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Laugh, Learn, Explore & More: May 22nd, 2026

Laugh, Learn, Explore & More: May 22nd, 2026

Bike Trail Chaos

A peaceful bike trail, a serious conversation, and one cyclist with absolutely zero ability to read the room. This SNL sketch is dumb in the best way.

Watch the Sketch

Learn the Knots That Actually Matter

Animated Knots makes it easy to learn the rope skills used by climbers, rescue workers, arborists, and anyone else who should probably know what they’re doing before trusting a knot. Simple animations, useful categories, and way less confusion than staring at a rope wondering why it suddenly hates you.

Tie Better Knots

80 Miles Alone Across Scotland

Kraig Adams hikes the rugged Skye Trail across Scotland’s Isle of Skye, linking wild ridgelines, coastal paths, hostels, cafes, and trail towns along the way. It’s equal parts beautiful, quiet, and dangerously good at making you want to book a flight.

Watch the Trek

Do Something You Suck At

Michael Easter makes the case for trying things you’re bad at, not because it feels good, but because discomfort is usually where the interesting stuff happens. A solid reminder to stop optimizing everything and go be terrible at something new for a while.

Get Uncomfortable

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