Friday Inspiration, Vol. 129

Holy shit, that’s how you work a video camera—and chase thunderstorms for a whole month of your summer (video):

There really is only one truly egregious way to organize your books, and apparently it’s all the rage: that is, with the spines turned inward.”

Life, apparently, has a U-shaped curve of happiness.

“The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period.”

How a Chicago suburb and a design firm turned a vacant Kmart building into a new high school.

Michael Rapaport interviews DJ Premier about producing tracks for Biggie, Nas, Jay Z, and about his favorite jazz artists of all time.

E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone (from 2004)

Kristina Ciari shares one mental trick that keeps her gear from getting funky and disgusting after trips.

Liana Finck’s map of life and work for creatives

—Brendan