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Coffee isn’t an ingredient that appears in too many tiki drinks, largely because most people associate coffee with a hot morning beverage and not a cool, fruity cocktail. But coffee is rich a…
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Luna plays popular music on a Korean traditional instrument called the gayageum.
Source: David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ played on the gayageum, an ancient Korean musical instrument
When you mix the tropics with the tundras, this is what you get.
Source: Nordic-Tiki Cocktails: Not as Crazy as You’d Think
Giant Waves Lash Hawaii Oceanfront Homes In Historic Surf Event
The Oscar nominated film’s success owes as much to America’s troubled mindset as to the movie itself
Source: What lies beneath The Revenant | Ato Quayson | Opinion | The Guardian
A collection of vintage travel posters have been found in an attic in Australia with advertisements for flights to exotic destinations around the world, cruise trips and bus holidays.
Source: Vintage Australian travel posters found in storage reveals travel history | Daily Mail Online
One cocktail that we particularly enjoy is the Missionary’s Downfall, which uses pineapple and mint for a cocktail that is both fruity and refreshing. When we have fresh mint, we never fail t…
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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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This winter’s freezing season in the Arctic is falling short. The extent of Arctic sea ice this week is hovering near record-low values for early February, based on observations that extend back to the start of satellite monitoring in 1979. Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that last month had the lowest overall Arctic sea ice extent of any January in the satellite record. Hand in hand with the skimpy ice cover, temperatures across the Arctic have been extraordinarily warm for midwinter, also setting January records.
Source: Absurd January Warmth in Arctic Brings Record-Low Sea Ice Extent | Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog
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Los Angeles’ fast-food stands are an iconic part of California’s tradition of car-oriented architecture. But as the city rapidly transforms, the hamburger stands are being erased from the urban landscape
Source: The disappearing roadside hamburger stands of downtown Los Angeles | Cities | The Guardian
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Tiki cocktails are making a comeback, but where and when did the trend take root? We take a brief look at the history of tiki cocktails and bars in the U.S.
Source: Tiki Cocktails: Then and Now – KegWorks Blog
Hackney Brewery and food waste charity Feedback link up to launch quality pale ale that’s made from surplus loaves of bread
Source: Raise a Toast and help tackle the problem of food waste
Brant from Climate Truth writes, “A fishing boat captain, a restaurateur, and a Cuban refugee being displaced by rising seas in South Florida are setting off for New Hampshire next week to ha…
Source: Watch: Florida climate survivors travel to New Hampshire to confront Marco Rubio / Boing Boing
Tiki cocktails are making a comeback, but where and when did the trend take root? We take a brief look at the history of tiki cocktails and bars in the U.S.
Source: Tiki Cocktails: Then and Now – KegWorks Blog
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
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Mixology 619: The Tiki Cross
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Biarritz Doctors Can Now Prescribe Surfing To Treat Illnesses
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The 1960s fashion is far different from the fashion and makeup styles in the earlier decades. The 1960s introduced the mod look. In this era, the glamorous 1960s makeup pays emphasis on the eyes and little less on the other parts of the face.
Source: How to get a 1960s Makeup Look | 1960s Fashion Style
Chitarra Elettrica Meazzi Mustang – Il Calascione Artisti Liutai
Back in the 1990’s, Exxon was publicly taking the position that the scientific research on global warming was contradictory and too sketchy to act upon. But, at the same time, its own researchers were quietly incorporating some of those scientific conclusions into the company’s operational forecasts.
Source: What Exxon knew about the Earth’s melting Arctic
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“Borneo from Below” brings dazzling footage of the life aquatic in the South China Sea
Source: “Borneo from Below” brings dazzling footage of the life aquatic in the South China Sea
Over the past 40 years, we have killed off 50% of marine life through overfishing, habitat destruction and climate change. But the international spotlight and a change in policy mean things are looking up
Source: The eco guide to the ocean | Lucy Siegle | Environment | The Guardian
Coalition of Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Tokelau ask wealthy nations to help their people migrate and find work if they have to flee because of rising sea levels