We got back safely into LA this past Monday from a great vacation with our families in Ohio, but since then it has been a whirlwind week of things to do. But just because there's lots to do doesn't mean there aren't cool things happening around the web, here are a few of those things.

• Christians are joining voices in calling for peace in the Holy Lands. You can sign this petition to join in.


• And speaking of peace, check out this great essay: War is Over (if you believe it).


• Amy asks "What's up with all these Animal Names for bands these days?"


• Stanely Fish offers his top-ten American Movies of all-time. Even though they sound pretty good it seems as if they were all made back when Fish was still a teenager??


• Here's another interesting article about Video Games being used to recruit armed forces in Urban areas.


• Jay Z did a number of remixes of Radiohead tunes free for download. Speaking of which, anyone want to bid on a four-hour Videotape?


• Have you seen these new Rob-Bell like videos that Peter Rollins is doing, they're great?


• Here's a cool post on how to generate writing ideas.


• Here's a great top-ten list of Parenting Tips from 2008.

Here are a few new apps that you may find interesting as well:

• Profcast - For recording lectures, etc.


• Things - For organizing your projects.


• Mendley - For collaborating on research papers.