Water Bathing Event – Surfrider
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The Jersey Shore circa 1901. “The Beach at Asbury Park.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
Source: 42,000 Days Ago …
Why is a ton of trash washing up on beaches in Hong Kong? It’s a mystery!
But we have a guess.
Source: Why is a ton of trash washing up on beaches in Hong Kong? It’s a mystery!
Whether you are shouting “tax the rich” into a megaphone or urging mass copyright infringement against he MLK estate it’s still important to wear your pearls! “Progressive…
Atlantic City circa 1908. “Bathing beach and Steeplechase Pier.” With signs advertising Vaudeville as well as what may or may not be the restrooms. 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
Source: The Human Tide: 1908 | Shorpy Historic Picture Archive
Video: Surfing the Eisbach
Vogue’s 21st Century Man (1939)
Tiki Joint Super Power Gets Its Origin Story in Crown Heights
This bijou coastal retreat on stilts owes a debt to wartime sea forts
Source: Redshank beach house review – in deepest Essex, cork tiles are back | Art and design | The Guardian
Most cities are indigenous, insofar as they are built on the lands of dispossessed first peoples. Paul Daley, Guardian Australia’s leading voice on Indigenous history, explores whether a city’s ‘indigeneity’ is just a matter of population – or if culture and equality count just as much
Source: Which is the worlds most indigenous city? | Cities | The Guardian
Americans Love Our Beaches, But Who Will Protect Them?
A Horde of Giant Spider Crabs Has Amassed Off Melbourne
Science fiction, wrote literary critic Northrop Frye, is “a mode of romance with a strong inherent tendency towards myth.” The appeal of the genre, in
Source: Punch| Diagnosing the Tiki Psyche
The seashore used to be a scary place, then it became a place of respite and vacation. What happened?
Source: Inventing the Beach: The Unnatural History of a Natural Place
The other day, we made a caramelized pineapple syrup by cooking chunks of pineapple on the stovetop with a little bit of sugar, then combining that with more sugar and water to make it into a usabl…
Source: After the Luau
Ferry Surfing
Warning against dangers to “workers, communities, and our environment,” more than 450 environmental advocacy groups called on Congress to reject the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Source: ‘Free Trade’ Will Kill Climate Movement, Hundreds of Groups Warn Congress
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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
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Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N? Hulu Ali‘i | LACMA
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You Know You Should Use Sunscreen. But Are You Using It Right?
Fort McMurray and the Fires of Climate Change
10 Buildings That Prove Solar Can Be Beautiful
Melting ice sheets changing the way the Earth wobbles on its axis, says Nasa
Scientists have found a way to recycle sunlight, and it could cause a solar-power revolution
Story of cities #3: the birth of Baghdad was a landmark for world civilisation
Everything You Should Know About Sound
The Case For Optimism On Climate Change
Pickled Onions Are the Perfect DIY Gift for the Cocktail Lover in Your Life
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Hardline tactics succeed in keeping outsiders away from Boyle Heights, the Latino community that is the last holdout to Los Angeles gentrification
Source: ‘Hope everyone pukes on your artisanal treats’: fighting gentrification, LA-style
Dancing auf dem Longboard
Fela Kuti’s jazzy, pre-Afrobeat party music