FRIDAY INSPIRATION Archives

Friday Inspiration 371

by brendan on March 17, 2023

I knew that Brad Pitt eats in a lot of movies, but I honestly didn’t…

Friday Inspiration 370

by brendan on March 10, 2023

Iconic movie trailers, explained to you by Bill Neil, who makes iconic movie trailers (video)…

Friday Inspiration 369

by brendan on March 3, 2023

Some quick news about my online shop: (TLDR: some of the t-shirt designs and products…

Friday Inspiration 368

by brendan on February 24, 2023

The title of this video (“How To Impress Someone Who’s Higher Status”) almost pushed me…

Friday Inspiration 367

by brendan on February 17, 2023

Well, there was the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” in 1994, Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” in…

Friday Inspiration 366

by brendan on February 10, 2023

You can be told that the confetti that falls on Times Square every New Year’s…

Friday Inspiration 365

by brendan on February 3, 2023

Well, if you look at the number of this week’s Friday Inspiration post—365—that means I…

Friday Inspiration 364

by brendan on January 27, 2023

As I understand the story behind this, in early 2020 a friend bet Bobby Peavey…

Friday Inspiration 363

by brendan on January 20, 2023

Hey, can I ask you a very quick favor? Think for a couple seconds about…

Friday Inspiration 362

by brendan on January 13, 2023

If you need an introduction to the work of Fred again.., I think this is…

FRIDAY INSPIRATION 361

by brendan on January 6, 2023

Well, here we are, the first Friday Inspiration post of 2023. I am typing this…

FRIDAY INSPIRATION 360

by brendan on December 30, 2022

“Why is Tom Cruise running such a part of the social zeitgeist?” You know, I’m…

FRIDAY INSPIRATION 359

by brendan on December 23, 2022

Maybe it’s because these two ladies are so laid back in their narration of their…

FRIDAY INSPIRATION 358

by brendan on December 16, 2022

If you have ever tried to do something creative and quit, or tried to do…

Friday Inspiration 357

by brendan on December 9, 2022

A FINAL REMINDER FOR 2022: The Semi-Rad Shop will close for the holidays at midnight MST…

Friday Inspiration 356

by brendan on December 2, 2022

I forget what made me randomly search for this on YouTube this week, but I’ve…

Friday Inspiration 355

by brendan on November 25, 2022

This is such a cool idea for an exhibition (which happened in Brooklyn earlier this…

Friday Inspiration 354

by brendan on November 18, 2022

Your regular Friday Inspiration content appears below, but, ahem, REAL QUICK: I made calendars for…

Friday Inspiration 353

by brendan on November 11, 2022

I wrote a little bit about how fast people can actually walk in my book…

Friday Inspiration 352

by brendan on November 4, 2022

I have had precious little time to sit in front of a television over the…

Friday Inspiration 351

by brendan on October 28, 2022

Warning: There is some [cartoon] violence in this gloriously goofy film about birding (video) Every…

Friday Inspiration 350

by brendan on October 21, 2022

Here’s a beautifully shot short film by Dominic Gill, about riding bikes, and making bikes,…

Friday Inspiration 349

by brendan on October 14, 2022

The usual links + video appear below, but first I would like to share something…

Friday Inspiration 348

by brendan on October 7, 2022

Just a lovely 4-minute tour of the urban/wild interface of San Francisco, with no narration…

Friday Inspiration 347

by brendan on September 30, 2022

Sure, you’re probably impressed by Eliud Kipchoge’s world record-breaking marathon—but what about the effort of…

Friday Inspiration 346

by brendan on September 23, 2022

An astronaut’s glove has been floating in space since 1965, and this short film is…

Friday Inspiration 345

by brendan on September 16, 2022

I am a big fan of scientist (and native Midwesterner) Kaytlyn Gerbin, who wasn’t sure…