http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As previously mentioned, it's been slow out there lately in terms of compelling surf content. I decided to spice things up by playing a drinking game while readings Surfline's Tavarua Spot Check. At first, I was hoping to write something witty about the inherent advertorial irony of a 39-slide feature exclusively dedicated ... http://postsurf.com/2009/08/05/reader-challenge-surfline-drinking-game/ We make all of this more complicated than it is. The water holds no answers.  I don't hold any either. Sometimes it's enough to bear witness. Myles McGuinness, corroborating what we already know. See 9mPhoto for more of Myles' work. http://postsurf.com/2009/07/25/photo-dispatch-myles-mcguinness/ More waves.  Less words. Just a stop-gap measure while I transition from hungover to drunk, and knock out the next batch of Power Rankings. Jason Reposar.  Indonesia.  I'm trying to forget about where I'm not at. http://postsurf.com/2009/07/18/photo-dispatch-repo-in-indo/ Imposing order amidst chaos is a key part of Australian culture.  Therefore, the concept of competitive surfing makes far more sense in the grand scheme of Australian culture than it does elsewhere. To an outsider, the regulatory nature of modern Australia is striking. Country roads have speed cameras.  Go 50 km in ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/09/rules-and-regulations/ I shared a session the other day with a very friendly group of bodyboarders.  They were surfing a typical Oz slab, and the barrels they were getting convinced me to give it a go, despite the fact that it was basically a pop-peak poorly suited to stand-up surfing (of a ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/04/booger-waves/ Australia is a big, lucky country.  25,670 kms of coastline, chock full of bays, points, pubs, and pro surfers that I've disparaged.  There are some places in the surfworld that it may prove unwise for me to visit - Brazil, Basque Country, the North Shore... places where I've stirred the ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/01/magical-realism-with-ben-button/ If we in the surf media want to be taken seriously, we have to step up our game and take our cues from the real media: more investigative journalism, more hard-hitting exposes of corruption, and more speculation about Lindsay Lohan's sex life. Budding surf media magnate CJ Hobgood is already hip ... http://postsurf.com/2009/05/01/oh-lindsay-love-hurts/ It's been a tough day here at PostSurf headquarters.  Like every calm, rational, American, I'm panicked about Swine Flu. Two cases were just diagnosed only miles from where I live.  Our prime minister, that guy from Predator, just declared a state of emergency, and he usually doesn't scare so easy. This whole ... http://postsurf.com/2009/04/28/swine-flu-panic/ I'd like to start featuring photos instead of words on Saturdays.  The concept is simple: you, the reader, submit 3 shots on one topic. For now I'll get the ball rolling with Lefts.  Please send photos you'd like me to post in coming weeks. [caption id="attachment_791" align="alignnone" width="520" caption="Photo: Lewis Samuels"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_790" ... http://postsurf.com/2009/04/11/3-shot-saturday-lefts/ I've been pondering subtraction.  It's an appropriate subject for foreign shores - as Americans, we're raised to focus on what we can add to our life, instead of what we can take away.  We're a culture that's been adding objects and responsibilities and new lines of communication for years.  Now ... http://postsurf.com/2009/04/07/the-art-of-elimination/