The above video has been taking the internet by storm this week, and for good reason. It comes to us by way of Shane Koyczan, an impassioned and amazing spoken word artist, and a number of animators who pitched in to bring his piece to life. If you’ve ever been bullied in any way (chances are...

I’m out of town for work, so I’m scheduling this week’s ATU a bit early. If I’ve missed some huge news story between now and then, please feel free to straighten me out in the comments! For all of you Lights (i.e. the greatest show ever) fans, you’ll love this. Some enlightening...

Here are a few things around the internets this week that I thought were worth sharing: I have followed Rod Dreher’s writing for years now, and this might be my favorite piece he has ever written. His Crunchy Cons was a sort of introduction for me into the types of things that have been consuming...

Here are a few interesting things from around the interwebs this week that I thought were worth sharing: Check out this summary of the results from the latest Pew Research results on political ideology and take the test yourself to see where you fall on the spectrum…maybe leave your results in...

Howdy Burnsiders! ATU is back after a summer sabbatical. Send your links and suggestions my way. Here are a few things I found around the interwebs this week worth sharing: I wish someone had explained this to me in just this way back when I was about sixteen (watch out – don’t get sucked...

Below are a few internet finds from the week that I thought were worth a look: An important post for us creative types (that would be all of us) on discipline. This doesn’t have much to do with anything, and it’s old. But I liked it. I got totally sucked into the rest of the blog and the...

Here’s this week’s installment of Across the Universe: Did you catch the Rally to Restore Unity? If not, check out this recap. What economic recovery? Giving is down and more people are reportedly personally affected by the economy in “a major way” than when the crisis first...

Bin Laden’s death was the big news from the week, and some Burnsiders reflected on what the situation. Here were a few other things I thought were worth sharing from the week: What college could’ve been? Picking apart Sam Harris. Reflecting on the ordinary. Should John Paul II be up for...

Earth Day and Good Friday. An appropriate coincidence if you ask me. Here a few things from around the interwebs that I thought you might appreciate this week: WWJD for the budget debate. An interview with Nathan Foster about his relationship with his dad and the “transformative power of the outdoors.” Another...

Happy Tax Day! I’ll admit to being even more of a procrastinator than usual and needing those extra few days this year. I really need to do better next year! I hope you all are long finished with your taxes and have a fun-filled weekend planned. Here’s some reading for you: Fascinating read:...