hobbies
Falling in Love with Hot Air Ballooning, the Last True Extreme Sport
Competitive hot air ballooning is beautiful, expensive, and chaotic. Meet the young people just barely keeping it alive.
The Return of An Ancient Hobby: Digging Holes
Scroll through the hashtag #DiggingAHole on TikTok and you’ll find millions of men shovelling earth for some harmless, hole-some fun.
Jumping Into Bushes Is the Latest Weird New Hobby
Mushary is for those among us who walk past a shrub and think, "What if I dove into it head first?"
How to Not Be Boring, According to a Psychologist Who Researches Boredom
He’s also come up with a list of jobs considered the most boring by people. Is yours on it?
Why Is There So Much Fishing in Video Games?
Some gamers love it and others think it's beyond boring, but everyone can agree there's never been more angling to be done.
The Best Unique and NSFW Board Games for You and Your Awful Friends
We’ve seen the classics. We're on the best NSFW board games now, including a plastic penis pump-off apparatus, a board game about hygge, and more.
The Horse Girl is Back. Did It Ever Really Leave?
Horse girls are misunderstood, but they only really care about the opinion of their horse, anyway.
Meet the Guy Who Loves Hobbits So Much He Became One
Nicolas Gentile, 37, turned his simple, small-town life into an adventure. Now he wants to share it with the world.
The Handmade Rug Scene is Booming, Thanks to TikTok
Once thought of as a hobby for older women, rug making is cooler than ever as young makers on TikTok get creative with tufting guns.
Can't Stop Switching From One Quarantine Hobby to the Next? You're Not Alone
I asked a sociologist why I keep developing intense, obscure obsessions, only to lose interest in one and exchange it for another.
Quarantine Hobby Recommendation: Playing With Clay Like a Kid
Quarantine is the perfect time to enjoy a personal renaissance of making crude, ugly-cute things just because you feel like it.