Posts Tagged essays
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THE ORAL HISTORY OF TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER
We talked to the nerds (including the hawk man himself) behind the most iconic skateboarding video game series of all time.
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THE SKATEBOARDER’S GUIDE TO GETTING ARRESTED
Can you curse at a cop? Is grinding a ledge destruction of property? We talked to a lawyer to find out.
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WILL SKATE 4 EVER HAPPEN?
We geeked out on the numbers and considered the possibility of SKATE 4.
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A BRIEF LOOK AT SKATEBOARDING’S GAY PAST
"My name is Max. I am thirty years old. I have been skateboarding for roughly twenty years and kissing boys for thirteen."
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THE WILSHIRE OLLIE BEEF: INSTAGRAM AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING
When Shareef Grady ollied the skate-stopped Wilshire 15, he had no idea it would create this mess.
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THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN SKATE PLAZAS
How skateboarders are being pushed out of cities and into gentrification.
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EXPLORING PONTUS ALV’S POLAR DREAM
A more heady piece exploring Pontus Alv's latest creation "I like it here inside my mind, don't wake me this time".
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ALI BOULALA ON LOSING HIS 25 STAIR LEGACY TO JAWS
"Is he crying? I’m the one who should be crying! He just erased me from history, haha!"
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PRO SKATER’S JOB ACCORDING TO LANCE MOUNTAIN
The inside scoop on how skaters over the years have made money off our favorite toy.
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HARDBODY, MUSHROOMS, AND CANCEL FLIPS WITH ANTONIO DURAO
"Skateboarding should feel like when you were a kid. If you can't reinvent it and make it fun, you should go do something else."
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THE MAKING OF DYLAN RIEDER’S GRAVIS PART WITH FILMMAKER GREG HUNT
An in depth interview about what went into making one of the most iconic video parts of all time.
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WHAT DOES THE END OF SCUMCO & SONS MEAN FOR INDEPENDENT BRANDS?
The East Coast underground mainstay talks about the struggles of running a skateboard brand post-Covid.
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A LOOK THROUGH THE GLASSES OF VINCE PALMER, AKA CHICKEN LITTLE
Get to know the 18-year-old German repping Baker and Supreme in Milan.
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MEET JESSIKA ALEXANDER, ATHLETIC TRAINER TO SKATEBOARDING’S A-LISTERS
"Someone had me pull up to Hollywood High with my table!"