Jack Coleman has been spending last few winters down under. Most of his time spent on the most easterly tip of Australia’s east coast, Byron Bay, AKA the bubble. He’s slipped into a tight crew of equally eclectic individuals and documents them and the day to day grind that is, life in the bubble. The…

Entries are officially open for the 2014 ByronBaySurfFestival Surf Shorts Film Comp presented by GoPro. This year they’ve upped the ante on prizes, sponsorship and media coverage including a GoPro cash/prize package of $3,000 and more. The clip time limit is 10 minutes and the theme “Citizens of the Sea.” Also new is a democratic online voting…

Last summer, we had an intern named Vanessa Ratjen. She was just finishing up college and was full of ideals about the way the world should be. After her time with Korduroy, she went back up to Canada with a degree and desires to write about what makes the world good. Soon it became clear…

The Byron Bay Surf Festival is about so much more than surf. It brings together some industry heavyweights for a long weekend of beachside community unlike any other we’re familiar with. We talked with organizer Mike Jahn for a feel for how it went in 2013 and what to expect from the festival this year,…