Art, Entertainment, Culture, and Creativity for Good

Stories about using art and creativity to make a positive difference

To celebrate World Tuberculosis Day, John Green is sending exclusive poetry readings to people

The best-selling author is honoring John Keats, a poet who died of tuberculosis, for the upcoming World Tuberculosis Day.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is Jaden Smith speaking into a microphone while wearing a black T-shirt that reads "I Love You Restaurant." On the right are to-go veggie bowls

Jaden Smith's vegan restaurant feeds homeless people on Skid Row for free

The artist and actor has operated I Love You Restaurant since 2019.

A young Black boy sits at a classroom desk, smiling. He is cutting out a piece of colorful paper

A new global program asks kids to make art to 'fight division.' It's raised $750K for immigrants and refugees

Students Rebuild invites young people to make all kinds of art "as a force for empathy and unity.”

Noah Kahan sits outside in dusk, looking out into the distance

Noah Kahan's documentary about mental health and body dysmorphia gets a streaming date

Here’s when you’ll be able to stream “Out of Body” on Netflix.

Casa Bonita, a pink, church-style restaurant in Denver, Colorado

While this restaurant was being renovated, workers learned Spanish to support Hispanic cooks

Up to 40% of employees in the restaurant industry are undocumented workers. Removing language barriers can mean everything.

A photo collage of a rainbow sidewalk in San Antonio, Texas in an aerial point-of-view, a bearded vulture mid-flight, bombs and weapons laid out on dirt in a flatlay arrangement, Paris Hilton smiles for the camera, and a chart about UK greenhouse gas emissions

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Jessie Buckley holds her hands in prayer in "Hamnet"

A record number of Oscar-nominated films acknowledge climate change this year

To pass the ‘climate reality check,’ a movie must depict climate change in some way, and a character in the story must recognize it.

Olivia Rodrigo sings into a microphone, with a backup singer and a blue curtain behind her

Olivia Rodrigo's new music video was filmed by children in Gaza and Ukraine. It funds aid for kids affected by war

See the “Book of Love” music video, which funds humanitarian aid for children in conflict zones.

A handful of women in black hijabs worship inside of a modern mosque in Qatar

The world's first women-only mosque opens its doors — and all guests can enter through the front

The Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women was designed especially for Muslim women.

An aerial view of a street in San Antonio, Texas, where the sidewalks are painted with rainbow stripes

Texas banned Pride crosswalks — so San Antonio painted the sidewalks rainbow instead

In response to Governor Greg Abbott’s directive to remove roadway markings that “advance political agendas,” local City Council members have come up with a creative solution.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is Harry Styles in a black sweatshirt. On the right is a paparazzi photo of Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde in a park, with a tote bag over Styles' shoulder

After Harry Styles was photographed with this tote bag, he unknowingly paid for hundreds of people's therapy

The singer does seem to know a thing or two about ensuring therapists are “well-fed.”

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is Stephen Colbert sitting at his "Late Show" desk. On the right is a man named Ron Blake, holding a poster full of signed messages, smiling with a group of strangers

A man says a Stephen Colbert joke saved his life. He wants to appear on 'The Late Show' before it's too late

Ron Blake was about to die by suicide. When a “Late Night” joke made him laugh, he said, he realized, “there’s still something good left in me.”