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Slating the 11 times world surfing champion, Kelly Slater

I wince while watching a video replay of Kelly Slater jumping switch-foot between 6-foot barrels at Padang Padang. He’s so awesome and yet I’m so over it. This twenty-year long adulation has become a little schizophrenic of late, a little up and down; I think I have Slater Fatigue Syndrome (SFS). Not to be confused with tall poppy syndrome, SFS is directed more at Slater’s sparring partners – or lack of. Continue reading

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PNG Liberated

By Keri Algar

what: surfing png
where: new Ireland island, north east of mainland
when: Christmas/new year’s 2010/2011
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LG asks Mark Webber to dance in 3D

By Keri Algar SYDNEY, NSW: Making a rare appearance on Australian soil, Mark Webber stepped out of the hot seat and onto the dance floor last night to demonstrate LG’s new range of 3D capable technologies. The lanky Formula One … Continue reading

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Dreaming of Whales

By Keri Algar  Imo’s Whale Poem 1   How often, one wonders, would a whale  Whilst splashing his almighty tail,  Stop and think with certainty The Most Important Mammal is me!  Did you know that when Orcas travel in groups they … Continue reading

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Instructions, by Neil Gaiman

Instructions by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Charles Vess Bloomsbury, $24.99 Keri Algar If you ever needed a set of instructions to navigate through one of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy worlds this is the book for you. Gaiman has written his … Continue reading

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