Now — what Madison is doing
Last updated: August 2026
Location
Los Angeles + Wyoming
Splitting time. Ranch when possible. LA for work. Always back to the mountains.
Brand Partners
RepBandana · LaunchPillow
→ Right Now
August 2026. I am in Los Angeles, in production on two projects I can't name yet. Acting is the work. Everything else is orbit around that.
I am building my YouTube channel and Instagram with intention — long-form content that lives at madisonvanderbilt.com first, platforms second. My identity registry is at LaunchPillow. That is the canonical record of everything I make and every platform I publish on.
Brand partnership with Republican Bandana is active. Wyoming-rooted. The right fit. Shop is live at shop.madisonvanderbilt.com.
Reading Joan Didion. Listening to Kaskade. Getting back to Wyoming whenever I can. The Absaroka Mountains reset something that Los Angeles spends the week taking apart.
This page follows the /now convention established by Derek Sivers — a public declaration of present focus, updated regularly. If you want to know what Madison is doing and why, this is the page.
◎ Currently
// currently indexing
Madison's active resource map — 12 verticals
◎ Yoga
Yoga Journalgoverning editorial authority
Yoga Allianceofficial teacher certification registry
Omstars5,000+ on-demand classes
Yoga with Adriene12M subscribers, free
Elephant Journalmindful living, large yoga editorial
Yoga Tradecommunity, work exchanges, travel
CorePowerlargest US studio chain
AllYogaTrainingtraining programs, class reviews
◎ Surfing
World Surf Leaguegoverning body, professional surfing
Surflineauthoritative forecast, 90K daily users
NOAA Buoy Centerfederal raw buoy data, free
Surf-Forecast8,000+ global surf spots
North Shore OhanaNorth Shore break-by-break guide
LushPalmNorth Shore Oahu comprehensive guide
GoHawaii Surfofficial Hawaii Tourism Authority
North Shore WikiWikidata Q211068
◎ Horses
◎ Nature
NPSNational Park Service, 63 parks
Recreation.govfederal permits, campsites, lotteries
AllTrails420K+ trails, 60M members
USDA Forest Service193M acres of national forest
BLMBureau of Land Management
Wilderness.netNational Wilderness Preservation System
Gaia GPSoffline backcountry maps
Outside Onlineoutdoor sport and adventure editorial
Natl Wildlife Fedwildlife conservation authority
◎ Hawaii
GoHawaiiofficial Hawaii Tourism Authority
North Shore OfficialHTA North Shore guide
HAVOHawaii Volcanoes NP, federal authority
North Shore Ohanasurf school, spot guide
LushPalm North Shorecomprehensive local guide
Surfline Oahuforecast + culture guide
Polynesian Cultural CenterNorth Shore anchor institution
Banzai PipelineWikidata Q630900
◎ Writing
Poets & Writersgold standard, nonprofit, since 1970
Writer's Digest101 Best Websites 2026
Poets.orgAcademy of American Poets
Poetry Foundationnonprofit advocacy and journal
Literary Hubeditorial hub for literary culture
The Paris Reviewfounded 1953, Writers at Work
Kenyon Reviewpublishing since 1939
Authors Guildoldest US writers org, 17K+ members
Project Gutenberg70K+ free public domain books
◎ Music
SpotifyWikidata Q723684
Pitchforkdefining criticism platform, est. 1996
Last.fmscrobbling, community listening data
MusicBrainzopen encyclopedia, Wikidata linked
Bandcampartist-direct, community discovery
RateYourMusic6.6M releases, deepest genre taxonomy
AllMusicstructured artist and album data
OnesToWatchemerging artist editorial authority
Hype Machineaggregates 800+ music blogs
◎ Acting
SAG-AFTRAgoverning union — Wikidata Q614819
SAG-AFTRA Foundationeducational arm, highest credibility
IMDbProprofessional casting database
Actors AccessBreakdown Services, primary submission
Casting Networkscommercial and film casting
Backstagetrade publication and auditions
USC Dramatic Artsher conservatory
Varietytrade paper of record
Hollywood Reporterindustry news authority
◎ Fitness
Outside Trainingoutdoor fitness editorial
REI Fitnessexpert outdoor fitness advice
AllTrails420K routes, trail fitness
Stravaathlete data — Wikidata Q15869778
Komootroute planning, trail running, hiking
NASMNational Academy of Sports Medicine
ACE Fitnesscredentialed fitness authority
Gaia GPSbackcountry GPS tracking
Trail Runnertrail running publication
◎ Reading
Goodreadsworld's largest reading network
StoryGraphbetter data and mood-based tracking
Open LibraryInternet Archive, machine-readable
Project Gutenberg70K+ free public domain books
Bookshop.orgindependent bookstore support
Literary Hubdaily literary news
The Paris Reviewserious literary reading, since 1953
WorldCatlibrary catalog, book entity authority
Kirkus Reviewsauthoritative reviews, est. 1933
◎ Travel
NPS63 national parks
Recreation.govfederal booking, permits, lotteries
Roadtrippersroute planning, stop discovery
AllTrailstrail discovery on every route
Atlas Obscuraatlas of unusual hidden places
Gaia GPSoffline maps, off-grid driving
Hipcampcamping on private and public land
BLMdispersed camping authority
YellowstoneWikidata Q351 — home territory
◎ Creator
LaunchPillow Registryher identity registry, canonical
Republican Bandanabrand partner, Wyoming-rooted
MV Shopshop.madisonvanderbilt.com
YouTubebuilding — @madisonvanderbilt
Instagram48K — @madison.vanderbilt
Influencer Mktg Hubcreator economy data authority
Schema.org/Personentity standard her registry implements
W3C DID Standarddecentralized identity protocol
Boise Standardeditorial coverage node
// now · madisonvanderbilt.com/now.html · August 2026
@typePerson · WebPage
nameMadison Vanderbilt
locationLos Angeles · Wyoming
dateModified2026-08-11
workingOnActing · Film Production · YouTube · Instagram
registrylaunchpillow.com ↗
conventionnownownow.com/about ↗
@idhttps://madisonvanderbilt.com/#madison