Stilted dance around the recycle bins

Lots of fun sights on Earth Day in Asheville, NC.

America’s most underrated ‘ridge’

The Blue Ridge Mountains are gorgeous, and so is the Blue Ridge Parkway, which snakes through North Carolina and Virginia. I biked/camped along the better part of it with a friend right after college. Went hiking here yesterday, near Asheville, NC. It’s gorgeous and really accessible. Highly recommend it.

Open road, New Mexico edition

I guess those are bugs on the windshield? Either that or my iPhone needs a bath …

I’ll take Taos over Colorado anytime

Reasons abound: Green chili, green chili beer, scenery like this, skiing without the lines, lack of pretentiousness and lots of fun times skiing here with my dad.

Tuareg rock + best dance ever

At the Tinariwen — band from Mali — show last night at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. This guy’s dancing was probably the most memorable part … followed closely by the guy wearing a turban and playing a shiny red guitar, and another guy who was playing an enormo-gourd as a drum.

This 1940s journo video is refreshing in a way

via Brainpickings

The normal Afghanistan

With the war as an unseen backdrop, this video is stunning.

Afghanistan – touch down in flight from Augustin Pictures on Vimeo.

Andy Rooney on demon computers

via Time …

just wow. pretty much all of these “grumpiest” Andy Rooney videos are amazing.

Extreme chili tasting!

At the Chomp & Stomp chili cookoff in Cabbagetown, ATL.

And yes, she had to leave early because of a stomach ache*

*disclaimer: half of those cups were mine

This Beyonce video is completely great

via snarkmarket

don’t judge – just watch it.