Links for 2/4/16

Guardian photographer David Levene travelled across the San Francisco Bay Area photographing the sites that transformed one of the great cities of the world

Source: San Francisco, then and now


 

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The apartments at 310, 320, and 330 Esplanade in Pacifica, California are literally hanging over the edge of a cliff. Rain, storms, and rising ocean levels are steadily eroding the sandy bluffs on …

Source: Video: cliffside apartment buildings near San Francisco are about to fall / Boing Boing


 

Source: Thrillville: Introducing THRILLVILLE PRESS!


 

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Back in ’77 when shorts were short, socks were long and hair was big, professional photographer Nick De Wolf took these excellent shots of young skateboarders or as they were called in the early days Sidewalk Surfers showing off their skillz. These shots were taken in Aspen, Colorado about the time when freestyle skating was [&hellip

Source: Sidewalk Surfers of Seventy Seven – Voices of East Anglia


 

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Links for 12/20/15

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Raising the bar for municipalities across the country, San Diego has adopted one of the nation’s most ambitious plans to cut carbon emissions.

Source: San Diego adopts an ambitious, and legally binding, plan to cut emissions


 

Widespread human trafficking is a big part of why Thailand is now one the world’s biggest shrimp providers, an Associated Press investigative series details.

Source: That shrimp you’re eating may have been peeled and packed by slaves


 

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Links for 12/8/15

Source: ‘I don’t give a **** if we agree’: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s epic rant about climate change | Business Insider


 

The latest music, band and film blogs from the NME.COM team

Source: The Beach Boys’ ‘Christmas Album’ – The Full Story Of The Festival Classic Recorded In The Sunny Summer Of ’64 | NME.COMa


 

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The music Paul Mason remembers falling in love with is undergoing a revival.

Source: Poor-Man’s Speed: Coming of Age in Wigan’s Anarchic Northern Soul Scene | VICE | United Kingdom


 

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Links for 11/22/15

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Mixology 619: The Tiki Cross

Source: Mixology 619: The Tiki Cross


 

Source: Win a guitar from Loog / Boing Boing


 

Biarritz Doctors Can Now Prescribe Surfing To Treat Illnesses

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events


 

The 1960s fashion is far different from the fashion and makeup styles in the earlier decades. The 1960s introduced the mod look. In this era, the glamorous 1960s makeup pays emphasis on the eyes and little less on the other parts of the face.

Source: How to get a 1960s Makeup Look | 1960s Fashion Style


 

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Chitarra Elettrica Meazzi Mustang – Il Calascione Artisti Liutai

Links for 7/2/14

Our Ocean

Fighting, Not Drowning

Plastic garbage in the ocean is mysteriously disappearing

Climate change is life and death

Photo Exhibit ‘Mexican Seas’ At Birch Aquarium Merges Art, Science

How 700 tons of chemical weapons will be turned into 1.5 million gallons of industrial waste at sea: The container ship at the centre of the operation to destroy Bashar al-Assad’s stockpile

Will We Lose the Endgame?

Drugs, Addiction, and Surf: Rocky Romano on Filming Anthony Ruffo

Portraits of Teenagers at Venice Beach, California in the 1970s

Why libertarians apologize for autocracy

A Government’s Dirty Secret: West Papua’s Bloody Reality