Relaxation
I Did a Gong Bath to See If It's a Better Way to Chill Than Gorging on Netflix
TV binging is apparently not a good way to relax, so I got a guy to bang a symbol over my head instead.
Is Watching TV Actually a Good Way to Rest Your Brain?
That day parked in front of the TV feels like the perfect way to "turn off your brain,” but is it really?
How ASMR Purists Got into a Turf War over Porn
ASMR, the YouTube relaxation community, has developed an erotic offshoot, and some people aren't happy about it.
David Lynch and the Second Coming of Transcendental Meditation
How David Lynch and a host of A-list celebrities are pushing Transcendental Meditation into New York City, and into the mainstream.
The National Park Service’s B-Roll Archive Is Unexpectedly Mesmerizing
Featuring a really mellow bison.
Owl's Perfect Private Time
Owl has escaped the chaos of his home and is cooling off alone at the Marriott. He's relaxing in the pool, using the business center, and going to Papa John's. Nothing could possibly ruin this.
Watch 43 Filmmakers Create A Collaborative Ode To Long Weekends
Story & Heart, a collaborative filmmaking community, created a hyper-relaxing video that will make you count the days until Labor Day.
Go Take a Hike: New Research Suggests It’s Good for Creativity
Getting away from your phone cuts down on distractions, but being in nature may be more beneficial than that.
The Fattiest J Competition
When man rests, the competitive essence of his very being does not. It drives him to excel even at relaxation, to best his own capabilities, and of course those of his peers. We are men, and when we chill, we chill hard, and we roll fat, fatter...
Eat a Yin-Yang
I spend a lot of time staring out my window down to the street thinking how hard it was to tell which of the two camps—the mental patients and the remaining artists or the condo dwellers—are more deranged.