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Sunday 28 November 2010 Imagine if Hosukai came from Cape Town, and he took part in the Wavescape art exhibition. Would he have done his famous wave image but etched in Table Mountain instead?

Monday 28 November 2010 Our planet relies on a delicate balance in which every living being has a role to play and exists only through the existence of another being. This fragile equilibrium is being placed under ever increasing pressure as we continue farming resources to meet our consumerist lifestyles. The ocean has always been viewed as a bottomless resource but the reality is that marine resources are finite.

Friday 26 November 2010 The 14 artists involved in the creation of 11 Pottz twin fin surfboards with a difference are an eclectic and yet expansively varied mix of human beings. What does that actually mean? Who knows. Read their bios rather.

Friday 26 Mo-vember 2010 The long awaited megalith hard-bound 720-page celebration of alternative, youth and street culture: 'Expressions Book One South Africa' by Jared Aufrichtig was officially released on Thursday, 18 November 2010 at the Museum Photographic Art Gallery in Upper Eastside, Woodstock, Cape Town. Keeping true to the book, the party was rocking and about as funky fresh alternative as you can get. Mike Ellis took the photos.

Thursday 25 Mo-vember 2010 The North Shore of Hawaii is the gladiator's arena for any aspiring waterman today. Surfers travel from all four corners of the globe to pit themselves against the ocean's grinding power on the shallow lava reefs of Oahu’s golden mile. Sasha Specker got over to the rock nice and early this year, mid-November, and already Hawaii has delivered the goods.

Thursday 25 Mo-vember 2010 There are many things to do when it's flat. We constantly seek out ways to appreciate nature’s playground. We accept that life is for the living and we might as well enjoy the ride. This video clip celebrates life and the amazing world we live in. Seriously, play this clip full screen. Play it with speakers cranked high. Enjoy the ride. Brought to you by Base Dreams.

1 Dec '10 Info on Wavescape Surf Film Festival and Surfboard Art Exhibition on show in Cape Town.

Wednesday 24 Mo-vember 2010 WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii: The invitees to the Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau have been announced, and at last Chris Bertish has cracked the nod, making it one representative each from main surfing centres Cape Town and Durban, represented by Twiggy Baker.