Posts in ARTICLES
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8 ARTISTS REIMAGINE THE INDEPENDENT LOGO
What would an Independent rebrand even look like?
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BUILDING SKATEBOARDING FROM THE GROUND UP IN UGANDA
Learn what it's like to build a skate scene from the ground up in a place where skateboarding didn't previously exist.
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BUY YOUR FAVORITE PRO’S ART: JENKEM’S ART AUCTION FOR JUSTICE
Help get justice for Breonna Taylor and pick up a piece of art from your favorite skateboarder in the process.
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WHAT YOUR GRIPTAPE STYLE SAYS ABOUT YOU
Leave it to us to overanalyze one of the least important parts of your skateboard.
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A NEW EA SKATE GAME IS COMING (FOR REAL)
We don't know exactly when, or what it will even be called, but it's definitely coming. For real this time. We promise.
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SKATING IN PRE-GENTRIFIED WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN
Ever wonder what Williamsburg looked like before the big corporate franchises moved in?
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HERE’S A LIST OF BLACK-OWNED SKATE BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT
"I believe that getting eyeballs on a list of Black-owned brands is a humble, yet necessary offering to building whatever lies ahead."
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A SKATER’S GUIDE TO ATTENDING A PROTEST
Some hopefully helpful resources to keep you safe while you take to the streets.
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HOW TWO SHOPS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
Two skateshops, one deck.
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LOCALS: FRANK THE MAGICIAN
Meet Frank, a magician and dedicated maintainer of the sandy, trash-accumulating Venice Beach Skatepark.
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WHAT’S IT LIKE RUNNING AN INDOOR SKATEPARK IN 2024?
Three owners weigh in on the biggest challenges of running an indoor skatepark and offer insights on everything from finances to masonite boogers.
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A CHAT WITH LUDVIG HAKANSSON, THE OLDEST SOUL IN SKATEBOARDING
The man loves to read Nietzche, skates in some expensive vintage gear, and paints in his own neoclassical-meets-abstract-expressionist style.
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LISTEN TO NA-KEL SHARE HIS EXPERIENCES AS A BLACK PRO SKATER
An off-the-cuff conversation with Na-kel and friends that touches on the experiences they’ve gone through being Black skaters.
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JOHN GARDNER ON STEPPING AWAY FROM PRO SKATING AND HIS NEXT CHAPTER
"I’m sure I could have kept my career going for a while, and it was tempting to do that because I was making really good money, but I felt strongly I needed to do something else."