedians have increasingly turned to climate change as the hottest topic of conversation in their comedy sets.
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Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie in Crave's "Heated Rivalry"

'Heated Rivalry' fans raise $63K for children's hospital for Hudson Williams' birthday

The fundraiser will support BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, which the actor said “saved his life” when he was “a little baby.”
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In a still from the movie Don't Look Up, Leonardo DiCaprio stands near a white board with mathematical equations.

These movies pass the 'Bechdel Test' for climate change

The nonprofit Good Energy has created a test akin to the “Bechdel Test” to evaluate whether the reality of climate change is being reflected in films and television.
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A screenshot of John and Hank Green streaming on the Project For Awesome YouTube livestream

Hank & John Green raise $4.1 million in 2026 'Project For Awesome' charity livestream

Hank and John Green’s annual charity livestream, Project for Awesome, has been a smash fundraising success since 2007.
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Good News This Week: February 14, 2026 - Braids, Blankets, & Flowers

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Hand-knitted blankets are wrapped in a package that reads "Welcome Blanket"

Knitters create 'welcome blankets' for immigrants in project spanning the circumference of Earth

What started as an effort to cover the length of Trump’s original border wall in handmade blankets has become a global mission.
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