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How FilmLA Blocks Bike Lanes

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Bikes, Transportation
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...orning will you find your path unimpeded by an assortment of Uber drivers, beer delivery trucks and FedEx employees. But the most annoying bike lane blocking is courtesy of the film and television industry. In order to close a bike lane for filming you have to get a film permit from FilmLA, a 501(c)4 not-for-profit public benefit organization that issues film permits in the City of Los Angeles and many other local municipalities as well as promoti...

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Saturday Linkages: Move On Up

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Saturday Linkages
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...pse OS’ Is an Open Source Operating System for the Post-Apocalypse Climate Beer: “Take turns expressing how your knowledge and experience of climate breakdown makes you feel.” Climate scientists reveal their fears for the future In its insatiable pursuit of power, Silicon Valley is fuelling the climate crisis Hey Mayor Garcetti, where’s my bus lane? Right Here Right Now Making messy look good The Mindfulness Racket: The evangelists of unplugging m...

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Make a Pepsi Can Stove

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Preparedness
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...any hardware store. The stove is fabricated with the bottom of a Guinness beer can and the bottom of a Pepsi can and the end result is incredibly light. I cut the top off of a 24 ounce Heineken can to make a pot and I used some chicken wire and aluminum foil for a stand. Basically this setup is good for boiling a cup of water, so don’t plan on making any complex balsamic reduction sauces. You can use the stove for coffee and for simple things tha...

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Land Girls

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Thoughtstylings
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...an Oregon hops field. They look so happy (and stripey)! Were they paid in beer? We’d never heard about the WLA prior to today–which is astonishing and a little sad–and stranger still, of all sources, we have the louche Chap magazine to thank for this increase in knowledge. They ran a Land Girl fashion spread titled “Britches & Hoes,” saying, “The recession has led to endless talk of austerity measures, making-do-and-mending and growing your own v...

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