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Source: Boing Boing
A “raft” of plastic debris spanning more than 965,000 square miles is floating in the South Pacific.
Source: A mission to the Pacific plastic patch – BBC News
Source: Is Surfing More Sport or Religion? – The Atlantic
The Archivist: The Spot | The Surfers Journal
In another one of our occasional posts on crazy continental architecture here we look at a groovy German coastguard station on the island Rugen in northern Germany. It may look like it’s in the middle of a field but don’t let these photos deceive you – it’s not, it’s by the sea, where it should [&hellip
Source: Space Age German Lifeguard Station – Voices of East Anglia
There are numerous ruins of Tiahuanaco origin which were later occupied by the Incas. These are sacred places for the peoples of the Andes.
Source: The Precursors of the Inca – Top Documentary Films
It started back in the 1950s. Bill Haley and Elvis burst onto the scene. Rock ‘n’ roll was born. The guitar took center stage, and it never left.
Source: The Story of the Guitar: The Complete Three-Part Documentary | Open Culture
Last month, we highlighted for you The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays, a largely-forgotten 1957 educational science film. The production is notable partly because it was shot by Frank Capra, the influential director who had won not one, not two, but three Oscars for best director.
Source: Frank Capra’s Science Film The Unchained Goddess Warns of Climate Change in 1958 | Open Culture
Santa Monica Pier is LA County’s most polluted beach – Curbed LA
Hawaii is considering creating a universal basic income
Catch of the Week: Surf Shacks – A surfer can never leave the sea behind!
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Source: The three-minute story of 800,000 years of climate change with a sting in the tail
Brian Wilson talks to 6 Musict about playing Pet Sounds in its entirety for the last time
Source: BBC Radio 6 Music
India’s Biggest Skateboard Park In This Village Is Challenging The Caste System And Other Odds
A Tip of the Hat to Skip Frye
Source: Pacific Longboarder
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Sand will exit this beach mat and it will not return
Source: Boing Boing
Source: Woody’s Smorgasburger | Old L.A. Restaurants
Interview: John Severson | The Surfers Journal
Why peeing on a jellyfish sting is actually a terrible idea
Source: Boing Boing
Bartenders at TikiCat in Westport were trained by some of the legends in the tiki bartending business.
Source: These young KC bartenders are aiming to be ‘tiki superheroes’ | The Kansas City Star
Frank Lloyd Wrights Hollyhock House is an early example of Mayan Revival
Here it Comes: Another Safe Harbor For Digital Services | The Trichordist
Five mid-century gems in unlikely architecture haven Fort Wayne
What’s Really Warming the World? Climate deniers blame natural factors; NASA data proves otherwise
Activists Sue to Block Plans to Bury 3.6 Million Pounds of Nuclear Waste Near California Beach
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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Open source breeders hope to preserve a handful of important varieties for the farms of the future.
Source: For Seed Rebels, Saving Life’s Building Blocks Has New Urgency | Civil Eats
Peruvian songstress Yma Sumac, a pioneer of exotic, was a legend. That legend was built in Los Angeles.
“We’re being overwhelmed by our waste.”
Source: How The Oceans Became Choked With Plastic
The Archivist: Wild At Heart | The Surfers Journal
Self-Sustainable Lifestyles are Becoming Illegal | Homestead Guru
Tiki bar site Critiki has named Portland’s Hale Pale as the third best tiki bar in the entire world—for the second year in the row.
Source: Portland Bar Named the Number 3 Tiki Bar in the World – Willamette Week
André Staltz – An off-grid social network
Il compositore, direttore d’orchestra e arrangiatore Alessandro Alessandroni è morto a Roma. Aveva da poco compiuto 92 anni. Celebre il suo
Dublin’s Science Gallery hosted an evening of talks by Sea for Society featuring people whose lives revolve around the ocean.
Source: Sea for Society: Surfers Against Sewage and the Science of Ireland’s Water – HeadStuff
A knee-buckling new state-commissioned report warns that if nothing changes, California’s coastal waters will rise at a rate 30 to 40 times faster than in the last century.
Source: Ocean might swallow California sooner than you think – Orange County Register
Defend the Sacred: How Could the Peace Movement Prevail?
Red Bull CEO’s Breitbart-Idolizing Politics
The Jersey Shore circa 1901. “Driveway and beach at Long Branch.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
Source: The Sandpeeper: 1901 | Shorpy | #1 Old Photos
L.A.’s Concrete River Gets Real | NRDC
Going Lala | The Surfers Journal
US Navy schedules latest war games exercise in Gulf of Alaska, without due regard for environmental or community concerns.
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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Takers. Of the free resources. Such as clean air. Takers of money, too. Same guys. Duh.
Source: Money to burn: As the wealthy get wealthier, carbon emissions grow in US states
California towns are winning David. v. Goliath battles with oil companies.
Source: Small California Towns Are Facing Off Against Oil Companies — And Winning | naked capitalism
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Watch skateboard stunts on rooftops of New York
Source: Watch skateboard stunts on rooftops of New York / Boing Boing
Cutting Room: Cover Peripherals | The Surfers Journal
In President Trump’s America, Quentin Tarantino might not have been.
Source: What Does the NEA Fund? – 7 Famous Movies Funded by the NEA
Will Amazon Destroy More US Jobs Than China? | naked capitalism
Now we’ll know what the government thought about climate change when it still believed in it.
Source: You Can Now Access The EPA Website As It Existed Before Trump | Co.Exist | ideas + impact