Litmus helped shake the surfing world awake to the fact that stylish, flowing surfing didn’t fade out with the advent of the tri-finned shortboard, and that the act of surfing itself is far richer than a set of saleable cliches.
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
This is the original yellowish-white and blue fiberglass surfboard that is pictured on the classic Beach Boys album covers for “Surfin’ Safari” (1962) and “Surfer Girl” (1963), as well as in other phot
Source: Array | The Original Beach Boys Surfboard
Reflections On Midget:
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
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Don’t pee on a jellyfish sting, and other venom no-nos / Boing Boing
Four-tuskers, hoe-tuskers, shovel-tuskers, all wiped out by climate change or human – now only a fragment of this family remains
West Papua is fighting for independence from Indonesia — but will it win regional solidarity for its efforts?
Source: Good-bye, Indonesia
The worst predicted impacts of climate change are starting to happen — and much faster than climate scientists expected
Source: The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here – Rolling Stone
We should all get the chance to escape the city and enjoy leisure — without the hefty ecological footprint.
Source: Seize the Hamptons
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The Optimal Route for Visiting Every U.S. National Park
Source: The Optimal Route for Visiting Every U.S. National Park
Alcohol is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, finds study
Source: What’s inside a girl: An interview with former Cramps member Fur Dixon
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Source: Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia / Boing Boing
Skyscraper city: how New York was built – in pictures
Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper – Australian designed and owned 1950s retro style camper
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Biodiversity across much of Earth has recently dropped below safe levels. Here are some of the species we’ve lost just this century.
Source: Animals That Went Extinct In The 21st Century [Infographic]
Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems.
Researchers confirm that as yet unnamed whale previously sighted by Japanese fishermen was previously unknown to science
Source: New species of Pacific beaked whale confirmed | Environment | The Guardian
Rare trio of life size posters from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Source: Ace Records
Pacific islands nations consider world’s first treaty to ban fossil fuels
Source: vintage everyday: 20 Surf Photos That Show Women Making Waves from the 1930s through the 1960s
Giffords Circus’s show is touring the UK. Photographer Tom Pilston goes behind the scenes to meet the performers
Source: The Painted Wagon Wild West show – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian
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New Zealanders raise millions to buy beach and donate it to the public / Boing Boing
Video: Salt of the Earth
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The Jersey Shore circa 1901. “The Beach at Asbury Park.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
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