The Shocking Doomsday Maps Of The World And The Billionaire Escape Plans
A place called hope: the tiny island on the frontline of US-China tensions
How Matchbox cars were made in 1965
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With a forgotten temple city, Myanmar hopes to strike tourism gold
On the Water: 10 Favorite Places on European Rivers, Lakes and Coastlines
My mother was a dictionary. She was one of the last ?uent speakers of our tribal language. She knew dozens of words that nobody else knew. When she died, we buried all of those words with her. My m…
Source: Eulogy, a Poem by Sherman Alexie | Literary Hub
‘Listen to the dead whale’s wake-up call, look closer and see what plastic pollution does to the ocean.’
Source: A Giant Beached Whale Illustrates the Plastic Pollution Problem — Plastic Pollution Coalition
The Italian design firm Stefano Boeri Architetti is planning a “forest city” for China, modeled after the firm’s completed green towers in Milan.
Source: Stefano Boeri Architetti builds tree-covered skyscrapers in China
One of only two dozen ever made, a super rare vintage BTR-3 tape machine from Abbey Road Studios has been found in Southampton University.
Source: Super rare Abbey Road tape machine discovered at student radio station
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“My life has been one non-stop unfolding miracle – and I don’t believe in time.” Billy Childish begins his weeklong takeover.
Source: Billy Childish – Interview — Coney’s Loft | Culture magazine & creative studio
Dakota Access Pipeline Now Has Oil Beneath Missouri River | PopularResistance.Org
Hey, Computer Scientists! Stop Hating on the Humanities
With decreasing freshwater supplies, Egypt may face nationwide shortages by 2025
Source: Report: Nile Delta’s increasing salinity and rising sea levels may make Egypt uninhabitable by 2100
GDP is no longer the gold standard for measuring a country’s progress.
Source: Measuring What Matters: GDP, Ecosystems and the Environment
This floating speaker is the perfect summer companion
Source: This floating speaker is the perfect summer companion
The scientific community went into a frenzy this week over a new report claiming humans were in North America 130,000 years ago. Could it possibly be true? And why were people losing their minds?
Source: Were Humans Really in America 100,000 Years Before We Thought?
A Gorgeous Theremin Cover of ‘The Ecstasy of Gold’ From the Film ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’
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The substances stick around in the environment for a long time, which makes them likely to be inhaled or ingested by people and animals
Source: Former Pesticide Ingredient Found in Dolphins, Birds, and Fish | Lab Manager
New Zealand anger as pristine lakes tapped for bottled water market | World news | The Guardian
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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Source: New Disney World dress shop is perfect for Disney-bounding
The fundamental unit of biology is not the self, but the network — and this view has practical consequences, says David George Haskell, author of The Song of Trees.
Source: David George Haskell Explores Life’s Network’s In ‘The Song of Trees’
Our planet’s temperature is rising, but there are things you can do to help.
Source: Climate Change List
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Stopping global warming is only way to save Great Barrier Reef, scientists warn
The Natural Resources Defense Council works to safeguard the earth – its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
Von null auf Tempo hundert in 2,5 Sekunden: Drei Brüder aus Österreich haben einen legendären Rennwagen von Porsche mit einem Elektroantrieb ausgestattet. Das Auto begeistert – wirft aber eine Frage auf.
Source: Porsche mit Elektroantrieb: Kreisel-Brüder rüsten Rennwagen um
We’re seeing an unusual twist on automotive desirability today that would be quite interesting if it extended to all product design. The twist is this: People want new stuff that’s old, or depending on how you look at it, old stuff that’s new. Here’s what we mean: In America,
Source: Beyond Retro Design: People Want New Things That are Old, or Old Things That are New – Core77
6 Ways To Make Sure You’re Leaving Nothing On The (Merch) Table – MTT – Music Think Tank
Source: A curated catalogue of artists Shag’s creativity over the past three decades / Boing Boing
Congress OKs Ruthless Killing of Iconic Wildlife—What Next? | NRDC
With an estimated 1.4 million trillion plastic microfibers in our ocean today, it’s time to get informed and take action. WATCH the movie, LEARN about the problem, TAKE ACTION with The Story of Stuff Project!
Source: The Story of Microfibers – The Story of Stuff Project
Say aloha to David and Amy Carter’s Tabu Tiki Room.
Source: Tiki collectors escape winter in their basement paradise | Space | Chicago Reader
The last known Tasmanian tiger died more than eight decades ago. It has become the stuff of textbook sketches and yellowing photographs. But now, researchers are launching a new search.
Source: Back From The Dead? Reported Sightings Fuel Hope For Return Of Tasmanian Tigers : The Two-Way : NPR
Hundreds of millions of salmon are presumed dead along the US west coast amid fears that ocean life is being wiped out following the Fukushima disaster.
Source: Hundreds Of Millions Of Salmon Feared Dead On US West Coast – Your News Wire
Trump presidency opens door to planet-hacking geoengineer experiments | Environment | The Guardian
One company wants to turn pollution into shelter.
Source: Can Ocean Plastics Make Homes For The Poor? | Popular Science
Source: Incredible Afrobeat music from Mali / Boing Boing
The Angkor Wat alternative: exploring Cambodia’s forgotten ruins | Travel | The Guardian
The Ruins of the Unsustainable
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Source: How America’s obsession with hula girls almost wrecked Hawai’i / Boing Boing
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Video: Underground Legends – “Odd Todd”
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Humans Made the Banana Perfect—But Soon, It’ll Be Gone
To Save The Economy, We Have To Break Its One Sacred Rule
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Source: Surfing set to Indonesian 60’s pop / Boing Boing
With much assurance, the radioactive contamination would be contained, the Pacific Ocean is contaminated. Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are reporting that, Cesium-134, a radioactive chemical that leaked from Fukushima, is being detected…
Source: Officials Admit Radioactive Fish Off U.S. West Coast Have “Disturbing Fingerprint Of Fukushima” – Counter Current News
A Most Charming Surf Book – Capital Surfers
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The Carbon Bubble is about to pop / Boing Boing
New Zealand river granted same legal rights as human being | World news | The Guardian
The health of the Great Barrier Reef has entered “uncharted territory” after researchers found there had been mass coral bleaching for two summers in a row for the first time in history.
Source: Great Barrier Reef suffers historic ‘back-to-back’ mass coral bleaching – 9news.com.au
In India, 6,000 tonnes of plastic waste lies uncollected every day. Some of this washes up in Tamil Nadu state where it pollutes and contaminates the food and water of communities living along the Bay of Bengal
Source: Plastic pollution blights Bay of Bengal – in pictures | Global development | The Guardian