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Source: Australian Lawmakers Propose Outlawing Parody, Having A Sense Of Humor | Techdirt

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Can it be true? A working ‘Dick Tracy Wrist Watch’

Source: Can it be true? A working ‘Dick Tracy Wrist Watch’

Languages of the US before European Colonisation

Source: Zealandia drilling reveals secrets of sunken lost continent | World news | The Guardian

Tiki drinking first bloomed after Prohibition, and now—after a protracted decline—it has returned, integrated into the larger classic cocktail canon.

Source: The Birth, Death and Rebirth of Tiki

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

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

Source: Harry Belafonte tells crowd at likely last public appearance: ‘We shall overcome’ | US news | The Guardian

Source: The great climate silence: we are on the edge of the abyss but we ignore it | Clive Hamilton | Environment | The Guardian

Source: Mapping 15 of Los Angeles’s Most Glorious Remaining Googies

Source: the unbelievable story of transgender soul singer jackie shane – i-D

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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
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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

Source: ‘This is a really big deal’: Canada natural gas emissions far worse than feared | World news | The Guardian

Distant volcanic eruptions disrupted climate, a new study suggests, causing life-giving rains along the Nile to fail.

Source: How Volcanoes Caused Violent Uprisings in Cleopatra’s Egypt

The Pacific Southwest Exposition embodied the spirit of 1920s Hollywood: spectacle for its own sake, cheerful vulgarity, and commercial hard sell.

Source: Flappers and Indians in the Dream City: The Jazz Age Ends in Long Beach

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Source: Caliber Truck Co. – Microcosm – SKATE[SLATE]

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Source: Lace Music Products – The Teliki – Custom Electric guitar from Lace.

Source: When Wall Street Owns Main Street — Literally | naked capitalism

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Source: Moondog: the Man on the Street : Free Streaming : Internet Archive

Source: One of world’s largest marine parks created off coast of Easter Island | Environment | The Guardian

Source: Elektroauto Jaguar E-type Zero: “Das schönste Elektroauto der Welt” | heise online

Source: Soul & Mod – Mod Subculture Directory & Soul Events Advertising – Mods

1960s James Bond-inspired retrofuturistic design comes together in a pair of wireless audio speakers that may leave you both shaken and stirred.

Source: Bossa Moonraker Retro-Futuristic Stereo Speaker System – Design Milk

Source: Record Amazon fires stun scientists; sign of sick, degraded forests

Source: I Went Undercover at a Boot Camp for Young Conservatives—Here’s What I Learned | Alternet

Source: Where is the musical underground in 2017? | Music | The Guardian

Source: Tiki Death Punch | Modern Tiki

Tribes people from around the world watch the BBC’s programme Protecting Our Parents.

Source: BBC Two – Tribes, Predators & Me, Web exclusive: Tribes react to care homes

Source: Gin Wong: 5 LA projects by the modern architect – Curbed LA

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The Archivist: The Aquatic Ape | The Surfers Journal

Has Keystone XL Become Obsolete?

Sabine Jessen discusses Trudeau’s plans to increase offshore oil exploration that undermine oceans protection commitments Canada has made.

Source: Canada Undermines Targets for Protecting Oceans by Increasing Oil Exploration

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Journey-based charts from the past can help us track the progression of transportation technology.

Source: Atlas Obscura

Mexico markets Trump themed tp, proceeds help migrants

Source: Boing Boing

Yet another white guy cast in a non-white starring role

In another one of our occasional posts on crazy continental architecture here we look at a groovy German coastguard station on the island Rugen in northern Germany. It may look like it’s in the middle of a field but don’t let these photos deceive you – it’s not, it’s by the sea, where it should [&hellip

Source: Space Age German Lifeguard Station – Voices of East Anglia

Confirmed: California Aquifers Contaminated With Billions Of Gallons of Fracking Wastewater | DeSmogBlog

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There are numerous ruins of Tiahuanaco origin which were later occupied by the Incas. These are sacred places for the peoples of the Andes.

Source: The Precursors of the Inca – Top Documentary Films

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It started back in the 1950s. Bill Haley and Elvis burst onto the scene. Rock ‘n’ roll was born. The guitar took center stage, and it never left.

Source: The Story of the Guitar: The Complete Three-Part Documentary | Open Culture

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Last month, we highlighted for you The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays, a largely-forgotten 1957 educational science film. The production is notable partly because it was shot by Frank Capra, the influential director who had won not one, not two, but three Oscars for best director.

Source: Frank Capra’s Science Film The Unchained Goddess Warns of Climate Change in 1958 | Open Culture

Australian convict pirates in Japan: evidence of 1830 voyage unearthed | Australia news | The Guardian

Vintage Air India route map on a souvenir hand fan

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Source: Forget Everything You Learned In Economics. You Were Totally Lied To.

Dakota Access Pipeline already Leaking Oil & not Completed

We just discovered A Future on Wheels, a longboarding project in Cambodia, that teamed-up with local NGO OBT (Organization for the basic training) to bring

Source: A Future on Wheels – Longboarding Project in Cambodia » Blog Archive » Longboard Girls Crew

The Decolonial Atlas | Re-imagining the world.

Googie World Expo April 9 & 22

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Googie World Expo April 9 & 22

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