Welcome to ROUNDFILED, one of the Internet’s newest features. It is brought to you by the fine folks at LoCO Labs.

Many items fly across the Outpost radar every day. Not all of them rise to postworthiness. ROUNDFILED is scientifically engineered to squeeze whatever valuable residue it can out of the daily slag heap, then to blend those juices together in a nutritious news cocktail.

You’re welcome!

— LoCO Labs

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SEE Lost Coast Brewery’s ginormous beer-makin’ machinery — this is called a lauter tun, we’re told — juuust sneak through the tight turns at Richardson’s Grove. Nope, old-growth redwoods aren’t going to stand in the way of sudsy commerce. No way.

— Andrew Goff

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SEE the latest quadcopter adventure shot by Humboldt videographer Chad Johnson. Have you ever wondered what the top of Pierson’s giant hammer looks like? Finally the truth can be known!

— Andrew Goff

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SEE the film trailer for the latest bit of Humboldt weedsploitation A Sea of Green. The synopsis from Facebook “Full length motion picture about the struggles growing marijuana in the california hills. Starring an all star hip hop cast and representing the culture like no one else has.”

The flick allegedly drops later this year (if they raise dat cash money, of course)!

— Andrew Goff

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BOOK FANS ONLY! Author, journalist, bon vivant and citizen of the world James Tressler — the Lost Coast Outpost’s chief Istanbul correspondent — has a new book out, and guess what?!? It’s a compilation of the best of the best of his regular Sunday “Letter From Istanbul” columns, which feature prominently right here on the Outpost! 

Preach it, James:

This series of 32 stories, which originally appeared in The Lost Coast Outpost, are snapshots of contemporary Istanbul, one of the world’s most fascinating cities. James Tressler provides a glimpse into an ancient city that is constantly struggling to come to terms with its proud, imperial past and uncertain future.

You’ve already read all James’ dispatches, but someone you love would love this book. Pick it up for ‘em right this minute on Lulu.com, at this link right here.

— Hank Sims