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byA FINAL REMINDER FOR 2022: The Semi-Rad Shop will close for the holidays at midnight MST Friday, December 9th (TONIGHT!), so if you’ve procrastinated shopping…
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Friday Inspiration 356
byI forget what made me randomly search for this on YouTube this week, but I’ve owned this album on limited-edition vinyl for five or…
Friday Inspiration 355
byThis is such a cool idea for an exhibition (which happened in Brooklyn earlier this month) and a short film, which you can watch…
Friday Inspiration 354
byYour regular Friday Inspiration content appears below, but, ahem, REAL QUICK: I made calendars for 2023. There are four of them. Perhaps you, or…
Friday Inspiration 353
byI wrote a little bit about how fast people can actually walk in my book I Hate Running and You Can Too, and I…
Friday Inspiration 352
byI have had precious little time to sit in front of a television over the past few months, but Hilary and I did find…
Friday Inspiration 351
byWarning: There is some [cartoon] violence in this gloriously goofy film about birding (video) Every time someone puts out a call for Twitter users’…
Friday Inspiration 350
byHere’s a beautifully shot short film by Dominic Gill, about riding bikes, and making bikes, and just, you know, all types of bikes. Bikes…
Friday Inspiration 349
byThe usual links + video appear below, but first I would like to share something I’ve been working on since a guy named Dave…
Friday Inspiration 348
byJust a lovely 4-minute tour of the urban/wild interface of San Francisco, with no narration but fantastic audio of the footsteps of runners exploring…
Friday Inspiration 347
bySure, you’re probably impressed by Eliud Kipchoge’s world record-breaking marathon—but what about the effort of the guy who hands him bottles throughout the race?…
Friday Inspiration 346
byAn astronaut’s glove has been floating in space since 1965, and this short film is a wonderful piece of art about it (video) …
Friday Inspiration 345
byI am a big fan of scientist (and native Midwesterner) Kaytlyn Gerbin, who wasn’t sure trail running was for her at first, but then,…
Friday Inspiration 344
byI am definitely not what I would call a serious cyclist, but I love a lot of the Global Cycling Network’s videos, especially when…
Friday Inspiration 343
byI originally shared this film back in 2020, not knowing it was only going to be online for a few days because it was…
Friday Inspiration 342
by“I have a lot of stuff to process, mentally and emotionally, and I do that best when I’m doing hard things” —champion bike racer…
Friday Inspiration 341
byI may be a little biased, but I really enjoyed this short film about my friends Dan and Janine Patitucci and Kim Strom, and…
Friday Inspiration 340
byA NOTE: I’m going to try to take a few weeks off starting this weekend, as Hilary and I are about to have a…
Friday Inspiration 339
by“Often when I finish the drawings, they annoy me because they’re just too nice. It’s like I’ve spent hours on it but it’s just…
Friday Inspiration 338
byAn interesting animated essay on waiting for the end of something and our need to feel like we’re in control of … anything (video)…
Friday Inspiration 337
by“Bikes are so easily wasted. Again and again, people throw their stuff out, when all it really needs is some love and skill—and I…
Friday Inspiration 336
byI went down a F*ck That’s Delicious rabbit hole this week and decided that of all the videos I watched, I felt like sharing…
Friday Inspiration 335
by“My ex and I did have kind of different values in regard to lifestyle. He got pretty annoyed with me and one time he…
Friday Inspiration 334
byI don’t know how this masterpiece about sticks only has 6,000 views on YouTube, but trust me, if you like sticks, you’ll love it,…
Friday Inspiration 333
by“There are no rules. There is a foundation, but there are no rules.” —Carlos Rodriguez (Mare139), breaking down graffiti in 12 levels of difficulty…
Friday Inspiration 332
byI don’t know how this dancer from Korea came up in my feed(s) but I am now a huge fan (video) (more of…
Friday Inspiration 331
byI just rediscovered this video I was obsessed with in 2012, which I now believe is timeless: Andrew Bird playing in a one-bedroom Heart…