Links for 5/20/23

Time-lapse map of the colonization (and decolonization) of Africa

How the Parking Garage Conquered the City

Ocean Ramsey on what to do in a shark attack

Hawaii’s beaches are disappearing due to climate change

Mexico celebrated through the eyes of designers – in pictures

Could Niche Web Communities Come Back?

The Oceans Are Missing Their Rivers

@theblakemorgan on AI Bros

America’s Prehistoric High Rise Apartment Complex

Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay

The Oldest Surviving Los Angeles Restaurants

When an oil spill hits an island – in pictures

Tales of the Rat Fink

Revealed: how world’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’

How to make swimwear sustainable: check the material, wash smart, and make it last

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Links for 31/12/22

Bastards of the Party: a ­documentary about why gangs emerged in L.A.

‘Seas are becoming landfills’: the Senegalese surfer saving a beach – and a way of life – from plastic

Mass of Microplastics Raining on Auckland Weighs as Much as 3 Million Plastic Bottles Yearly, Study Finds

Man Who Drew Bug Eyed Monsters at archive.org

John Oliver points out some problems with tech monopolies

With Love…The James Hunter Six

Travel By Air, The Golden Years: 1920s-1960s

Summertime – The Royals

links for 12/20/22

Rockabilly Pioneer Charlie Gracie Passes Away

The search for an AC that doesn’t destroy the planet

Fired? Why cooperatives might be your next career choice in tech

Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: ‘We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses. It’s time to stand our ground’

Cartoonist Kayfabe talks paintings by Robert Williams, founder of Juxtapoz magazine and ZAP comix artist

The Ghosts of Antarctica Will Haunt the End of the World

Biden’s Campaign for “Digital Democracy” Is Really a Giveaway to Big Tech

The Game Is Rigged: Rethinking The Creator Economy | What Works with Tara McMullin

John’s Beachcombing Museum is an eco-friendly attraction made from objects found on the beach

The Chimbu, a tribe in Papua New Guinea paints skeletons on themselves to strike fear in their enemies

Minimal Maintenance

Melodians Steel Band – Für Elise (1972) Rare UK Funky Instrumental Reggae

Links for 7/11/17

Skateboarding’s ascent to the Summer Olympic Games in 2020 may have finally established it as a legitimate sport, but it’s had a plentiful share of trials of tribulations.

Source: From illegal to Olympic sport: Skateboarding in Vancouver through the ages – British Columbia – CBC News


 

Sounds Of The Unexpected by Various Artists (Fun Time) on Ace Records

Source: Various Artists (Fun Time) – Sounds Of The Unexpected – Ace Records


 

Monika Pon-Su-San passed away on the 14th June from natural causes in Johannesburg. She was 86. In 1952 she met the Russian artist, Vladimir Tretchikoff, while she was working at her …

Source: Tretchikoff’s “Chinese Lady” Monika Pon-Su-San has passed – The South African Art Times


 

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Source: Immerse yourself in the very strange world of wonderfully weird (and rare) records | Dangerous Minds


 

What its like to be a marine conservationist – The i newspaper online iNews


 

Update on the Sacred Headwaters Project so Far in 2017 | Pachamama Alliance

New Tiki Bar in Las Vegas

The place is called Frankie’s Tiki Room. On Otto von Stroheim’s Tiki Events mailing list I read it’s an authenticly styled bar with lots of bamboo, tapa and contemporary Tiki art. Reportedly the drinks are very good!

Here’s a quote from the newsletter:

Frankie’s Tiki Room, the only authentic tiki bar in Las Vegas, invites guests to experience the one-of-a-kind tiki environment complemented by traditional carvings, original Polynesian art, a full bar and gaming.

Frankie’s Tiki Room is a unique combination of South Seas exotica and modern primitivism, with just a hint of Las Vegas kitsch.  Frankie’s was founded by P Moss, the creator of the infamous Double Down Saloon, located in Las Vegas and New York City.  One hundred percent original and deeply rooted in tiki tradition, Frankie’s is the place where guests can escape to the fantasy any hour of the day or night.  Whether it’s ordering from the menu of exotic rum drinks and traditional cocktails in the tiki lounge, gambling at the bar, admiring the carvings or enjoying the music, Frankie’s Tiki Room does it in classic Las Vegas style.

The interior of Frankie’s was built by Bamboo Ben, the world’s foremost tiki bar designer and grandson of Eli Hedley, who created the décor for the legendary Aku Aku at the Stardust.  Frankie’s link to Las Vegas’ tiki past also includes original carvings by Tiki Bosko, who created exotic works of art not only at the Tropicana, but also the short lived but greatly missed Taboo Cove at the Venetian.  Frankie’s signature tiki is a monstrous island warrior by Crazy Al Evans, surrounded by extraordinary carvings by Tiki Ray and the much revered godfather of all tiki carvers, Leroy Schmaltz.

For additional information, visit www.frankiestikiroom.com

Frankie’s Tiki Room
1712 W. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89102