For your weekly wanderlust, another cycling adventure in Alaska with Bjørn Olson. Hidden in the far north is a range of remote mountains where one can imagine the Aesir, Frost Giants, trolls, and cave bears reign supreme. Ferocious storms, neck-craning tors of marble, herds of herbivores, and stealthy carnivores
From the close of this year's Tokyo Paralympic Games, a dance for 126 performers designed by French choreographer Sadeck Waff. (Though honestly better with sound off.)
A history of orchestras from the 16th century to around the middle of the 20th century, when they ceased evolving. via Laughing Squid
Adam Savage, former co-host of Myth Busters, attends Comic Con incognito with some very impressive hand-fashioned Ghostbusters gear.
A single film prop with two tubes and flashing lights has been used in countless sci-fi movies and shows. via Kottke
The rectangular panels you see on almost all new constructions are there to conceal an air gap that protects the structure from decay.
A short documentary on Aaron Ralph's 2,700-kilometer, meandering bikepacking trip up the United Kingdom. via The Radavist
A man relates what it's like to climb Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48, three years after suffering a spinal cord injury in a jujitsu class that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Via the Los Angeles Times
From NPR, interviews with Black Americans about what it's like to live in Japan instead of the United States. "We've been trained, we've been programmed, that people are afraid of us. Here, I don't get that. I feel good here."
Some nice timelapse footage of Yosemite's Half Dome being hiked at night. Though you'll probably want to mute the sound.
