Source: What’s inside a girl: An interview with former Cramps member Fur Dixon
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Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia
Source: Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia / Boing Boing
Skyscraper city: how New York was built – in pictures
Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper – Australian designed and owned 1950s retro style camper
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Biodiversity across much of Earth has recently dropped below safe levels. Here are some of the species we’ve lost just this century.
Source: Animals That Went Extinct In The 21st Century [Infographic]
Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems.
Source: Home Page
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
The seashore used to be a scary place, then it became a place of respite and vacation. What happened?
Source: Inventing the Beach: The Unnatural History of a Natural Place
The other day, we made a caramelized pineapple syrup by cooking chunks of pineapple on the stovetop with a little bit of sugar, then combining that with more sugar and water to make it into a usabl…
Source: After the Luau
Source: Tommy Guerrero interview – Grey Skateboard Magazine
Video: African Expedition
We caught up with legendary surfer and skateboard pioneer, Tony Alva at Vans’ recent 50th birthday celebrations at House of Vans London for a chat about skaters who surf, exploitation in skateboarding, the Olympics and the secret to a 42-year professional career, among other topics. Illustration: Marke Newton Interview: Henry Kingsford What have you been […]
Source: Tony Alva interview – Grey Skateboard Magazine
Methane explosions are forming craters in the northern tundra of Russia — and that’s deeply alarming to climatologists.
Source: Giant holes are bursting open in Siberia, and you can hear the explosions from 60 miles away
At least 33 US cities used water testing ‘cheats’ over lead concerns
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Ferry Surfing
Warning against dangers to “workers, communities, and our environment,” more than 450 environmental advocacy groups called on Congress to reject the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Source: ‘Free Trade’ Will Kill Climate Movement, Hundreds of Groups Warn Congress
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A Tiny Spock Leaning on a 1964 Buick Riviera Is the Best Hot Wheels Car Ever
Australia’s natural wonder is in mortal danger. Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest. Using exclusive photographs and new data, a Guardian special report investigates how the reef has been devastated – and what can be done to save it
Source: The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare | Environment | The Guardian
World’s first grid-connected tidal array almost complete
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Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N? Hulu Ali‘i | LACMA
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