Posts byIan Browning
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WHAT CORONAVIRUS MEANS FOR THE SKATEBOARD SUPPLY CHAIN
The skateboarding business is a delicate house of cards, built on razor-thin profit margins. Will it weather the storm?
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HOW NIKE SB’S DUNK CULTURE AFFECTS SKATE SHOPS
Reselling sneakers has grown from an eBay hustle into an industry, and skate shops have become inadvertent players in it.
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HOW A GROUP OF WOMEN FOUGHT FOR EQUAL PAY IN CONTEST SKATING
The story of the women who banded together to change contest skating forever.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SKATE SHOP
If you've ever wondered what goes on all day at a skate shop — the people, the small talk, the sales — we spent 12 hours at NJ Skate Shop to give you an idea.
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IS THERE A METHOD TO WINNING SOTY?
Is there a strategy or some secret way to win skateboarding's most popular award?
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HOW DO PROFESSIONAL SKATERS DEAL WITH HEALTH INSURANCE?
We talked with a bunch of pro skaters & industry dudes to find out how Obamacare has affected them and skateboarding as a whole.
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THE HISTORY & UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF SHORTY’S, NEW JERSEY’S DIY HAVEN
The future of the beloved DIY spot is currently unclear, but there's an unlikely ally in the skaters' corner: the mayor and Newark City Hall.
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THE PRO SKATER’S GUIDE TO LOOSE TRUCKS
The men with the loosest trucks in skateboarding explain how they get their shit so rattly.
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ANOTHER GAY INTERVIEW WITH JARRET BERRY
"People are going to be like, 'Fuck, still? Why don’t you let this gay shit rest?'"
