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Skateboarding, 1965-Style

This video from Virginia Beach, 1965, shows boys and girls skateboarding in a style that is mostly non-existent these days. That's not why I found it interesting, though. To me, the sheer number of kids skating barefoot seems bizarre and their rather constant getting-in-each-other's-way / lack of taking turns / crashing and just moving on without confrontation would be unheard of today.


PSA — When to Add the Oil

Almost two decades ago, during a sale, I spent about $169 on a lifetime membership to the cooking site, Rouxbe. I don't think they offer the lifetime membership anymore and if they did, it'd cost thousands. The site is great and I refer to it whenever cooking something I haven't done before.

I'm not telling you this to convince you to join, but just thought I'd share a video of theirs that just may change your life:


Rarefilmm — The Cave of Forgotten Films

Rarefilmm is an archive of 100s of hard-to-find, little-known, or mostly-forgotten films. I've bookmarked a few for future watch: the documentary Pasolini, un delitto italiano (Who Killed Pasolini); Peter Bogdanovich's At Long Last Love; Pedro Costa's O Sangue; Xích lô; Bashu; and, just for laughs, the english-dubbed version of one of my all-time favorite films, Le Samourai (directed by JP Melville): The Godson, pictured below.


Allpacka One

Great idea over on Kickstarter for the first foldable cargo box for your bicycle. Unfortunately for me it requires a rear rack, which my bike doesn't support, but I imagine many folks finding this useful.

The campaign ends this week so hop on it if you're keen.


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