This popular drink isn’t far removed from its warm-weather buddies, and it’s all you’ll want to drink during the Rio Olympic Games

Source: How to make a caipirinha, the Brazilian cocktail that could unseat the margarita | Life and style | The Guardian

On a suburban beach scores of volunteers take on mountains of waste and years of apathy in India’s most populous city

Source: Modern life doesnt have to be rubbish: helping Mumbai clean up its act | World news | The Guardian

This needs to stop. Like now.

Source: Stealing Sand: The Theft of California’s Coast

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“This phenomenon can vary sea level by as much as 10 cm along the Colombian and Venezuelan coast,” researcher

Source: Caribbean Sea Acts Like a Whistle Which Can Be `Heard’ from Space | Lab Manager

New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical Islands – in pictures

Source: What’s inside a girl: An interview with former Cramps member Fur Dixon

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Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia

Source: Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia / Boing Boing

Skyscraper city: how New York was built – in pictures

Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper – Australian designed and owned 1950s retro style camper

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David Bald Eagle, who died July 22 at 97, was known for an eclectic mix of passions, especially his work in motion pictures. But he also left a legacy of activism for the Native American community, including his service as the first chief of the United Indigenous Nations of the Americas.

Source: Emma Niles: Truthdigger of the Week: David Bald Eagle, Lakota Chief and Native American Rights Activist – Truthdigger of the Week – Truthdig

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Biodiversity across much of Earth has recently dropped below safe levels. Here are some of the species we’ve lost just this century.

Source: Animals That Went Extinct In The 21st Century [Infographic]

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Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems.

Source: Vanishing Act: What’s Causing Sharp Decline in Insects and Why It Matters by Christian Schwägerl: Yale Environment 360

Researchers confirm that as yet unnamed whale previously sighted by Japanese fishermen was previously unknown to science

Source: New species of Pacific beaked whale confirmed | Environment | The Guardian

Rare trio of life size posters from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Gary Sanford Paxton passed away peacefully on the night of July 16th 2016, his wife Vicki Sue at his side. His friend Alec Palao recalls the life of the original rock’n’roll maverick.

Source: Ace Records

Pacific islands nations consider world’s first treaty to ban fossil fuels

Singani is gaining an international following, thanks in part to the Che director, and Andean-influenced gin and vodka is following suit

Source: The Bolivian spirit that turned Steven Soderberghs head | Travel | The Guardian

Vintage Music In The Digital Age – Collecting Your Favorites – MTT – Music Think Tank

‘Pristine’ Landscapes No Longer Exist, Study Shows

Source: vintage everyday: 20 Surf Photos That Show Women Making Waves from the 1930s through the 1960s

Giffords Circus’s show is touring the UK. Photographer Tom Pilston goes behind the scenes to meet the performers

Source: The Painted Wagon Wild West show – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian

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For many of us making furniture out of wood is fun, but finishing it is a royal pain in the neck. A lot of this comes down to your finishing process: If you’re spraying, you need a dust-free room with exhaust ventilation; if you’re using boiled linseed oil, you need

Source: A Forgotten 18th-Century French Tool for Finishing Furniture

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Source: Dallas police shootings and #blacklivesmatter

New Zealanders raise millions to buy beach and donate it to the public / Boing Boing

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Video: Salt of the Earth

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Source: Was a son of the powerful Rockefeller family eaten by cannibals?

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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

Video: Waikiki Dawn Patrol

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

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The Jersey Shore circa 1901. “The Beach at Asbury Park.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Source: 42,000 Days Ago …

Contagious Cancer Found in Shellfish