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
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Unlike most people, the children of a Thailand tribe see with total clarity beneath the waves – how do they do it, and might their talent be learned?
Source: The ‘sea-nomad’ children who see like dolphins
THE TL;DR: “Bershukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend” is a new vinyl collection of Adnan Othman’s sixties psychedelic rock that was curated and produced by my brot…
L.A. Art Show fetes the painter of sexy girls, hot rods and cartoon monsters
Source: A Lifetime Achievement Award for the Lowbrow Art of Robert Williams – Los Angeles Magazine
Fatboy’s $250 “picnic lounge” is a 9’x 7?, weather-resistant, picnic/beach blanket with a built-in pocket (inside the Fatboy logo-tag). (via Geekologie)
Source: Picnic/beach blanket that looks like a knotted rug / Boing Boing
Prof Antonella Sorace says children should be encouraged to learn less common languages to prevent them from dying out
Source: Preserve rare languages to spread benefits of multilingualism, says expert | Science | The Guardian
It started with an email from a source at Interpol. The subject line of the email said: “Brace yourself.” Attached to the email was a video that showed four men at sea, swimming frantic…
Source: A Murder at Sea. Caught on Camera. Will Anyone Investigate?
Though remains of 19 bodies were found at dump, investigators said no physical evidence supports attorney general’s claim that students were incinerated there
A division of UnderConsideration, cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.
Source: Art of the Menu: Continental Miami
The White House just stopped new coal leases on federal land – a huge step for our climate. Urge him to do the same for the Gulf! (46320 signatures on petition)
Source: Petition: New Lease on Life: Ask the President to end new oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
Cocktail Chemistry explains the drink’s mechanics: you create an iceball using a cheap latex ice-sphere mold, melt a hole in the top with a soldering iron and extract the water from inside wi…
Source: A cocktail inside a hollow ball of ice that you shatter to drink
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Environmental groups — including all surf environmental groups — are concerned over proposed firing of California Coastal Commission’s Executive Director, Dr. Charles Lester. Here’s why.
Source: Battle Lines Drawn In California — and Why Surfers Should Care
Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a ‘fourth industrial revolution’ to keep the ‘growth’ juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.
Source: Peak stuff: have we reached the end of the ‘growth’ party? – The Ecologist
Source: ‘The Devil’s Toy’: The evils of skateboarding exposed! | Dangerous Minds
The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules as soon as Friday to curb methane leaks from oil and natural gas production, its latest attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy production under its control, sources familiar with the plan said.
Source: U.S. to tackle oil and gas methane waste on public lands: sources
Have you ever lay on the beach, looked out across the ocean, and wondered what you could see on the other side? Well, then you might find this relatively interesting – a map that shows the countries that are due east and west from points along the coasts of North and South America. To make…
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Source: Got a brand problem? Put a bird on it. — The Startup — Medium
Source: Retro To Go: New Dansette reissue: Crosley CR6234A Dansette Junior portable record player
This short Cinesound documentary from Ken G Hall boasts beautifully filmed visuals, with surfers seen in silhouette and sunlight bouncing off the water. (Video excerpt 3.14 minutesalso has educational notes. This clip chosen to be PG)
Source: Thrill of the Surf (1949) clip 1 on ASO – Australia’s audio and visual heritage online
While everyone buys the latest cars in the market, there are group of people in Hyderabad who’ve gone in the opposite direction – they look for vintage The 47-year-old IT professional is the proud owner of two vintage cars ‘Premier President 1972’ & ‘Premier Padmini Deluxe BE’ which was gifted to him in 1983 when India won the first world cup. He also owns a ambassador of 1970 model.
Source: Vintage is evergreen: Meet Hyderabad’s car lovers | The News Minute
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Photographer Dave Sandford witnesses the sheer raw power and force of waves breaking in stormy conditions on one of Canada’s Great Lakes – Lake Erie.
Source: Lake Erie’s wild waves caught on camera by Dave Sandford
Source: Retro To Go: Modern-day Dansette: 1960s-style GPO Retro Bermuda record player with legs
Christopher Ulman is the four-time national and international whistling champion. Among other tricks, he does not kiss anyone 24 hours before a performance because kissing “makes your lips mu…
Source: Listen to the best whistler in the world
This has been a remarkable year for the oceans. Marine scientist Douglas McCauley presents his list of 2015’s most significant ocean events.
Source: 2015’s top 10 developments for the ocean
Following on from our Sidewalk Surfers post in March 2012 we now go back to the very beginnings of the skateboarding scene with a short 1965 Palme d’Or winning film called Skaterdater. We’ll leave you to guess what the film was about but there are two big clues in the title. This was the first [&hellip
Source: Skaterdater – 1965 Short Film – Voices of East Anglia
The legislature has been ducking the issue of beach access since time immemorial, but a recent court decision forces the legislators to face the issue
Source: Court decision muddies the waters on beach access; legislators must clear it up | Mulshine
Owner Rod Moore has gone to painstaking detail to make sure his bar in authentic to tiki culture.
Source: Shameful Tiki Room in Parkdale takes tradition seriously | Metro News
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Excavation reveals scale and importance of Greek city on Nile delta that dominated trade
Source: Naukratis: ancient Egypt’s version of Hong Kong unearthed by British team
Global Corporations are dictating the Canadian Federal Government to demolish treaties and then assimilate first nation’s people into urban cities.
Source: Sacred Spirit of Water – Top Documentary Films
Previously we’ve posted pictures of abandoned,unwanted and battered Futuro houses in Taiwan. So now it’s time to show the prefabricated homes at the start of their journey, when they were a new, fresh and exciting idea for the future. The Futuro was designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, he designed the UFO style houses in 1968 to be used as ski-cabins and Summer holiday homes. The sixties were an optimistic time, and [&hellip
Source: The Futuro House – A Home For Tomorrow – Voices of East Anglia
Report: All Major Oil Companies Knew of Climate Change by 1970s
