Bits and Tidbits, July 2011

• Why Is U2 So Popular? A hilarious look at the U2 mega-band phenomenon. So, maybe none of this is true-- or maybe ALL of it is.
• Post-Artifact Books and Publishing. Here's a great article about the nature of how the changes in publishing are changing writing itself. (HT: Jeremy)
• Pencil vs. Camera by Ben Heine. Cool idea for photos combined with drawings; some of them realistic, others more fanciful.
• Special-Needs Boy Removed from Church. This is a sad and shocking article. Pastors and leaders, read this as the instruction in grace and love that it must be for us.
• 25 Everyday Things You Never Knew Had Names. Actually, I knew a few of these. Still, a good list.