Links for 8/20/17

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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: Indigenous sovereignty is on the rise. Can it shape the course of history? | Julian Brave NoiseCat | Opinion | The Guardian


 

Source: Indigenous archaeological find in Kakadu recasts Australian history – video | Australia news | The Guardian


 

Surfin’ with The Astronauts album cover

Source: Is Surfing More Sport or Religion? – The Atlantic


 

The Archivist: The Spot | The Surfers Journal


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Links for 8/11/17

Source: Cinephonics Props Rental Recording / Audio


 

Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”


 

The garbage patch may cover as much as 2.6 million square kilometers, that is 1.5 times the size of Texas. Similarly to the patch in the North Pacific, the one in the South was formed due to a mix …

Source: Scientists Have Confirmed a Garbage Patch 1.5 Times the Size of Texas in the South Pacific | One Green Planet


 

“Inside Utopia” versammelt Design-Ideen von Architekten der Moderne

Source: Bildband “Inside Utopia”


 

the world’s largest collection


 

Source: A million bottles a minute: worlds plastic binge as dangerous as climate change | Environment | The Guardian


 

World has three years left to stop dangerous climate change, warn experts | Environment


Going old school with some new tools

Source: One Shipping Company Is Ditching Carbon Emissions For HighTech Sailing | Popular Science


 

US-born artist Aaron Gach and Egyptian-born musician Cherine Amr speak to the WSWS about their experiences.

Source: Artists who were harassed at the US border speak out – World Socialist Web Site

Links for 8/8/17

Back in September 1964 Life magazine published a special issue dedicated to Japan. One article called ‘The Young in Rebellion’ explored the youth culture of the country. Amongst the words were these wonderful black and white photos that captured the spirit of Japanese youth. The first part of the article deals with teenage runaways. Each year thousands of youngsters [&hellip

Source: The Young in Rebellion – Japanese Teens in 1964 – Voices of East Anglia


 

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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events


The water level rises ever higher with each passing year. Every high tide brings the sea into their homes.

Source: The drowning villages of Indonesia | | Al Jazeera


 

Source: Jack ONeill, surf legend behind the modern wetsuit, dies | US news | The Guardian


 

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Links for 8/2/17

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Video: a Random Square Metre & the Silent Killer

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events


 

What must be done to alleviate the coming climate change catastrophe.

Source: Telling the Climate Truth | naked capitalism


 

Source: In Neanderthal DNA, Signs of a Mysterious Human Migration – The New York Times


 

A Plastic Planet is a grassroots organisation campaigning for a Plastic Free Aisle in supermarkets. It’s easy for you to join in – find out how!

Source: A Plastic Planet – A Plastic Free Aisle


 

Source: Tribes Spanning the US-Mexico Border – The Decolonial Atlas


 

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