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Climate refugees cannot be sent back home, United Nations rules in landmark decision

The case for … making low-tech ‘dumb’ cities instead of ‘smart’ ones

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Skateboard shop in LA and It’s large collection

California sues tech investor Vinod Khosla over beach access, reviving bitter legal battle

Mantra Skateboards

Makaha Skateboards

Morris J-Type van gets electric reboot after 58-year hiatus

Rampart Records’ essential box set mines East L.A.’s 1960s and ’70s soul-funk scene

Kris Hall – walk like a samba – vid by Laura Holman

One of the poorest, most desperate regions in Appalachia is experiencing an economic miracle thanks to fiber run by a New Deal-era co-op

Stacia Ahina & Ashley Ahina | Midday Longboard Surfing in Hawaii

The brutal history of Bougainville – in pictures

Unheard Voices, Unique Perspectives

Climate Change Will Cost Us Even More Than We Think

Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence

The Oceans We Know Won’t Survive Climate Change

Six takeaways from The Post’s analysis of the globe’s fastest-warming areas

If defending life on Earth is extremist, we must own that label

No, You’re Not Tripping On Peyote, Plastic Made From Cactus Exists

Neil Fujita: The Man Behind the Look and Feel of Jazz

The Locations of Jim Rockford’s House Trailer & Office on the Rockford Files TV Show

and The Beach Boys debut album shot at Paradise Cover

Lib Tech Surfboards: Eco-friendly and Never Trendy

“Lady Shred” – Beth O’Rourke

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

A Beautiful Pandemonium

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

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Ignored By Big Telecom, Detroit’s Marginalized Communities Are Building Their Own Internet – Motherboard

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Source: Why ‘Bushman banter’ was crucial to hunter-gatherers’ evolutionary success | Inequality | The Guardian

Source: Honda’s new classic Super Cub motorscooter looks as good today as it did 60 years ago / Boing Boing

There’s a new Sims documentary coming out soon and we had a chance to chat with Scott Clum who has been working on it for some time. For more info on Tom, see

Source: New Tom Sims Documentary – Pure Juice | Concrete Wave Magazine

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Video: Sea of Joy – Wayne, Nat, Ted & Crew
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

Source: Charles Phoenix: Addicted to Americana – Book Launch Party

Source: Rare Surf Tees – Vintage classic retro surf t-shirts, singlets and hoodies

Source: How Alexander Girard’s Folk Art Obsession Changed The Course Of Modernism

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Pumptrack Challenge in Deutschland und der Schweiz wird es auch in diesem Jahr wieder geben. Das Erfolgsrzept setzt sich durch.

Source: Pumptrack Events in der Schweiz – 40inch Longboardmagazin

BANG! The Bert Berns Story

The Jersey Shore circa 1900. “The beach at Long Branch.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Source: A Distant Shore: 1900 | Shorpy | #1 Old Photos

Trump exposes National Parks to oil company drilling

Source: Germans are funky? These bootylicious ‘funk fever’ compilations prove it! | Dangerous Minds

Steve McQueen’s long missing ‘Bullitt’ Mustang found / Boing Boing

I pledge to stand in resistance to Donald Trump’s assault on America’s clean air, clean water, climate, wildlife, civil rights, reproductive rights, gender and racial equality, and freedom of speech and religion.

Source: Pledge of Resistance to Donald Trump’s Assault on America’s Environment, Democracy and Civil Rights

Iron dissolved by air pollution may increase ocean potential to trap carbon

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Defend California from Federal and Civil Rights Rollbacks | NRDC

Why the Dakota Access Pipeline Doesn’t Make Economic Sense | naked capitalism

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Source: For The Love Of Garage Music | The Huffington Post

Stuart Wilson, 37, describes his discovery of the lost city of Trellech after spending his life savings of £32,000 on buying a field in South Wales

Source: History fan finds medieval settlement after spending his life savings on Welsh field – video | Science

Source: Mark Zuckerberg sues over 100 Hawaiians to force them to sell them their ancestral land

The neuroscience of changing your mind

The worst could happen if Colorado River flows fall as low as they were from 2000 to 2005.

Source: Lake Powell could dry up in as little as six years, study says | Local news | tucson.com

It was the apogee of ‘yacht rock,’ the ineluctable, smooth sound then dominant in southern California. Slick production, highly melodic music, and clean vocals were the hallmarks of the genre. Thematic concerns ranged from personal ads to margaritas.

Source: The Yacht Rock Counterrevolution | Jacobin

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Maps lie: countries that fit inside other countries

Source: Maps lie: countries that fit inside other countries

Die Forscherin Sylvia Earle warnt vor einer historischen Krise der Ozeane. 90 Prozent der großen Fische und die Hälfte aller Korallen sind bereits verschwunden. Ist der Ozean noch zu retten?

Source: Bedrohter Ozean: „Das Paradies geht verloren“

With the Summer Olympics upon us, we are reminded of the highest levels of human athleticism. Swimming is an event closely related to all bodysurfers. At an Olympic level, swimming is an incredible…

Source: Competitive Swimming and Bodysurfing | Swell Lines

This Crazy Vintage Ceramic Guitar Is a Mystery No More—Here’s Who Made It

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Source: What’s inside a girl: An interview with former Cramps member Fur Dixon

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Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia

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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