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THE 10 MOST MEMORABLE SWITCH 360 FLIPS
To me, the switch tre is the gold standard of skateboarding skill. It’s what separates men from boys.
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IN DEFENSE OF THE VARIAL FLIP
Today I call for decisive action by the skateboard community: end varial flip discrimination.
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SKATEBOARDING & WRITING: NOT SO DIFFERENT AFTER ALL?
The writer’s struggle is very much the skateboarder’s struggle, the skateboarder’s joy is very similar to the writer’s joy.
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HOW DO YOU JUDGE A SKATEBOARD CONTEST?
Even if you think the idea of “winning,” is bullshit, you have to admit that someone stringing together a sick run without falling is exciting… at least it should be.
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PRETEND WE HAVEN’T GROWN
"This is the secret treasure hidden inside of our pursuit of skateboarding. The activity is so terrible for us, and cares about us so little, that we can’t possibly do it without loving it. Which means that even the ugliest and biggest assholes in our midst are capable of love."
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WHAT IF SKATEBOARDING LOOKED LIKE THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY?
Both started as illegitimate offshoots – skateboarding from surfing, video games from scientific computer laboratories – and found their own footing through periods of rapid refinement driven by core practitioners.
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WILL SKATEBOARDERS EVER BE TRADED LIKE IN OTHER SPORTS?
Skateboarding might be on television and pretty much everywhere, but it’s not the NBA, NFL, or even the PGA.... yet.
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WHY ARE PEOPLE RIDING ODD SHAPED BOARDS AGAIN?
"Not only is this functional and it looks good and you look down and feel cool, it’s a statement saying that I reject everything you guys are about"
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SKATEBOARD PROJECTS ON KICKSTARTER ARE TRULY EMBARRASSING
Should it bother us that the dumbest things are generating the most cash?
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FROM PRO SKATER TO POSTAL WORKER: LIFE AFTER SKATEBOARDING
We met up with Joey Brezinski to see how the second chapter of his career is coming along.
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HANGING OUT WITH ANDREW HUBERMAN, SKATEBOARDER TURNED NEUROSCIENTIST
Curious what it would be like to hang with this guy outside of a stuffy podcast studio? Us too.
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KEITH HUFNAGEL ON THE FUTURE OF HUF
We heard a rumor that HUF was going out of business, so we talked with boss man himself to find out.
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PRESERVING SKATEBOARDING’S OUTSIDER ERA
Crusty ramps scrawled with punk rock graffiti, derelict characters, awkward 80's portraits, and more from The Past Participle.
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WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO SKATELINE? AN INTERVIEW WITH GARY ROGERS
Skateboarding's high-energy news anchor opens up about fame, hate, and what it was like hosting a show for 12 years.