Retro wheels: Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e by Garage Italia
Tiki-style, Hawaiian dress was the all the talk in the 1960s
How were vinyl records made in the 1950s?
What to Know About JFK’s Wild 1960s Bar-Packed Hotel, Opening Today
The Inverted World Map – Variations on a Blue Marble
A man spear fishing at night in Hawaii, 1940s
The zero-waste revolution: how a new wave of shops could end excess packaging
Complex societies gave birth to big gods, not the other way around: study
Randy Nauert of The Challengers uploaded this footage from the 40s.
Pachucos and Teddy Boys: How Generations of Youth in the U.S. and U.K. Borrowed From Each Other
Benjamin Munday the Sheer Joy of Moondog
Help Beat Arctic Oil In Court!
A forecasting tool reveals which cities will be affected as different portions of the ice sheet melt, say scientists.
Source: Nasa forecast: Which cities will flood as ice melts? – BBC News
Living in a parking lot amid Santa Barbara’s wealth is a kind of middle-class homelessness
Pachucos: Not Just Mexican-American Males or Juvenile Delinquents
Seven charts that explain the plastic pollution problem
This Seaweed-Based Edible Packaging Could Help Save Our Seas
The never before seen images were taken by photographer Hugh Holland, and are being run in a Hollywood gallery as part of an exhibition called Silver. Skate. Seventies.
Source: California skateboarding revolution captured in photos | Daily Mail Online
It’s Not Climate Change ?- ?It’s Everything Change
George Takei: “They interned my family. Don’t let them do it to Muslims.” / Boing Boing
Grasberg mine in the Indonesian region has been a source of untold wealth for its owners, but local communities say it has brought poverty and oppression
Video: Maybe Tomorrow
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Researchers used bone collagen (protein) sequences to determine the species of 20 previously unidentifiable bone fragments
A short film documents the streets of Bunker Hill, a corner of downtown that holds a special place in city lore.
Source: A Split-Screen Tour of Los Angeles, Seventy Years Ago and Today – The New Yorker
A Tiny Spock Leaning on a 1964 Buick Riviera Is the Best Hot Wheels Car Ever
Australia’s natural wonder is in mortal danger. Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest. Using exclusive photographs and new data, a Guardian special report investigates how the reef has been devastated – and what can be done to save it
Source: The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare | Environment | The Guardian
World’s first grid-connected tidal array almost complete
Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N? Hulu Ali‘i | LACMA
This short Cinesound documentary from Ken G Hall boasts beautifully filmed visuals, with surfers seen in silhouette and sunlight bouncing off the water. (Video excerpt 3.14 minutesalso has educational notes. This clip chosen to be PG)
Source: Thrill of the Surf (1949) clip 1 on ASO – Australia’s audio and visual heritage online
While everyone buys the latest cars in the market, there are group of people in Hyderabad who’ve gone in the opposite direction – they look for vintage The 47-year-old IT professional is the proud owner of two vintage cars ‘Premier President 1972’ & ‘Premier Padmini Deluxe BE’ which was gifted to him in 1983 when India won the first world cup. He also owns a ambassador of 1970 model.
Source: Vintage is evergreen: Meet Hyderabad’s car lovers | The News Minute
Photographer Dave Sandford witnesses the sheer raw power and force of waves breaking in stormy conditions on one of Canada’s Great Lakes – Lake Erie.
Source: Lake Erie’s wild waves caught on camera by Dave Sandford
Source: Retro To Go: Modern-day Dansette: 1960s-style GPO Retro Bermuda record player with legs
Photos of Greenland’s Inuit communities show a way of life vanishing with the ice
Source: Gone with the Ice
‘If you want to see a pause and you don’t understand statistics…it is very easy to find a pause.’
Source: Study refutes global warming pause
The Tongva are part of the past, present, and future of the Arroyo Seco.
Source: Outreach: The Tongva are the Native People of Los Angeles
Source: Tiki lounge comes to Portland this winter | Urban Eye
[The Washington Post] A new scientific analysis highlights the role of corporate donations in creating doubt about climate change.
