Friday morning news drop and videos of the week
Ready to Return: Fashion Rental Is Back The pandemic hit the world of clothing rental hard. Now, companies like Rent the Runway say the market is booming like never before. (New York Times)
What’s the Point of the Office Again? The office is primarily a social space, not a productive one. Most humans aren’t solitary, like snow leopards, but more like birds. The office provides a place to ruffle plumage and establish a pecking order. (Bloomberg)
Bitcoin’s Reliance on Stablecoins Harks Back to the Wild West of Finance To understand the weakness of stablecoins such as Tether, it is worth a quick history lesson from pre-Civil War American finance (Wall Street Journal)
Why do people hate inflation? In theory, inflation could reduce normal people’s debt burdens while leaving their purchasing power unchanged. This is why economists used to think that inflation wasn’t a big deal. But in the 1970s, wages failed to keep up with inflation, reducing purchasing power. (Noahpinion)
I Watched All the Fast and the Furious Movies in A Week. The problem with the Furious series: I very much want to write it off as blindingly stupid, but every now and then it will do something delightful or brilliant or downright heartwarming. Take its treatment of women – a universally problematic issue for the entire genre, the films aren’t entirely terrible with their portrayal of female characters. (The Everywhereist)
The Fairy Creek blockaders: inside the complicated fight for B.C.’s last ancient forests For eight months a small group of protesters have successfully prevented logging company Teal-Jones from accessing forest on Pacheedaht territory, exposing tensions that can exist at the intersection of Indigenous land rights, economic opportunity and the urgent battle to protect what remains of the province's old growth. That group’s decision became a lightning rod for criticism, on the ground and online. Without the consent of the Pacheedaht, blockaders appeared to be reproducing an age-old mistake that had cut deep rifts in B.C.’s environmental movement: settlers claiming authority over land that doesn’t belong to them. (Narwhal)
Videos of the Week
29" POV on Hand Built Jump Trail! Top to bottom lap on my hand built trail 'Mayday'.
EMPTY SPACES - EMIL JOHANSSON Empty Spaces - In partnership with SRAM and RockShox. During winter, this park is a regular ride spot for me. I've been riding there since 2015 and it was where I filmed my previous skatepark edit "XXII.XI".
Island Vibes Feat. Elliot Jamieson and Lucas Cruz Deep in the untamed stands of Black Cottonwood and Western Hemlock, Norco Factory DH Team riders Elliot Jamieson and Lucas Cruz forge a bond on the trails of Mt Prevost, high above the Georgia Strait on Vancouver Island.
S&M BMX - Aryei Levenson 2021 Our first round draft pick Aryei Levenson came to California and went crazy for 3 days filming a whole video part. Kid's gonna be spooky good - shiiiit, he already is.
Ryan Decenzo's "Sender Bender" Part Ryan's been a heavyweight for over a decade, but his rampage is far from over. This part is loaded with enders, but his closing shot is in a league of its own. No wonder Phelper said, “This dude rules!"
Dalton Dern's "Florida Man" Tactics Part Dalton’s stunts defy reasoning, whether hucking a McTwist in a ditch or charging handrails like a madman. Only in Florida...
Rafa Cort's "Dear Gate" Element Part Rafa rips through Spain and a plethora of European dream spots with quick feet and the pedal to the floor. Enjoy the ride.