Friday Inspiration

Shit yeah, solar system: (video) “Last year, a Miami newspaperman asked what he planned on doing after baseball. ‘I think I’ll just die,’ Ichiro…

“If you’re lucky, the mountains are a forgiving teacher and you learn from your experiences. Art’s the same way—I only got better by doing…

Maybe you wouldn’t call Ben Page’s bike trip “fun,” but you might agree with some of the people who thought this was a pretty…

Nas + the National Symphony Orchestra performing Illmatic (video): “We see creation as magic when, in fact, it’s about work.” —The Creativity Delusion: There…

Don’t let people think you’re bored with them. Use these five ways to hide a yawn: (video) “Life is about decisions. Either you write…

This might be a little bit of my nostalgia for this old Avalanches track, but I dig this skate short (video): How a small…

I was recently on the jury for the Nanshan International Mountain Film Festival, and we awarded the grand prize to this film (warning, it’s…

I think you might find this film entertaining and/or funny and/or strangely aesthetic, but don’t hate me if you think it’s ridiculous. (H/T Ignite…

If only morning commute traffic could flow as well as starling murmurations (video): If you need an artistic license for your wallet, you can…

This is a brilliant piece of filmmaking using Google Chat transcripts from 2007. (video) Brody Leven and I will be co-hosting this trail running…

Just FYI, you don’t have to work at a bike wheel company to go for a night ride—but these guys make it look good…

I gave a quick talk about “The Joy of Making It Small” at Ignite Boulder last month (video): If you have had a shitty…

Take two minutes, watch this, and remember how cool bikes are (video). Behold this brilliant essay/review of Olive Garden/Olive Gardens. “I sniffed the wine….

Go, Mirna! (video) 5 Tips To Fall Asleep That Are No Match Against The Cold Brew You Drank At 4 P.M., You Idiot, Why…