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The Ocean Cleanup just launched a prototype of their trash-removing device. We caught up with their founder to see how it felt.
Source: This young inventor’s brilliant device could remove tons of garbage from our oceans.
Disney depiction of obese Polynesian god in film Moana sparks anger
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The Jersey Shore circa 1901. “The Beach at Asbury Park.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
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Why is a ton of trash washing up on beaches in Hong Kong? It’s a mystery!
But we have a guess.
Source: Why is a ton of trash washing up on beaches in Hong Kong? It’s a mystery!
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Whether you are shouting “tax the rich” into a megaphone or urging mass copyright infringement against he MLK estate it’s still important to wear your pearls! “Progressive…
Atlantic City circa 1908. “Bathing beach and Steeplechase Pier.” With signs advertising Vaudeville as well as what may or may not be the restrooms. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
Source: The Human Tide: 1908 | Shorpy Historic Picture Archive
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Tiki Joint Super Power Gets Its Origin Story in Crown Heights
This bijou coastal retreat on stilts owes a debt to wartime sea forts
Source: Redshank beach house review – in deepest Essex, cork tiles are back | Art and design | The Guardian
Most cities are indigenous, insofar as they are built on the lands of dispossessed first peoples. Paul Daley, Guardian Australia’s leading voice on Indigenous history, explores whether a city’s ‘indigeneity’ is just a matter of population – or if culture and equality count just as much
Source: Which is the worlds most indigenous city? | Cities | The Guardian
Recent research provides a better understanding of urban populations throughout history, digitising almost 6,000 years of data for the first time
PineappleGate in Madagascar is much more than meets the eye.
Source: Why Everyone in Madagascar Is Making Jokes About Pineapple · Global Voices
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In classic art, the Ocean is frequently featured as a dark and dangerous entity, waiting to destroy ships and lives. Marine art progressed along with the evolution of ocean going vessels. Swell-pro…
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Scientist on honeymoon in Thailand stumbles on ‘horrific-looking’ creature that is the first one known to swim
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If tests of the 100m-long barrier that collects rubbish on the sea’s surface are successful, it could be deployed at a larger scale in the ‘great Pacific garbage patch’
Americans Love Our Beaches, But Who Will Protect Them?
A Horde of Giant Spider Crabs Has Amassed Off Melbourne
Science fiction, wrote literary critic Northrop Frye, is “a mode of romance with a strong inherent tendency towards myth.” The appeal of the genre, in
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The seashore used to be a scary place, then it became a place of respite and vacation. What happened?
Source: Inventing the Beach: The Unnatural History of a Natural Place
The other day, we made a caramelized pineapple syrup by cooking chunks of pineapple on the stovetop with a little bit of sugar, then combining that with more sugar and water to make it into a usabl…
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Earlier this week, Levi’s Skateboarding invited Grey along to interview legendary San Francisco skateboarder Tommy Guerrero before his gig at the Camden Underworld. Tommy is currently on tour though Europe. His new album, No Man’s Land is available through Asphalt Duchess. Interview and photography: Henry Kingsford Tell us about the tour you’re on right now. Are […]
Source: Tommy Guerrero interview – Grey Skateboard Magazine
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