Friday Inspiration, Vol. 216

This one will make you think (video)

Has Listening Become a Lost Art?

The L.A. Times profiles the book clubs springing up based on late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s reading list

If terms like “mankind” or “female scientist” give you a little pause, you will probably love these shirts.

An illustrated tribute to Brooklyn’s Tom’s Diner that will make you feel good

Art critic Peter Schjeldahl pens a very long, very worth reading meditation on dying, after his diagnosis with lung cancer (thanks, Alex)

Can a human being outrun a horse in a 50-mile race, and also, why do we have butts? (thanks, Abby and Tommy)

—Brendan