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

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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: Why ‘Bushman banter’ was crucial to hunter-gatherers’ evolutionary success | Inequality | The Guardian

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

There’s a new Sims documentary coming out soon and we had a chance to chat with Scott Clum who has been working on it for some time. For more info on Tom, see

Source: New Tom Sims Documentary – Pure Juice | Concrete Wave Magazine

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Video: Sea of Joy – Wayne, Nat, Ted & Crew
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Source: Charles Phoenix: Addicted to Americana – Book Launch Party

Source: Rare Surf Tees – Vintage classic retro surf t-shirts, singlets and hoodies

Source: How Alexander Girard’s Folk Art Obsession Changed The Course Of Modernism

Source: Waiting for the tide to turn: Kiribati’s fight for survival | World news | The Guardian

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We keep discovering talents from Brazil. Patricia Rodrigues is a Downhill Skateboarder from São Paulo who just dropped a freeride run down Timburi. LGC

Source: LGC Brasil’s Patricia Rodrigues – Timburi Run » Blog Archive » Longboard Girls Crew

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Indigenous Education Foundation (IEF) Watch a Film, Save a Culture – #wafsac campaign

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(2017). Criminalizing Environmental Activism. NACLA Report on the Americas: Vol. 49, Prisons, Punishment, and Policing in the Americas. Across the region, violence continues to spiral. What can be done?, pp. 315-322. doi: 10.1080/10714839.2017.1373958

Source: NACLA Report on the Americas: Vol 49, No 3

Source: Disappointment and delight mark the death of Energy East pipeline | National Observer

Source: Crazy-cool vintage Aloha shirt: Tikis wearing Shriner fezzes / Boing Boing

Source: Lakes of mercury and human sacrifices – after 1,800 years, Teotihuacan reveals its treasures | Art and design | The Guardian

Source: Adsausage – vintage advertising library.

Source: In a Summer of Wildfires and Hurricanes, My Son Asks “Why Is Everything Going Wrong?”

Circa 1910. ‘Los Angeles & San Diego Beach Railway — Gasoline motor car running from San Diego to La Jolla, California.’ A McKeen Motor Car at the Hotel Cabrillo in La Jolla. 5×7 glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.

Source: La Jolla Line: 1910 | Shorpy | #1 Old Photos

Source: Moondog: the Man on the Street : Free Streaming : Internet Archive

Source: ‘This is a really big deal’: Canada natural gas emissions far worse than feared | World news | The Guardian

Distant volcanic eruptions disrupted climate, a new study suggests, causing life-giving rains along the Nile to fail.

Source: How Volcanoes Caused Violent Uprisings in Cleopatra’s Egypt

The Pacific Southwest Exposition embodied the spirit of 1920s Hollywood: spectacle for its own sake, cheerful vulgarity, and commercial hard sell.

Source: Flappers and Indians in the Dream City: The Jazz Age Ends in Long Beach

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Source: Caliber Truck Co. – Microcosm – SKATE[SLATE]

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Source: Lace Music Products – The Teliki – Custom Electric guitar from Lace.

Source: When Wall Street Owns Main Street — Literally | naked capitalism

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Source: One of world’s largest marine parks created off coast of Easter Island | Environment | The Guardian

Source: Elektroauto Jaguar E-type Zero: “Das schönste Elektroauto der Welt” | heise online

Source: Soul & Mod – Mod Subculture Directory & Soul Events Advertising – Mods

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

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

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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: 240-Year-Old Nautical Maps Reveal How Badly Weve Screwed Up Floridas Reefs | Gizmodo Australia

Source: Rare views on Rapa Nui: an Easter Island adventure | Travel | The Guardian

Source: Goodwill is overrun with stuff millennials and Gen Xers refuse to take from their parents, who pay up to $5,000 to get rid of it

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Source: Why are the crucial questions about Hurricane Harvey not being asked? | George Monbiot | Opinion | The Guardian

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Source: 7 years later, Sun Microsystems cofounder Vinod Khosla loses bid to privatize public beach / Boing Boing

Back in September 1964 Life magazine published a special issue dedicated to Japan. One article called ‘The Young in Rebellion’ explored the youth culture of the country. Amongst the words were these wonderful black and white photos that captured the spirit of Japanese youth. The first part of the article deals with teenage runaways. Each year thousands of youngsters [&hellip

Source: The Young in Rebellion – Japanese Teens in 1964 – Voices of East Anglia

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The water level rises ever higher with each passing year. Every high tide brings the sea into their homes.

Source: The drowning villages of Indonesia | | Al Jazeera

Source: Jack ONeill, surf legend behind the modern wetsuit, dies | US news | The Guardian

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