Gods in the Machine

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A reader-supported surf publication founded in 1992, The Surfer’s Journal is vivid, authoritative, and independent. The goal of each 132-page bimonthly edition? A completely resolved composition. Balance. Color. Story. And purist surf energy from Page One to close-of-book.

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Deus ex Machina, also known as “The Temple of Enthusiasm,” in Bali has become an artisan compound occupied by expatriates from around the globe. It is a motorcycle workshop, shaping, glassing, and paint bay, artist studio, bar, art gallery, photo studio—and much more.