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
Source: Glossing Over a Genocide | East Bay Express
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According to University of Texas at Austin professor Raj Patel, an expert in ecology and food systems, our demand for meat is driving the sixth mass extinction. Patel is one of many leading academics who contemplate declaring a new age on Earth, called the Anthropocene, since “the fossils of soon-to-be extinct animals will form a line in the rocks of the future.”
Source: How Factory Farming Is Driving the Sixth Mass Extinction (Video) | Alternet
Source: Cutting Room: The Caretaker of Intangible Ingredients | The Surfers Journal
Source: Top 4 Easy Ways For Your Band To Go Green – MTT – Music Think Tank
It happened – an old dj fav of mine in a skate video.
Source: Maker Update #46: Make an Rapa Nui 3D printed bobblehead / Boing Boing
New and old tiki bars that will blow your mind with their exotica playlists, velvet paintings and strong, carefully-crafted drinks.
Source: The Best Tiki Bars in Southern California | L.A. Weekly
The quest for speed at the dawn of the Shortboard Revolution. Excerpted from the new issue of TSJ.
Source: Edge Boards and The Mysterious Mr. X | The Surfers Journal
Cars, clothes, diamonds and jets: it’s time we addressed just how much the wealthy are hurting the planet.
Source: Rich and famous lifestyles are damaging the environment in untold ways
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
It has long been thought sea frolicking has many health benefits. Using seawater for medical purposes even has a name: thalassotherapy.
Source: Why swimming in the ocean is good for you – Business Insider
Renewable energy in the U.S. isn’t as strong as it is in developing countries, and it’s important to understand why.
Source: themotleyfool Why Latin America and China Are Beating the U.S. in Renewable Energy
Terry Klemm and Reg Bell were two of the biggest names in Victorian board-making throughout the ’60s and ’70s and together ran one of Australia’s most respected, innovative labels, namely Klemm-Bell Surfboards.
And now an overdue reunion of surfers, workers, fans and Terry and Reg themselves is on the way – and already over 100 Klemm-Bell boards are registered along with many of the KB shapers, glassers and teamriders throughout the years.
Many attendees haven’t seen each other for 25-30 years so it should be one amazing day – even got Murray Walding’s band the Southside Hodads playing.
Everybody is welcome – Sunday January 8, 10am to 4pm, 40-58 Melbourne Rd. Williamstown Vicco
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
The Global Human Settlement Layer was launched at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III).
Quelle: New satellite image database maps the dynamics of human presence on Earth – European Commission
Thom asks whether nature should be protected with rights just like corporations do.
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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Earth is in the danger zone, and every day we burn fossil fuels brings it closer to destruction.
Source: We’re Past the Point of No Return for Climate Change
It’s a musical computer for your home.
Source: Watch A ’60s Magician Play The Mellotron | Atlas Obscura
Kelly Slater has employed his hefty social media following in the search for surfboards stolen from the Malibu home of Beastie Boys rapper Michael Diamond, also known as Mike D.
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
This is the original yellowish-white and blue fiberglass surfboard that is pictured on the classic Beach Boys album covers for “Surfin’ Safari” (1962) and “Surfer Girl” (1963), as well as in other phot
Source: Array | The Original Beach Boys Surfboard
Reflections On Midget:
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Don’t pee on a jellyfish sting, and other venom no-nos / Boing Boing
Four-tuskers, hoe-tuskers, shovel-tuskers, all wiped out by climate change or human – now only a fragment of this family remains
West Papua is fighting for independence from Indonesia — but will it win regional solidarity for its efforts?
Source: Good-bye, Indonesia
Down In The Jungle Room by Elvis Presley. Conclusive proof that Presley’s crown hardly slipped at all. Record Collector is the world’s leading authority on rare and collectable records
Source: Down In The Jungle Room – Record Collector Magazine
Carolina talks Theremin – An overview for composers and music lovers was uploaded by: carolinaeyckvideosDuration: 1008Rating:
Source: Everything You Wanted To Know About The Theremin, But Were Afraid To Ask – Synthtopia
Harvesting Guitars from the Bones of New York City | GuitarPlayer
Ocean waste is a serious problem for companies emotionally and physically connected to the sea, said the founder of outdoor clothing company Finisterre in a recent Guardian debate, but that connection also gives them a strong incentive to find solutions. Here we profile some of the companies doing just that
Smart About Sharks: a great new children’s book from illustrator Owen Davey – Creative Review
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For many of us making furniture out of wood is fun, but finishing it is a royal pain in the neck. A lot of this comes down to your finishing process: If you’re spraying, you need a dust-free room with exhaust ventilation; if you’re using boiled linseed oil, you need
Source: A Forgotten 18th-Century French Tool for Finishing Furniture
Skateboards gibt es in unzähligen Formen, Farben und Materialien. Wenn du auf hochwertige Bretter aus Holz stehst, solltest du das schwedische Unternehmen Malmötrafiken im Auge behalten. Gegründet wurde es von den IndustriedesignernOskar Lundgren und Isabe
Source: Malmötrafiken schnitzt Skateboards in Handarbeit
Broken kingpins and misc skateboard junk
Source: Broken Kingpins
Source: sa ka roulé !: Retro Vintage 59
An algae cultivator, a surf company and a team of Southern California academics have joined forces to create a sustainable surf board.
Source: Have surfers discovered the future of sustainable design? | 2degrees Community | 2degrees
Video:: The Blu / Stable Fistral Classic 2015
