When 40-foot-high walls of water rise up out the ocean, the guy clinging to a plank of epoxied foam is already the underdog. The story of Portuguese big-wave surfer João de Macedo ups the ante.
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John Gourley is The Man. Actually what we meant to say is he sings in Portugal. The Man. In addition to fronting one of the best bands making with the guitars and drums out there (one that Obama picks as a favorite), Gourley has Instagram accounts dedicated to his glasses, mustache, nipple, ears, and sandwich (and, of course, his Grammy).
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Portugal. The Man singer John Gourley interviewed Addidas VP of Marketing Jon Wexler for The Interview Issue. After, we asked John what we should listen to, and the resulting playlist ranges from tropicalia to Turkish pop to soul and psychedelia. Still no Portuguese tho.
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So, Bluefish Walks Into a Bar… A fine gentleman from Montauk, NY, whom we admire, was asked to interview one person that he admires….
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Bummin a ride is easier than you thought. No need to stick out your thumb out for a free ride. The Free Ride is, you guessed it, a free transportation service, one that got its start on the East End. The concept tackles a trifecta of rideshare sore spots.
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In or out of the water, who’s at the top of the food chain? Ocean-going author Susan Casey says it’s not you.
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May Kwok explores the pleasures of traveling alone in her Central America surf travel diary.
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Mary Mattern, the self-taught vegan chef behind @nomyourself, interviewed musician Neil Westfall for The Interview Issue. Mary got her start as a professional chef…
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Shep talks to Teresa Shook about how the Women’s March ignited from a single spark In Hana, Hawaii. From The Interview Issue.
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You most likely know all about Design Within Reach, purveyors of modern home furnishings that make you stop and stare every time you walk by the window. Or is it Modern home furnishings?
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You may or may know Ben Gravy as a surfer, vlogger, guitarist, root beer enthusiast and haver of an America Online account. The easiest way to describe him is how he describes himself on his popular YouTube channel: “Best looking rapper in the game!” We asked him 11 things.
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Any surfer would agree that most of the best waves in the world are in some of the dodgiest, dirtiest places, and you’d be lucky to rest your head someplace nicer than a glorified hostel. It doesn’t have to be this way.
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A teacher that did not care much for loud headphones once told us, “There is a time and place for everything.” We might not have heard her correctly.
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Sure, the first time you heard “Get Free” you may have, even subconsciously, hummed “Creep” in your head.
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With skaters from New York, California, Hawaii, Portland and from all over Mexico, Build Ramps Not Walls has started a movement against the negative rhetoric about Mexicans and immigrants.
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Patty Schemel has the dubious distinction of being kicked out of the band Hole for doing too many drugs. In her new memoir, she tells how she got there and back.
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