Art, Entertainment, Culture, and Creativity for Good

Stories about using art and creativity to make a positive difference

Three performers on stage wearing patterned jackets stand together under blue stage lighting. The center performer wears a ski mask with green, white, and orange stripes. One performer holds a microphone.

The Kneecap effect: Gen Z is taking a renewed interest in the Irish language thanks to this rap group

The trio gained international attention with the release of their semi-autobiographical film “Kneecap” in 2024.

Music teacher Danielle Trial Lucini accompanies students on the trumpet during her first-period Concert Band class at Mount Pleasant High School

New study links sustained arts education to lower chronic absenteeism in schools

Researchers estimated 25.4% of four-year music students were chronically absent, compared with 37.3% of students without four consecutive years of music.

Thousands of people fill an outdoor stadium seating area at night, facing a large illuminated stage with screens visible on the right side. Tall green-lit towers and trees frame the venue.

New California law targets expensive 'ghost tickets' to concerts and sporting events

A new California law prohibits people from selling concert and sports tickets that they don’t own.

Pizza John shirts sold to raise money for charity —

Hank and John Green's 'Pizzamas' holiday turns mustaches and merch into maternal healthcare

The story of Pizza John and a community of Nerdfighters making the world a better place... in the weirdest way possible.

Gray single-story house with dark roof and multiple windows surrounded by evergreen trees and young planted conifers in a forest setting.

Gen-Zer quits corporate job and moves to Yellowstone, where she pays $96 a month in rent

Zoe De La Paz packed up her life in Chicago and became a seamstress at one of the most beautiful parks in the country.

Two people on public transit laugh. The man on the left wears a beige blazer and holds a yellow and blue Metrocard. The woman on the right wears a pink headband and light pink cardigan, holding a lollipop.

On 'Subway Takes,' Ms. Rachel calls for an end to ICE detention centers — and racist nursery rhymes

The children’s entertainer and activist had two big calls to action on the latest episode of “Subway Takes.”

A woman in a white shirt and dark pants walks across a paved area in front of three small colorful structures—one tan with a green-trimmed door, one red brick with a red door, and one yellow with a brown door—set against a backdrop of tall, columnar rock formations.

Freakishly small homes built to match what 25-year-olds can actually afford. Most are smaller than a standard closet

The campaign, translated to “Reality Display” in English, highlights how young people can barely afford more than 48 square feet.

Three turtles rest on a log, with an orange and red butterfly perched on the central turtle's head. Blurred insects fly in the background.

Indigenous 'turtle women' help save endangered freshwater turtles in the Amazon

To help the turtles recover, a group of seven Siekopai women, who call themselves Tari Nomiowa’i, or “turtle women,” patrol the riverbanks looking for turtle tracks and nests.

Blurry Gradient For Hispanic Heritage Month

24 ways to thoughtfully celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in 2026

Hispanic Heritage Month (or Latino Heritage Month) is a month-long celebration that kicks off on September 15th. We’ve put together great ideas to help you celebrate it...

Left: Woman in red off-shoulder dress holding a red fan stands with man in black tuxedo indoors. Right: Dolly Parton, a woman with blonde wavy hair and bangs wearing white cardigan smiles at camera outdoors against tree bark.

Couple that won $155M lottery prize gives half to charity. They were inspired by Dolly Parton

Frances Connolly, who won the lottery with her husband in 2019, believes giving back is simply human nature.

A photo collage of Ms. Rachel, flood-ridden establishments, a solar panel, and a black bear lying down amongst tree branches

Good News This Week: September 5, 2026 - Bears, Bakeries, & Turtle Women

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

A woman, Gloria Steinem, in black clothing sits on a green upholstered sofa decorated with ornate red and gold patterned pillows in a room with yellow-orange walls, wood furnishings, and decorative objects including lamps and photographs.

How Gloria Steinem helped shape feminism and gender equality

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off,” said Steinem, who founded Ms. magazine and pushed for equality.