Source: Boing Boing
A “raft” of plastic debris spanning more than 965,000 square miles is floating in the South Pacific.
Source: A mission to the Pacific plastic patch – BBC News
Source: Is Surfing More Sport or Religion? – The Atlantic
The Archivist: The Spot | The Surfers Journal
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Video: a Random Square Metre & the Silent Killer
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What must be done to alleviate the coming climate change catastrophe.
Source: Telling the Climate Truth | naked capitalism
Source: In Neanderthal DNA, Signs of a Mysterious Human Migration – The New York Times
A Plastic Planet is a grassroots organisation campaigning for a Plastic Free Aisle in supermarkets. It’s easy for you to join in – find out how!
Source: A Plastic Planet – A Plastic Free Aisle
Source: Tribes Spanning the US-Mexico Border – The Decolonial Atlas
If you drop plastic in the ocean, where does it end up?
The love song that dared to proclaim “I may not always love you”
Source: “It is so beautifully written, it sings itself”: The Beach Boys’ sublime “God Only Knows”
How Middle-Class America Got Fleeced
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the nonist, now searching recorded history for some semblance of truth.
Source: Polynesian Stick Charts
Source: The Impossible Hamster
In his native Detroit, Jack White—White Stripes frontman and one of the most active and influential musicians of the last twenty years—has built a beautiful, efficient, and fully staffed record manufacturing plant. Why? Because records are better.
Source: Welcome to Jack White’s Temple to Vinyl
The perennially popular bar style stays fresh
Source: A primer on tiki culture
The Hukulea’s crew did not use any modern navigational devices, instead relying on the stars, waves, and clouds to guide them
Source: Traditional Polynesian Vessel to Complete Round-the-World Journey | Smart News | Smithsonian
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
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Source: Woody’s Smorgasburger | Old L.A. Restaurants
Interview: John Severson | The Surfers Journal
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
Journey-based charts from the past can help us track the progression of transportation technology.
Source: Atlas Obscura
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
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
Source: Sir Roger Moore, 1927-2017 / Boing Boing
The Nightmare Scenario for Florida’s Coastal Homeowners – Bloomberg
The major influences on ocean chemistry today are hydrothermal flow (hot water that has circulated through the crust) and surface weathering (the river transport of material eroded from land into the ocean)
Source: Life in Ancient Oceans Enabled by Erosion from Land | Lab Manager
The tropical themed pop-up bar Eight Seas is mixing up craft Polynesian cocktails all over Providence
Source: Tiki Drinks Done Right | Providence Monthly | providenceonline.com
The presence of microplastics in commercial salts from different countries : Scientific Reports
DIY: How to Set up Jazzmasters & Jaguars | Premier Guitar
Home – Lactips
Peruvian songstress Yma Sumac, a pioneer of exotic, was a legend. That legend was built in Los Angeles.
“We’re being overwhelmed by our waste.”
Source: How The Oceans Became Choked With Plastic
The Archivist: Wild At Heart | The Surfers Journal
Self-Sustainable Lifestyles are Becoming Illegal | Homestead Guru
Tiki bar site Critiki has named Portland’s Hale Pale as the third best tiki bar in the entire world—for the second year in the row.
Source: Portland Bar Named the Number 3 Tiki Bar in the World – Willamette Week
André Staltz – An off-grid social network
Il compositore, direttore d’orchestra e arrangiatore Alessandro Alessandroni è morto a Roma. Aveva da poco compiuto 92 anni. Celebre il suo
Dublin’s Science Gallery hosted an evening of talks by Sea for Society featuring people whose lives revolve around the ocean.
Source: Sea for Society: Surfers Against Sewage and the Science of Ireland’s Water – HeadStuff
Defend the Sacred: How Could the Peace Movement Prevail?
Red Bull CEO’s Breitbart-Idolizing Politics
The Jersey Shore circa 1901. “Driveway and beach at Long Branch.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
Source: The Sandpeeper: 1901 | Shorpy | #1 Old Photos
L.A.’s Concrete River Gets Real | NRDC
Going Lala | The Surfers Journal
US Navy schedules latest war games exercise in Gulf of Alaska, without due regard for environmental or community concerns.
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