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Flashpoint
A first-hand account of the OP Pro Riot on Labor Day 1986 from TV and contest announcers to the captain of marine safety to beach goers. It was a very intense time as police controlled the rioters and dispersed 50,000 spectators.
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Before the Scene
Art curator Gordon McClelland on his background as a surfer, the elements that make for a great California Scene Painting, and the particular challenges of the form
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A Roll of the Dice
Post-Second Thoughts, post-brain surgery, the Most Exalted Potentate of Feral—Timmy Turner—returns to the place that nearly took his life. And scores.
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Hidden in Plain Sight
Elemental and fleeting imagery from South African photographer Ant Fox.
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William Finnegan
On Barbarian Days, long-form writing, conflict reporting, traveling, nonfiction narrative, surfing Long Island, and finding an audience.
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Impact Zone
Breaking everything with Fritz Chesnut.
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