Screening of The Exiles (1961) and Legacy of Exiled NDNZ (2014)

Young Patriots at the United Front Against Fascism Conference, 1969

House prices tumble in seaside hot spots

Look closely: These Hawaiian shirts depict our plastic-polluted oceans

The Maturation Of The South Asian Genetic Landscape

Dangerous Journey 1944 – Rare Cobra Kissing Scene – Lost Documentary

Bang! The Bert Berns Story

more about the upcoming twofer-CD at Ace Records

Very nice and compact analysis about the Italian western soundtracks recorded between the mid 60s and the mid 70s. My only criticism would be that the presenter is furthering the “alternative fact” that The Shadows recorded Surf Music. I’m not linking to the English wikipedia for the same reason.

Pentagon revised Obama-era report to remove risks from climate change

This alchemist’s guide to alcoholic beverages is clever and lovely

Why pristine lakes are filled with toxins

Greg Noll Ricky Griggs Surfing Hawaii 1967 Paipo Board

Climate Change Will Leave Many Pacific Islands Uninhabitable by Mid-Century, Study Says

A real-life Lord of the Flies: the troubling legacy of the Robbers Cave experiment

Video profile of Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes

The Big Kahuna’s Dilemma: How to Live in a Darwinian Universe

Star Trek’s 50-year mission: to shine a light on the best of humankind

Ten guitars – NZ-made guitars

Nationally Significant Surf break to be destroyed – For a Cycle Way?

The West’s forgotten black cowboys: African-American ranch hands who got all the worst jobs, rode the lamest horses but were Banned from brothels

Eating out increases levels of phthalates in the body, study finds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBKGPnXL1y4

Displacement of low-income families in San Francisco

Skateboarding, not surfing, should be California’s official state sport

Nokie Edwards, the Ventures’ influential lead guitarist, dies at 82

Sonny & Cher go to The Haunted House Nightclub in Hollywood

Asia-Pacific Survey: A third of coral reefs entangled with plastic

Rare photo of a young Marilyn Monroe at a surfer party in Malibu, circa 1947—the stuff The Beach Boys were singing about in their early years.