Aztec style is big news this summer – here’s our pick of the best pieces
Source: The 10 best Aztec looks for your home – in pictures | Life and style | The Guardian
LA declares Ritchie Valens Day on 75th anniversary of his birth
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers formally rules that 8,500-year-old Kennewick Man, a.k.a. the Ancient One, belonged to a Native American tribe.
For $20 I really like this new Matone dual USB battery pack! I haven’t found anything better at this price. The Matone battery is a great combo. I’ve tried water and damage resistant ba…
Source: $20 Water resistant, solar charging, 10000mAh power bank / Boing Boing
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I have an open fire and spend my evenings tanning animal and fish skins, and carving wood
Source: Experience: I am 16 and live alone in the wilderness | Life and style | The Guardian
Found an abandoned garage during a hot July session and decided to film a mellow one in the shade to make you smile…boss setup: Bastl Boards “Walzer”/ Cloudride “Ozones”music by Barefoot Basement (www.barefootbasement.at)thanks to the Linz crew and the “blind” security guards to make this happen.Riding: Rene SchmidFilming: Rene Nocker, Andy Marva
Source: Garage Siesta › GoShredTV
Back in the ‘70s, a skateboarder from Northern California was blazing new ground. His name was Rick Blackhart, and he skated with reckless abandon and pure aggression. Tunnel’s Rick Blackhart didn’t ride any old decks. He would design skateboards with his fellow Tunnel Team member Kevin “KT” Thatcher. They would take solid alder, router […]
Source: Tunnel Blackhart Model – LongBoardLarry
Captured by pirates or stranded at sea for years, all these people are a testament to the strength of the human spirit.
Source: These Real-Life Castaways Survived The Harsh Conditions Of The Sea Against All Odds
If the idea of a cross-country road trip to five Tiki bars in five different states seems daunting, The Hukilau will make it easy for you during the 15th annual gathering of Polynesian Pop enthusia…
Source: The Hukilau guests to take a Tiki Road Trip; new Shag merchandise in the works
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Archaeologists say the mummified remains, found near one of the oldest cities in the Americas, probably belong to a noblewoman aged 40 to 50
Source: Discovery of 4,500-year-old female mummy sheds light on ancient Peru
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Source: Put This On • The Miyuki-Zoku, 1964 David Marx posted this great…
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
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Going veggie would cut global food emissions by two thirds and save millions of lives – new study
New research factors in collapsing Antarctic ice sheet that could double the sea-level rise to two metres by 2100 if emissions are not cut
Source: Sea levels set to ‘rise far more rapidly than expected’ | Environment | The Guardian
Nerdwriter Evan Puschak put together a video about The Ren & Stimpy Show, a “seminal cartoon of the animation renaissance.” When the psychotic chihuahua and imbecilic cat debuted in…
Source: Why Ren and Stimpy was one of the greatest cartoon series ever
Source: Good Vibrations – How Not To Get Your Art Into a Beach Boys World Tour: Col Chandler, Aussie Artist
Patty McGee
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I wasn’t expecting much from jazz bagpipe, but this is great.
Source: Jazz bagpiper Rufus Harley on “I’ve Got a Secret” (1996)
The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational competition got underway at 8am (local time) today in monstrous waves at world-famous…
Source: Gladiators, Monster Waves | Quiksilver
Source: Yale Environment 360: Scientists find new large lizard species on remote Papua New Guinea island
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Source: The Reality of Touring Revenue From Someone Who Has Done It For 32 Years | The Trichordist
Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his stunning seahorse image titled Gold
Source: Underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners – in pictures
Source: January 2016 was Earth’s warmest month yet.
Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark were behind the turtle’s rescue mission. They bought the turtles for $5
Source: Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea
Chills and cross-steps along Montreal’s St. Lawrence River.
Source: Wave Stand Still | Surfer Magazine
At the end of January, Hamburg, the second biggest German city, introduced a new set of environmentally friendly recommendations through its “Guide for ecologically friendly supplying”.
Source: Hamburg, a green city – Surfrider
Source: Coral bleach impact – Fiji Times Online
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John Penlington reports on Australia’s surf culture, its impact on surf-lifesaving clubs and life in general.
Source: Surfing Story – 31 May 1964
