Nassima – goddess
The Cox’s Bazaar beach in Bangladesh is a favourite holiday destination for the country’s new middle class. In this deeply conservative community, however, it is considered shameful for a woman to go to… Read More
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Westerly: A man, a woman, an enigma
Worth supporting via kickstarter. Westerly is a feature length documentary film about Peter Drouyn and his controversial metamorphosis into Westerly Windina. Peter Drouyn was one of surfing’s first superstars. A true visionary, he… Read More
The Ninth Wave – no girls allowed?
I sat down at a cafe the other day to find a copy of recently released, The Ninth Wave (edited by Sean Doherty and presented by Surfing World), sitting on the table. The… Read More
Beaching Water: 1975 to 2007 by Shè Hawke (Part II)
by Shè Hawke, Kurungabaa, Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2009. Part One is available here Part Two: A Buddhist Koan says: “The master holds the disciple’s head underwater for a long, long time;… Read More
Sun, Sand and Nappies
There are many times when I have been prioritised as being second (or third or fourth) to waves, and while I mostly understand it still really sucks. From what I’ve witnessed, surfing and… Read More
