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.
In June 1943, L.A. witnessed some of its most surreal scenes of street violence: sailors coursing through the city streets in their Navy uniforms, carrying sticks and targeting anyone wearing a zoot suit.
Source: Los Angeles’ 1943 War on the Zoot Suit
Source: 25% of people shot to death by LA police were unarmed. No cops were prosecuted.
Die afrikanische Inselgruppe Sansibar ist stark vom Tourismus geprägt. Auf der einen Seite ist das gut so, weil die Besucher aus aller Welt viel Geld dort lassen. Auf der anderen Seite wird der Müll, den die Touristen auf dem Archipel im Atlantik lassen, z
Source: Bottle Up will das Glasmüll-Problem in Sansibar lösen
There’s a secret world of hidden independent nations, with their own populations, governments – and football leagues. In fact, you’ve almost certainly visited one without realising.
Source: The countries that don’t exist
