Source: Alison Martino’s “Vintage Los Angeles”: Santa Monica Mall – Pre 3rd Street 3rd street promenade
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The Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal to be signed in New Zealand this Thursday is a toxic deal that would give dangerous new powers to the fossil fuel industry and pose a serious harm to the climate, according to the global climate campaign 350.org.
La música a gogo suena sin parar hasta el amanecer en Tijuana, sin importar que haya una pelea o que los meseros tengan que sacar arrastrando a un chico borracho y dejarlo en la banqueta.
Source: Los mods mexicanos están redefiniendo Tijuana | VICE | México
Source: Tricked out final rides: Vintage hearses from around the world | Dangerous Minds
Film-maker Angus Macqueen had extraordinary access to one of the last uncontacted indigenous peoples for his new documentary. Here he tells of the struggles they now face on the border of Brazil and Peru
Source: Why are the lost tribes now emerging from the Amazon?
The nation of Fiji is struggling to recover from the staggering blow Tropical Cyclone Winston delivered on February 20 when the mighty storm made landfall at Category 5 strength on multiple islands. The storm killed at least 42 people, making it the deadliest in Fiji history. The damage estimate of $468 million makes it the most expensive tropical cyclone in South Pacific history.
Source: Winstons Damage Highest in South Pacific History; Extreme February Warmth in Eurasia | Dr. Jeff Masters WunderBlog
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By seeing which ecosystems are experiencing the most change at the plant level, scientists hope they will be able to make better predictions.
Source: Measuring the Planet’s Health in Vibrant Shades of Green
Bleaching events triggered by CO2 emissions will make oceans acidic and hostile for coral growth, new studies say
Source: Climate change will lead to deformed and virus-hit coral reefs | Environment | The Guardian
Coffee isn’t an ingredient that appears in too many tiki drinks, largely because most people associate coffee with a hot morning beverage and not a cool, fruity cocktail. But coffee is rich a…
Source: Coffee Break
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Luna plays popular music on a Korean traditional instrument called the gayageum.
Source: David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ played on the gayageum, an ancient Korean musical instrument
I wasn’t expecting much from jazz bagpipe, but this is great.
Source: Jazz bagpiper Rufus Harley on “I’ve Got a Secret” (1996)
The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational competition got underway at 8am (local time) today in monstrous waves at world-famous…
Source: Gladiators, Monster Waves | Quiksilver
Source: Yale Environment 360: Scientists find new large lizard species on remote Papua New Guinea island
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Source: The Reality of Touring Revenue From Someone Who Has Done It For 32 Years | The Trichordist
When you mix the tropics with the tundras, this is what you get.
Source: Nordic-Tiki Cocktails: Not as Crazy as You’d Think
Giant Waves Lash Hawaii Oceanfront Homes In Historic Surf Event
The Oscar nominated film’s success owes as much to America’s troubled mindset as to the movie itself
Source: What lies beneath The Revenant | Ato Quayson | Opinion | The Guardian
Source: Vintage Australian travel posters found in storage reveals travel history | Daily Mail Online
One cocktail that we particularly enjoy is the Missionary’s Downfall, which uses pineapple and mint for a cocktail that is both fruity and refreshing. When we have fresh mint, we never fail t…
Source: Missionary’s Landing
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What happens when a small-government, antispending philosophy rules the day? Flint happens.
Source: Skinflints
From jazz bars and spoken word poetry to berets and black turtlenecks, we chart the evolution of beat from subversive to chic
Source: How Beatnik Style Made the Underground Mainstream
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This short excerpt from a documentary on AI pulls together clips from a variety of 1960s interviews with some of AI’s most storied pioneers, including Claude Shannon, Jerome Wiesner and Olive…
Source: Watch: Claude Shannon, Jerome Wiesner and Oliver Selfridge in a 1960s AI documentary
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) Campaigns Director and keen surfer Andy Cummins reveals his top spots for surfing around the UK coast
Source: Top 5 UK Surf Spots | www.coastmagazine.co.uk
Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his stunning seahorse image titled Gold
Source: Underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners – in pictures
Source: January 2016 was Earth’s warmest month yet.
Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark were behind the turtle’s rescue mission. They bought the turtles for $5
Source: Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea
Chills and cross-steps along Montreal’s St. Lawrence River.
Source: Wave Stand Still | Surfer Magazine
At the end of January, Hamburg, the second biggest German city, introduced a new set of environmentally friendly recommendations through its “Guide for ecologically friendly supplying”.
Source: Hamburg, a green city – Surfrider
Source: Coral bleach impact – Fiji Times Online
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John Penlington reports on Australia’s surf culture, its impact on surf-lifesaving clubs and life in general.
Source: Surfing Story – 31 May 1964