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Honda’s new classic Super Cub motorscooter looks as good today as it did 60 years ago

Source: Honda’s new classic Super Cub motorscooter looks as good today as it did 60 years ago

Source: Harry Belafonte tells crowd at likely last public appearance: ‘We shall overcome’ | US news | The Guardian

Source: The great climate silence: we are on the edge of the abyss but we ignore it | Clive Hamilton | Environment | The Guardian

Source: Mapping 15 of Los Angeles’s Most Glorious Remaining Googies

Source: the unbelievable story of transgender soul singer jackie shane – i-D

Source: New Zealand bird of the year: playful alpine parrot kea soars to victory | Environment | The Guardian

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4PkE3C3Y48

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

Source: Whales and dolphins have rich ‘human-like’ cultures and societies

Source: Plague is spreading at an alarming rate in Madagascar. Yes, plague.  – Vox

Source: Siskel & Ebert’s take on “Pulp Fiction” when it first hit theaters (1994) / Boing Boing

Source: Syria’s Heritage, and the World’s, that the War Destroyed

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Source: Promoting Renewable Future, Solar Companies and Nonprofits Rush to Puerto Rico | Common Dreams

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Source: The day we witnessed wildlife rangers being gunned down in Congo | Environment | The Guardian

Source: Liquid genocide: alcohol destroyed Pine Ridge reservation – then they fought back | US news | The Guardian

Source: 350.org – From the frontlines of extraction to the frontlines of climate impacts

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Source: The Gloves Are Off | NRDC

Source: Lush Longboards Kisiwa | Land Paddle | Surf | Longboard

Source: After less than a year, city of Las Vegas dumps flashy logo – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Source: ‘It was like going into the trenches’: how Suicide rioted against plastic punk | Music | The Guardian

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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEEup2LJkVo

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

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Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

A Tip of the Hat to Skip Frye

Source: Pacific Longboarder

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Sand will exit this beach mat and it will not return

Source: Boing Boing

Source: Woody’s Smorgasburger | Old L.A. Restaurants

Interview: John Severson | The Surfers Journal

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Why peeing on a jellyfish sting is actually a terrible idea

Source: Boing Boing

John Severson, Surfer Who Illustrated Allure of Waves, Dies at 83

Source: The New York Times

Journey-based charts from the past can help us track the progression of transportation technology.

Source: Atlas Obscura

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Tiki is making a comeback. Since the mid-90s, tiki subculture has morphed from sub rosa to vibrant in California.

Source: Kooky for Tiki? Check out this guy’s amazing Huntington Beach backyard – Orange County Register

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Last fall The Ocean Cleanup found 1,000 large pieces of plastic in two hours in the Pacific Ocean during their first aerial reconnaissance mission. The Dutch foundation announced today they’ve…

Source: The Ocean Cleanup raises $21.7 million to begin cleaning Pacific Ocean

We Can’t Afford Cuts to Coastal Management | NRDC

Source: A crash course on creation myths / Boing Boing

Source: Inuit cartography: maps carved in driftwood / Boing Boing

There was no desire to shatter the square society…only to elude it

Source: History Of Surfing: Surfing’s Beat Generation

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