Understanding boldness and instinct
Leaving your comfort zone, following your drive: news on curiosity, movement and the energy that gets us going.
Head Trip had one stage and no second tent to walk to, then lightning took Saturday
Lightning ended Head Trip's first night in Indio on October 10, 2026, and Calvin Harris played Sunday instead. Indio then waived a possible $48,000 curfew fine after Swedish House Mafia ran about 30 minutes past curfew.
Asked at bus checkpoints whether her parents knew, Maisha Tasnim Sneha kept travelling alone
Bangladeshi women who travel alone describe being asked at checkpoints whether their families know. On September 29, 2026, the High Court asked why three women were stopped at Dhaka's airport.
Women Travel Abroad plans 40 trips for 2027 while Japan tops US searches and sits fifth on the wish list
Women Travel Abroad, a US operator whose core clients are women aged 55 and over, expects as many as 40 trips in 2027, after 16 departures in 2025. Japan leads US searches for solo trips but ranks 17th in Hostelworld's solo bookings.
At the back of the standing pen, an engaged couple danced to 245,300 views at The Weeknd in Singapore
A clip of two fiancés dancing at the back of the standing pen at The Weeknd's National Stadium show in Singapore on October 3, 2026 has passed 245,300 views. Lab work on dancing in time suggests why moving together is bonding, within narrow limits.
After a muddy ACL weekend, Zilker Park's Great Lawn is booked shut until October 18
Austin Parks and Recreation said on October 6, 2026 that the promoter of Austin City Limits will pay to restore the Great Lawn, which the city's closures page schedules to stay closed until October 18. Tens of thousands of fans had stayed through three days of rain.
At 69, Frank Babcock left for his dream road trip and 1.7 million people watched the announcement
Frank Babcock, 69, left northern Illinois in late September 2026 in a converted 2008 Chevy Suburban. His daughter's TikTok post about the trip has passed 1.7 million views, and his first night at a rest stop nearly put him off.