Just a friendly update to show what I've been up to at Upworthy these past few weeks! First, here's a slideshow put together by our Editorial Director, Amy O'Leary, detailing the company's new direction (with the secondary purpose of pre-emptively shutting down your rehashed "clickbait" jokes*):

July 8 2015 — Upworthy Editorial Vision from UpworthyAdmin

While I'm still getting the hang of the system (it's only been 2 weeks, after all), I've still got a few stories up that you can check out. It's mostly coincidence that the subject matter is, well, pretty much right my alley. I've also got a new Official Writer-y Facebook page, if you want to follow all of my (strictly professional!) adventures.

5-year-old boy saves baby from peril, dressed as Batman. This is not pretend. It really happened.

The best new prosthetic for children isn't made from newfangled metals. It's made from LEGO.

Testing for HIV is now as easy as seeing if you're pregnant.

We already knew the Earth was not the center of the universe, but now we know exactly where it is.

Ash Beckham gives a great TED talk about the often contradictory, dual identities we all have.

*I can say that, because my own jokes are half the reason that I work there now.