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

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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

The CDC is why you and your loved ones aren’t dead. Trump just banned them from using the phrase “science-based.”

Bo Diddley

Environmental crusaders risk their lives to save Philippine paradise

Watch how different composers might write the same song

Enjoy the heavenly sounds of the glass armonica

9 steps for online retailers to use less plastic packaging – Less Plastic

The Toxic ‘Blank Spots’ of Niagara Falls – CityLab

Forum topic created by John on November 13, 2017.

Source: Surf Bands on Tape Cassette

New Packaging for CoastWise Session IPA by MiresBall

Source: Poseidon Brewing

So we lost John Severson and Bruce Brown in the same year …

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I watched his films many times – maybe because I couldn’t be in the water nearly as much as I would have appreciated. His iconic The Endless Summer was my first exposure to both Brown’s work as well as to mid century surf films as a genre.

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There is more than enough wind energy to power our future. But our model of paying for it is stuck in the past.

Source: Who Owns the Wind? | Boston Review

Source: There’s enough wind energy over the oceans to power human civilization, scientists say – The Washington Post

Seth Andrews and The Thinking Atheist’s Matt Dillahunty recently took a little field trip to Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter — the giant creationist theme park designed to teach children that the bible is literally true and the earth is around 6,000 years old.

Source: Atheists give a tour of Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter: ‘It’s a $100,000,000 paperweight’ – DeadState

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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

Source: Could these flip-flops save the earth?

Johhe rules the dancefloor at the Jam Jam club in Kobe. He spins, shuffles and launches a series of high kicks: his baggy trousers billowing as he syncs his moves to the steady tempo of singer Luther Ingram’s 1967 non-hit If It’s All the Same to You Babe.

Source: Inside Japan’s northern soul movement: Where UK’s retro music rules below the streets of Kobe | The Independent

Nestlé continues to pump millions of gallons of public water from public land, claiming it’s their right. But can they prove it? Sign the petition now!

Source: Tell Nestlé to Prove Its Water Right! | Story of Stuff

Source: Oil and Plastic Are Choking Planet Earth: We Have to Stop Pretending This Isn’t a Problem | Alternet

Source: Alaska’s Permafrost Is Thawing – The New York Times

The story of how I discovered the Morro Bay Skateboarding Museum may be one of the most odd coincidences I’ve experienced in my skateboarding career, so far.Pi

Source: Morro Bay Skateboard Museum | Concrete Wave Magazine

Source: Why is it Every Time We Turn Over a Pirate Rock White Nationalists, Nazi’s and Bigots Scurry Out? | The Trichordist

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Source: If you have $50k, you might be able to buy this iconic 1969 dune buggy / Boing Boing

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Built in 1883 by the eccentric Boston millionaire Franklin W. Smith as his winter home, Villa Zorayda was inspired by the 12th-century Moorish Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. (Wikipedia)Circa 1904. “Zorayda Club, King Street, St. Augustine, Florida.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.

Source: Villa Zorayda: 1904 | Shorpy | #1 Old Photos

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Tribes people from around the world are shown BBC news footage of Morris dancing.

Source: BBC Two – Tribes, Predators & Me, Web exclusive: Tribes react to Morris dancing

Source: Trash Isles: Could the Great Pacific Garbage Patch become an official nation? — Quartz

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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

Source: ‘Non-drinkers deserve a great adult cocktail’: how alcohol-free spirits became a stealth hit | Life and style | The Guardian

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A longtime South Bay resident barrels through the wave of early-‘60s surf bands and clubs that once gave our Beach Cities a summer soundtrack.

Source: The South Bay Bands that Created the 60’s Surf Music Sound – Southbay Magazine

Source: Have You Heard of The Great Forgetting? It Happened 10,000 Years Ago & Completely Affects Your Life

With her buttoned-up style, work with the UN, and name like a plucky character in a certain English wizard series, Delia Derbyshire may not seem a likely pioneer of experimental electronic music.

Source: Two Documentaries Introduce Delia Derbyshire, the Pioneer in Electronic Music | Open Culture

Source: Tidal Power – A Growing, Significant Source Of Renewable Energy | Seeking Alpha

Source: California Locales Sue Fossil Fuel Companies for Rising Seas – Scientific American

Back in September 1964 Life magazine published a special issue dedicated to Japan. One article called ‘The Young in Rebellion’ explored the youth culture of the country. Amongst the words were these wonderful black and white photos that captured the spirit of Japanese youth. The first part of the article deals with teenage runaways. Each year thousands of youngsters [&hellip

Source: The Young in Rebellion – Japanese Teens in 1964 – Voices of East Anglia

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The water level rises ever higher with each passing year. Every high tide brings the sea into their homes.

Source: The drowning villages of Indonesia | | Al Jazeera

Source: Jack ONeill, surf legend behind the modern wetsuit, dies | US news | The Guardian

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Skateboarding’s ascent to the Summer Olympic Games in 2020 may have finally established it as a legitimate sport, but it’s had a plentiful share of trials of tribulations.

Source: From illegal to Olympic sport: Skateboarding in Vancouver through the ages – British Columbia – CBC News

Sounds Of The Unexpected by Various Artists (Fun Time) on Ace Records

Source: Various Artists (Fun Time) – Sounds Of The Unexpected – Ace Records

Monika Pon-Su-San passed away on the 14th June from natural causes in Johannesburg. She was 86. In 1952 she met the Russian artist, Vladimir Tretchikoff, while she was working at her …

Source: Tretchikoff’s “Chinese Lady” Monika Pon-Su-San has passed – The South African Art Times

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Source: Immerse yourself in the very strange world of wonderfully weird (and rare) records | Dangerous Minds

What its like to be a marine conservationist – The i newspaper online iNews

Update on the Sacred Headwaters Project so Far in 2017 | Pachamama Alliance