Friday Inspiration, Vol. 228
byI did not think I would ever find myself recommending a 15-minute documentary about “The Academy Awards of Quilting,” but I am, and strongly,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 227
by[get Friday Inspiration posts in your inbox by subscribing here (and get a free ebook!) ] I can’t find the words to say…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 226
by“I just love dealing with books. You know, why wouldn’t you want to work with something you love? If I didn’t make any money…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 225
by[get Friday Inspiration posts in your inbox by subscribing here (and get a free ebook!) ] I love imagining where the idea for…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 224
byAfter I first watched this video last week I thought it was too weird for my Friday Inspiration post, but then I watched it…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 223
by“My wife is very angry at me” —Jayesh Kale, who has collected 2,371 old cell phones and keeps them everywhere in his house (video)…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 222
byI can’t imagine how much time/effort it took to create this video but it asks almost nothing of the viewer and provides fun (video)…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 221
byA fun and super-scenic short about mountain biking in Newfoundland: (video) Great story in Sports Illustrated (!) about Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison’s…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 220
byIf you have 60 seconds for something cute and goofy and oddly touching, please enjoy “Dinosaurs Fall In Love.” (video) The Pudding analyzed 30,000…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 219
byHerman Hoops, battling cancer and hauling five oxygen tanks with him, takes one last river trip through Desolation Canyon, and reflects on a lifetime…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 218
bySam Morrison edited together 1,272 photos crowdsourced from Instagram to make a 58-second hyperlapse of New York City and it’s incredible (video): Run your…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 217
byDanny MacAskill’s latest edit does not disappoint, and as usual, some of the best stuff is in the last two minutes (video)(thanks, Sophie!) “A…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 216
byThis one will make you think (video) Has Listening Become a Lost Art? The L.A. Times profiles the book clubs springing up based on…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 215
byHow Yung Lenox became a well-known rap illustrator at the age of seven, and the questions his parents have about whether it’s the right…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 214
byA fun short film using more than a million digitized Ed Ruscha photos of Sunset Boulevard, with Ruscha reading an excerpt of On the…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 213
byNot sure what else to say here besides British lawnmower racing is a thing and it seems pretty intense. (video) Redman, who has sold…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 212
by“LAX is a city unto itself, with so many moving pieces and individual people all doing their part to keep it moving. Despite its…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 211
byMy friend Ryan Van Duzer asked me to be on his YouTube show, Running With Ryan, on which he usually interviews people who are…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 210
byI’ve watched this 60-second film about the creative process three times now and all I can say is that it’s true. (video) An…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 209
by“Everyone comes to these piles of weird shit with a different sense of what they know about the world, and that’s what’s kind of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 208
byYou might think that a wheelie is just a wheelie, but you’d be wrong (video) If this video of a husky howling along with…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 207
byMemo does not believe in fitness trends—he believes in running. (video) A Somewhat Accurate Guide to the New York City Marathon by Tom Chitty…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 206
byGinette Bedard started running at 60, ran her first marathon at 69, and will run her 17th New York City Marathon at age 86…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 205
byJimmy Chin says if you can link three turns above 8,000 meters, you’re a badass. That is one way of saying Hilaree Nelson and…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 203
byA 7-minute look into Indonesian DIY Vespa builder culture (video) Shea Serrano’s Movies and Other Things came out this week. The Ringer published what…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 202
byThis is one hell of a piece of film editing. (video) [NOTE: Vimeo rated this “mature,” I believe for some of the brief snippets…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 201
byHi, not sure what to say about this video other than it is fun. (video) This is a wonderful story about the bond of…