16 THINGS I LEARNED FROM WRITING ABOUT SKATEBOARDING

Longtime skate writer Mackenzie Eisenhour offers sage advice like: "Don't force-feed yourself content," "Don't conduct interviews drunk," and "Don't stop skating."

May 13, 2019/ Mackenzie Eisenhour/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 20

8 ARTISTS REIMAGINE THE INDEPENDENT LOGO

What would an Independent rebrand even look like?

July 14, 2020/ Christian Kerr/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 98

MEET THE MINDS BEHIND SKATEVIDEOSITE

We talked to (some of) the guys behind one of skateboarding's largest archival databases ever compiled.

August 16, 2021/ Adam Abada & Jeff Wheeler/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 12

BUILDING SKATEPARKS IN IRAQ, INDIA, BOLIVIA AND BEYOND

Insights from the Make Life Skate Life crew on building skateparks in places that have never had one before.

January 29, 2021/ Larry Lanza/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 2

WE TRIED 5 DIY WAYS TO QUIT SMOKING

As Mark Twain said, "Quitting smoking is easy... I've done it hundreds of times."

January 29, 2019/ Larry Lanza/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 24

SKATING IN PRE-GENTRIFIED WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN

Ever wonder what Williamsburg looked like before the big corporate franchises moved in?

June 15, 2020/ Sam Spencer/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 26

THE STORY BEHIND TAIL DEVIL, THE FORGOTTEN MILLENNIAL SKATE TOY

Sparks + skateboards is a no-brainer. So why did this toy go away? We talked with the inventor to find out.

August 21, 2019/ Nic Dobija-Nootens/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 15