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Leaving “The Dream” for Salt Lake City

By Jay Workman Andrew Conroy knows Richard Parker, the Bengal tiger of Life of Pi, better than you. Orange Juice too; which is why “Andrew Conroy. . . . Animator” appears in the credits for three seconds at the end of the film. Admirable as that may be, Andrew’s life is more than a title or credit. Born...

January 14th, 2013 | Featured | Read More

Table Grace

Editor’s note: We normally run shorter pieces under our blog, but this story is so powerful we chose to feature it. Written by Doug Worgul, this was originally posted on www.aliciabessette.com. Doug is the author of Thin Blue Smoke. Levi is the coolest kid in the fifth grade. So my daughter,...

October 31st, 2012 | Featured | Read More

Inspired By You

is it you who is hidden or I who does the same rushing through traffic when our eyes caught by a force, inexplicable yet transforming an image like that of God for we come from Him trusting that anything can happen like a sudden light transcending from a distance in thin air outer space maybe yet, a...

August 11th, 2012 | Poetry | Read More

The Vasectomy: A Conversation with my Boys

The following is an excerpt from Christian Piatt’s new memoir, Pregmancy: a Dad, a Little Dude, and a Due Date. I’m thrilled to have Zoe in our lives. All of my concerns about worry overwhelming love and minutiae superseding the bigger picture of family thankfully were unwarranted. I should...

April 23rd, 2012 | Books, Essays, Featured | Read More

The Tiger Mom in All of Us

By Helen Lee By now, you’ve surely heard about the infamous Wall Street Journal article entitled “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” based on Amy Chua’s new book, The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. As I read the WSJ excerpt, I cringed at Chua’s methods of imposing her brand of perfect...

March 13th, 2011 | Arts, Books, Featured | Read More

Saved In The Nick of Time

What do you see when you look at this picture? Obviously there are four feet, two from an adult and two precious little ones from a toddler. I bet that you would never see or assume the truth behind this image, this haunting portrait. The two little feet that you just see were sold for $60 US Dollars...

September 30th, 2010 | Featured, Social Justice | Read More

Celebrity vs. Security: The Story of Iran and Their Hope For Survival

I’m just going to say it: I’m worried that Michael Jackson’s death will overshadow the justice that Iranians are fighting for. Media coverage is huge, so huge that sometimes the role of media outlets are jokingly referred to as the fourth branch of the United States government. In this case, it’s...

July 1st, 2009 | Social Justice | Read More

Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs

Death Cab For Cutie is a contradiction if there ever was one–a quartet with the heart of a indie band signed to Atlantic Records. Despite the fears that the DCFC guys were “selling out”, the band’s first major label release (‘Plans’- 2005) went platinum and even...

June 9th, 2008 | Music | Read More

The Black Crowes – Warpaint

By Taylor Eby We here at Burnside have become extremely busy with our journalistic endeavors and have decided to follow the lead of more prestigious writers, such as the ones over at Maxim. From now on, our music reviews are going to be our best “educated guesses,” which will not only benefit...

April 21st, 2008 | Music | Read More

Revisiting The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Nobody came. Sitting alone in the rain, “the holocaust complete,” the weight of revelation poured down upon Nick Carraway’s shoulders. Nobody came. Gatsby’s final party lacked a roaringly big band, flappers and bobs, high balls and Hollywood stars. Yet it was the first of...

March 17th, 2008 | Books | Read More