Built in 1883 by the eccentric Boston millionaire Franklin W. Smith as his winter home, Villa Zorayda was inspired by the 12th-century Moorish Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. (Wikipedia)Circa 1904. “Zorayda Club, King Street, St. Augustine, Florida.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Source: Villa Zorayda: 1904 | Shorpy | #1 Old Photos

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Tribes people from around the world are shown BBC news footage of Morris dancing.

Source: BBC Two – Tribes, Predators & Me, Web exclusive: Tribes react to Morris dancing

Source: Trash Isles: Could the Great Pacific Garbage Patch become an official nation? — Quartz

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Source: ‘Non-drinkers deserve a great adult cocktail’: how alcohol-free spirits became a stealth hit | Life and style | The Guardian

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A longtime South Bay resident barrels through the wave of early-‘60s surf bands and clubs that once gave our Beach Cities a summer soundtrack.

Source: The South Bay Bands that Created the 60’s Surf Music Sound – Southbay Magazine

Source: Glossing Over a Genocide | East Bay Express

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According to University of Texas at Austin professor Raj Patel, an expert in ecology and food systems, our demand for meat is driving the sixth mass extinction. Patel is one of many leading academics who contemplate declaring a new age on Earth, called the Anthropocene, since “the fossils of soon-to-be extinct animals will form a line in the rocks of the future.”

Source: How Factory Farming Is Driving the Sixth Mass Extinction (Video) | Alternet

Source: Cutting Room: The Caretaker of Intangible Ingredients | The Surfers Journal

Source: Climate change will likely wreck their livelihoods – but they still dont buy the science | US news | The Guardian

Source: Top 4 Easy Ways For Your Band To Go Green  – MTT – Music Think Tank

It happened – an old dj fav of mine in a skate video.

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Source: Maker Update #46: Make an Rapa Nui 3D printed bobblehead / Boing Boing

A basic income could defeat the scarcity mindset, instill a sense of solidarity and even ease the anxieties that gave us Brexit and Trump

Source: Basic Income Isn’t Just a Nice Idea. It’s a Birthright

Source: The defenders: recording the deaths of environmental defenders around the world | Environment | The Guardian

Source: Arbor Skateboards :: Destination Ditch

Source: Diving for Dakuwaqa: giving Fiji’s shark god a helping hand | Science | The Guardian

Source: Sea salt around the world is contaminated by plastic, studies show | Environment | The Guardian

A recent dig may give archaeologists more clues about one of the oldest North American civilizations.

Source: Archaeologists find more info about old North American civilization – Business Insider Deutschland

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Push 2 von Michael Minks, selbst Fahrer & Filmer, immer nahe am Rider, nahe am Spaß. Schöner Einblick in die österreichischen Downhill-Szene

Source: Push 2 · Austrian Downhill Culture · Fahrer und Events 2017

Source: Golden Kingdoms | Apollo Magazine

Source: Alaska’s Permafrost Is Thawing – The New York Times

Source: She’s Photographing Every Native American Tribe in the United States | KCET

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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

Source: Have You Heard of The Great Forgetting? It Happened 10,000 Years Ago & Completely Affects Your Life

With her buttoned-up style, work with the UN, and name like a plucky character in a certain English wizard series, Delia Derbyshire may not seem a likely pioneer of experimental electronic music.

Source: Two Documentaries Introduce Delia Derbyshire, the Pioneer in Electronic Music | Open Culture

Source: Tidal Power – A Growing, Significant Source Of Renewable Energy | Seeking Alpha

Source: California Locales Sue Fossil Fuel Companies for Rising Seas – Scientific American

Health Canada has advised the band council of Potlotek First Nation in Cape Breton to issue a water advisory after recent water tests showed high levels of iron and manganese. Meanwhile, the band is trying to get its new water treatment facility up and running.

Source: Potlotek First Nation advised its water unfit for drinking or washing – Nova Scotia – CBC News

Source: Strikers, Scabs, and Sugar Mongers

For centuries, journalists, academics, and even politicians have been obsessed with the idea of the untouched tribe.

Source: The Dangerous Myth of Utopian Societies

The Jersey Shore resort town of Asbury Park circa 1900, channeled through vintage high-resolution glass negatives and set to music, produced by the illustrious Ken B. Click Play, then the “Full Screen” icon for the full effect.

Source: Vintage Video: Asbury Park | Shorpy | #1 Old Photos

Source: Why We Must Stop the Flow of Tar Sands Oil | NRDC

Rapa Nui have written a new chapter in their history based upon their cultural values of guardianship, responsibility and accountability for the natural environment

Source: The Rapa Nui have shown us that conservation can protect …

Source: Plastic fibres found in tap water around the world, study reveals | Environment | The Guardian

Diogenes’ Lantern, near the Brockton Arcade, also boasted imported teas, Italian soft drinks and folk singers

Source: Back in the Day: Riverside joined the Beat generation with 1950s coffeehouse – Press Enterprise

Source: 240-Year-Old Nautical Maps Reveal How Badly Weve Screwed Up Floridas Reefs | Gizmodo Australia

Source: Rare views on Rapa Nui: an Easter Island adventure | Travel | The Guardian

Source: Goodwill is overrun with stuff millennials and Gen Xers refuse to take from their parents, who pay up to $5,000 to get rid of it

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Source: Why are the crucial questions about Hurricane Harvey not being asked? | George Monbiot | Opinion | The Guardian

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Hear the sublime isolated vocals for the Beach Boys Wouldnt it Be Nice / Boing Boing

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Vergesst Tutus und Operetten – Longboard Dancer tanzen fahrend. Und die kleinste Bühne der Welt tragen sie immer mit sich: ihr Board.

Source: Tanz das Brett! | Arte Tracks

Robert Drasnin Voodoo III LP, CD, Digital officially released Towards the end of Robert Drasnin‘s life – he set out to work on the third, and final, volume of Voodoo which he left unfinishe…

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Own a decommissioned lighthouse with bids starting at $10K / Boing Boing

Court orders venture capital billionaire to restore access to public beach / Boing Boing

The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip