Friday Inspiration, Vol. 259
byJust a guy, wearing a blindfold, dancing on a street corner, with a cardboard sign asking people to dance with him, and, you know,…
Just a guy, wearing a blindfold, dancing on a street corner, with a cardboard sign asking people to dance with him, and, you know,…
Great short film about a very small and obscure niche of kayaking called “squirt boating,” which is weird, but not as weird as the…
Graham Zimmerman digs into what it’s like to be “An Imperfect Advocate” as a climber and climate activist (video) A non-partisan initiative to deliver…
I finally sat down to watch the film Transamericana with Rickey Gates and, well, add me to the list of people saying it’s poetry—here’s…
I can’t imagine how long this took to edit, but it’s a fun 59 seconds of bike tricks with the bikes removed (video) The…
“A friend of mine gave me really great advice last year—she said, ‘Start slow, and then fade.’” —Kevin Schmidt, Courtney Dauwalter’s husband, at the…
A couple of my friends made this short piece about Pacific Climate Warriors for Global Day of Climate Action, which is *checks calendar* today,…
NYC bike messenger John Shackleford is biking the Underground Railroad from Mobile, Alabama, to Washington, DC and is making a film about it (video)…
This looks like a very fun and touching film about the life of The Endless Summer director Bruce Brown (video)(thanks, Will) “Mount Shasta is…
Great 10-minute film of ultrarunner Coree Woltering’s attempt to break the Fastest Known Time on Wisconsin’s 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail (video) The only thing…
I cannot encourage you enough to watch this 31-minute climbing film that I would describe as both “heartwarming” and “an unlikely bromance.” (video) (H/T…
Fantastic piece of filmmaking by The Ginger Runner in this film about the last mile of the Western States 100 (video) I don’t know…
A great short film about the Desolation Peak fire lookout and Jim Henterly, the artist and naturalist who staffs the lookout. (video) A very…
Courtney Dauwalter’s speedy attempt at the Colorado Trail + 7 other links
Never camped before, never ridden a bike off pavement. Perfect time to try bikepacking? (video) Chang Wan-ji, 83, and Hsu Sho-er, 84, run a…
Great short film about the Golden Hour, the final hour before the cutoff at the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, and the people who…
Just an understated and wonderful two minutes of seeing Paris through the eyes of skateboarders (video) Slate’s Working podcast interviews Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who has…
I have been loving M. Ward’s new album, and I love his NPR Tiny Desk Concert just as much (video) “I miss going somewhere,…
“I thought I’d have a big house and do this and do that. And now I see it’s not about money. Now I like…
What a beautiful, hopeful, timely piece of art. (video) This is a story about a man inviting his cat to hang out with him…
Looks like a fun bikepacking trip, but also, the video editing is what really makes this (video) If this photo of a generational music…
The story behind the set design of Parasite, including that crazy house. (video) Please allow me to recommend this 35-second video of a raccoon…
“When quarantine is over, I’ll be a different person. One who doesn’t take for granted the feeling of bumping up against a stranger in…
Well, if this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is: the trailer for Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time (video) Want to be more productive?…
Kip’s plan to do the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon got postponed because of Covid, so he did it in his garage instead and…
Super fun five-minute video about Antarctica’s Union Glacier Camp, where they not only launch climbing expeditions on Mt. VInson, but also have a legit-looking…
A fun 3-minute edit of a trip on the Teton Crest Trail, set to audio from an Ansel Adams interview. (video) “For 32 years,…