Today's Swellwatch: Nov 20, 2009

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THE ANKLE, PARKO, AND PIPELINE

If you were to take a step back and closely examine the current state of the World Tour title race, you'd see all of the elements necessary for drama ripe enough to warrant itself a slot on daytime television. Joel Parkinson, who opened the year in an unstoppable form, laying waist to his World..... More >

In This Story: Joel Parkinson, Billabong

NATHAN GIBBS

Nathan Paul Gibbs paints pretty pictures. So pretty, in fact, that they have been shown all over the country, including Washington, where he was originally born; Florida, where he lived in his teens (and learned to surf); and Southern California, where he has lived since 1999. So very pretty that..... More >

OCEANSIDE'S HUGE SURF FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF SURFER MAGAZINE

Some of the most unique cultural experiences in surfing are those rare uniting of our various tribes. For a tiny sliver of the surfing population surf contests actually facilitate this mixing of cultures, but for the vast majority of surfers, it's the surf movie that pulls us together best...and..... More >

THE RHYTHM OF WHALE SPEECH

What do a West African drummer and a sperm whale have in common? According to some reports, they can both spot rhythms in the chatter of an ocean crowded with the calls of marine mammals -- a feat impossible for the untrained human ear.Now a group of marine biologists at the Littoral Acoustic..... More >

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