You know what they say about a picture being worth a thousand words. Well, this picture left me speechless this morning. 

What if you sat down for your nightly does of news and current events and saw something like this. Think you'd tune in more often?

A look at the use of crescendos in music and what they might just do for us spiritually.

Why continuing to clean up some of your less than inclusive childhood slang is about more than just political correctness.

On August 22, 2011, Canada was gripped by the death of federal political leader Jack Layton. What does the message Layton left us mean one year later? 

A look at the latest viral internet video and how it manages to upend some of the dominant myths of modern life.

What does Stephen Hawking have to say about alien life?

Ever wonder why your fingers and toes "wrinkle" after being in water for a while? Here's an answer that is more intellectually satisfying than, "Just 'cuz."

Why are most political advertisements so bad and what makes for a great one?

What is social swarming and how is it effecting our world?

Think the effects of climate change are something we'll feel in the future?

When was the last time you sat and just watched clouds float by?

Here are some of Beams and Struts favourite picks for Undead songs.

A good ending can make or break a work of art. Here are four that blew my mind.

What story does the new Obama campaign video and slogan, "Forward", tell the country?

Can something as simple and cliched as hope transform our politics, and thereby our world?

Think that the only worthwhile thing that George Lucas ever gave us was Star Wars? Think again.

What if the financial sector was a democratic space. Would we have had the sort of melt down that occurred in 2008?

What does the coming battle over the latest piece of US legislation to police the internet, CISPA, tell us about the SOPA victory?

As he turned the corner, the subtle feeling of dampness against his face surprised him. Almost like waking from an elusively active slumber.