more about the upcoming twofer-CD at Ace Records

Very nice and compact analysis about the Italian western soundtracks recorded between the mid 60s and the mid 70s. My only criticism would be that the presenter is furthering the “alternative fact” that The Shadows recorded Surf Music. I’m not linking to the English wikipedia for the same reason.

Pentagon revised Obama-era report to remove risks from climate change

This alchemist’s guide to alcoholic beverages is clever and lovely

Why pristine lakes are filled with toxins

Greg Noll Ricky Griggs Surfing Hawaii 1967 Paipo Board

Climate Change Will Leave Many Pacific Islands Uninhabitable by Mid-Century, Study Says

A real-life Lord of the Flies: the troubling legacy of the Robbers Cave experiment

Video profile of Ghost World creator Daniel Clowes

The Big Kahuna’s Dilemma: How to Live in a Darwinian Universe

Star Trek’s 50-year mission: to shine a light on the best of humankind

Ten guitars – NZ-made guitars

Nationally Significant Surf break to be destroyed – For a Cycle Way?

The West’s forgotten black cowboys: African-American ranch hands who got all the worst jobs, rode the lamest horses but were Banned from brothels

Eating out increases levels of phthalates in the body, study finds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBKGPnXL1y4

Displacement of low-income families in San Francisco

Skateboarding, not surfing, should be California’s official state sport

Nokie Edwards, the Ventures’ influential lead guitarist, dies at 82

Sonny & Cher go to The Haunted House Nightclub in Hollywood

Asia-Pacific Survey: A third of coral reefs entangled with plastic

Rare photo of a young Marilyn Monroe at a surfer party in Malibu, circa 1947—the stuff The Beach Boys were singing about in their early years.

Maya civilization was much vaster than known, thousands of newly discovered structures reveal

Young Skater, 1960s

Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife?

Cloudy Day

11th Annual Surf Guitar 101 Convention August 3-5, in So. Cal.

Revenge of the vinyl record album

The Space-Jazz Guru’s Astounding ‘Batman and Robin’ Lp

Downhill Marathon

LA’s snow days

Social Justice from the Twilight Zone: Rod Serling as Human Rights Activist

Beaded Vans Slip-ons by Standing Rock Sioux Artist Charlene Holy Bear featured in <em>Vogue</em>

Study confirms carbon pollution has ended the era of stable climate

Neanderthals Were People, Too

Plastic Not Fantastic: How I Tried To Curb My Consumption

Brain damage in fish from plastic nanoparticles in water

In the Maldives, the Virtues and Limitations of Pole-and-Line Tuna Fishing

Winter surf in the land of volcanos

Oceans suffocating as huge dead zones quadruple since 1950, scientists warn

Photos: Malick Sidibe Shows Mali’s Youth With A Groovy ‘Twist’

Wan Chai: Sex, Dives and Bar Cards From 1970s Hong Kong

Seaside Casino: 1905

How Big Oil Lost Control of Its Climate Misinformation Machine

New lab-bred super corals could help avert global reef wipeout

Tiki

Sustainable Package Design is a Must to Tackle Pollution Crisis

Barracuda and surfer dude… 1964 Plymouth press release photo

New evacuations ordered as California Thomas wildfire rages

After You Finish Your Drink, You Can Eat This New Edible Straw

The Downtown LA that just won’t quit

The Fight Against The Tiny Plastic Pellets Choking Our Oceans

Ice Apocalypse | Grist

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Roots vs the Future

Stanley Black Sophisticat in Cuba 1958

The New People (1969 Promo)

Mapuche Leader Moira Millán: “We Mapuche people don’t fight for land ownership but for a way of living on the land”

California wildfires: 120,000 forced to flee as blazes tear through south of state

Are You Ready to Consider that Capitalism is the Real Problem?

How 5 African-American Women Are Shaking Up Atlanta’s Cocktail Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRgeHocY6ME
Nelson and Ashley Ahina, Laniakea 15 Nov 2017

DownHill SkateBoarding Freeride Lacets Montvernier

This British gent lives life like it’s the 1940s / Boing Boing