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Source: RIP John Severson, Surfer Magazine founder / Boing Boing
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John Severson, Surfer Who Illustrated Allure of Waves, Dies at 83
Journey-based charts from the past can help us track the progression of transportation technology.
Source: Atlas Obscura
Tiki is making a comeback. Since the mid-90s, tiki subculture has morphed from sub rosa to vibrant in California.
Source: Kooky for Tiki? Check out this guy’s amazing Huntington Beach backyard – Orange County Register
Last fall The Ocean Cleanup found 1,000 large pieces of plastic in two hours in the Pacific Ocean during their first aerial reconnaissance mission. The Dutch foundation announced today they’ve…
Source: The Ocean Cleanup raises $21.7 million to begin cleaning Pacific Ocean
Source: Environmentally Friendly Can Collar – Ambalaj
How to Throw a Tiki Party | Tasting Table
Video: Friday Morning – Toots, One Session
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic | Informed Comment
My mother was a dictionary. She was one of the last ?uent speakers of our tribal language. She knew dozens of words that nobody else knew. When she died, we buried all of those words with her. My m…
Source: Eulogy, a Poem by Sherman Alexie | Literary Hub
‘Listen to the dead whale’s wake-up call, look closer and see what plastic pollution does to the ocean.’
Source: A Giant Beached Whale Illustrates the Plastic Pollution Problem — Plastic Pollution Coalition
The Italian design firm Stefano Boeri Architetti is planning a “forest city” for China, modeled after the firm’s completed green towers in Milan.
Source: Stefano Boeri Architetti builds tree-covered skyscrapers in China
One of only two dozen ever made, a super rare vintage BTR-3 tape machine from Abbey Road Studios has been found in Southampton University.
Source: Super rare Abbey Road tape machine discovered at student radio station
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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
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
We Can’t Afford Cuts to Coastal Management | NRDC
Source: A crash course on creation myths / Boing Boing
Source: Inuit cartography: maps carved in driftwood / Boing Boing
There was no desire to shatter the square society…only to elude it
Source: History Of Surfing: Surfing’s Beat Generation
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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
Historical Series of Phenological data for Cherry Tree Flowering at Kyoto City(and March Mean Temperature Reconstructi
Source: Cherry blossom phenology and temperature reconstructions at Kyoto
A Message From the End of the World – The New York Times
Are we trashing the places we love? The toxic truths at the heart of surfing | Jock Serong
WannaSurf – Free illustrated atlas of surf spots and surfing worldwide with maps of surf spots, detailed descriptions and photos. All the best weather and forecast maps. An interactive environment provides messages, reports and data editing.
Source: Mozambique – WannaSurf, surf spots atlas, surfing photos, maps, GPS location
This is awesome! (be sure to watch the video)
Source: Dutch Trains Are World’s First to Run on 100% Wind Power
The last known Tasmanian tiger died more than eight decades ago. It has become the stuff of textbook sketches and yellowing photographs. But now, researchers are launching a new search.
Source: Back From The Dead? Reported Sightings Fuel Hope For Return Of Tasmanian Tigers : The Two-Way : NPR
Hundreds of millions of salmon are presumed dead along the US west coast amid fears that ocean life is being wiped out following the Fukushima disaster.
Source: Hundreds Of Millions Of Salmon Feared Dead On US West Coast – Your News Wire
Trump presidency opens door to planet-hacking geoengineer experiments | Environment | The Guardian
One company wants to turn pollution into shelter.
Source: Can Ocean Plastics Make Homes For The Poor? | Popular Science
Source: Incredible Afrobeat music from Mali / Boing Boing
The Angkor Wat alternative: exploring Cambodia’s forgotten ruins | Travel | The Guardian
The Ruins of the Unsustainable
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