Culture

Why harmony with nature is a myth
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
How the internet changed news, according to The Onion
Freethink spoke to Onion staffers about parodying news from the print era into the digital age.
Animation may be entering a new renaissance. Here’s why.
Popular animated films have been rendered in an increasingly realistic style recently. Here’s where animation is heading in the future.
Breaking abuse victims’ financial handcuffs
The badass army fighting revenge porn
The paralyzed racer going faster than ever
The "search angel" volunteers reunite birth families
Helping people with disabilities become working artists
An address for everywhere on Earth
Helping moms in prison read to their kids
The student laboratory reinventing food to stop waste
Helping prisoners overcome trauma with dance