National Parks Week is set to run from April 15 – 23, 2017. But wait, what is National Parks Week and why are we interested? The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation are working together to offer a week of free admission to all national parks. While fees for entering national parks are nominal […]
Twelve Pianos is a film directed by Dean Mermell featuring musician Mauro ffortissimo and a series of piano installations along the edge of the Northern California coast. In part the film questions what we’re doing with outmoded possessions, instruments, and technologies while offering one inspirational answer. Here’s the trailer: The film is being premiered as part of the San […]
Keith Malloy has had a storied, surf-steeped career. He competed on the US national team as an amateur, battled on the elite world tour in his prime, and challenged for championships in body surfing contests at high caliber locations like Pipeline. Along the way, he’s also been featured in countless video edits, and surfed some of the most remote […]
In this inspiring video from The Perennial Plate a group of professional surfers in Ireland turned to farming and living locally instead of continuing to chase waves around the globe: According to their website, “The Perennial Plate is a two-time James Beard Award winning online weekly documentary series dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous eating.” sources and links: http://www.theperennialplate.com
Danny Hess is a shaper with a different take on how things should be done. Instead of aiming to mass produce and cash in on flimsy, prefabricated pop-outs, he’s pushed to, “evolve what a surfboard can be, and create new technologies.” The surfboards and handplanes he makes are wood-based works of art. Each individual board is handcrafted using […]