Pleasures and pastimes
Play
idea
All you need to know to start skipping stones like a pro
by Julie Benda
Creativity
idea
A life of splendid uselessness is a life well lived
by Joseph M Keegin
Pleasures and pastimes
guide
How to wander
Whether in a city or the wilderness, near or far, there’s joy to be had in a journey where the destination doesn’t matter
by Jordan Fisher Smith
Freedom and choice
film
Meandering with purpose across the US, on his mountain bike, aged 71
12 mins
Play
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A game is not a game without a special kind of conflict
by Eric Zimmerman
Pleasures and pastimes
idea
The brewer, the yeast, and the boundaries of human agency
by Andrei A Buckareff
Meaning and the good life
guide
How to live like an Epicurean
Forget shallow hedonism. Follow this philosophy for wondrous, unexpected joys and resilience against inevitable misfortune
by Emily Austin
Travel
film
A beer sends a freewheeling couple on a 500-mile cycling pilgrimage
11 mins
Sacred places
idea
I swim to think and to stay afloat in an ever-wetter world
by Steve Mentz
Meaning and the good life
idea
What surfing says about the importance of serendipity in life
by Aaron James
Film
guide
How to find great films to watch
Bored with Hollywood and Netflix? Becoming an adventurous and informed explorer of the cinema world is in everyone’s grasp
by Geoff Andrew
Childhood and adolescence
film
One girl’s long, scary route from changing room to swimming pool
7 mins