Posts by Alex Coles
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE YEAR MODERN SKATEBOARDING BROKE
2013 might seem like a random arbitrary year to most people, but to us, it’s the year the current era of skateboarding was born.
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BRINGING SKATEBOARDING INTO GALLERIES WITH ART DEALER JEFFREY DEITCH
Jeffrey and his team were some of the pioneers in bringing skateboarding into the fine art world.
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SHOP TALK AT TENANT SKATE SHOP’S THIRD ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Enjoy some thoughtful responses from our neighbors in Brooklyn.
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SHOP TALK: LURKING AROUND HUNTINGTON BEACH
We took a break from watching the Vans Showdown contest and lurked around the boardwalk to get some local flavor.
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VIDEO ESSAY: HOW SKATEBOARDING WENT HD
An in depth look at how filmmakers started to ditch the VX1000 and pick up HD camcorders in its place.
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE STORY BEHIND NIKE’S “WHAT IF” CAMPAIGN
A look behind one of Nike's earliest and most memorable TV commercials from the late '90s.
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EXPLORING DITCHES IN NEW MEXICO WITH MARIAH DURAN AND FRIENDS
Explore some famed New Mexico ditches for that American Southwest skate flavor we rarely feature.
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE HISTORY OF ETNIES “HIGH 5”
A deep dive into an underrated but important classic from 1995.
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE HISTORY OF SKATING’S MOST TABOO TRICK
A conversation about one of the most controversial tricks known to man.
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DOES SIZE MATTER?
I hit up physical therapist Dr. Kyle Brown for some insight on whether or not our height plays a noticeable role in how we skate.
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A FIRST LOOK AT OPERA AND SKATEBOARDING’S NEWEST GROUP OF BRANDS
Bill Weiss and a few of his close friends are picking up the pieces from the Dwindle rubble and starting fresh with a new slew of brands.
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HOW CHAD CARUSO SKATED ACROSS AMERICA
Chad did it the way most skateboarders would: independently and without much of a plan.
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PREMIERE: VIVIEN FEIL AND SOY PANDAY IN MAGENTA’S “JUST CRUISE II”
We hope to skate half as good as these dudes when we are in our 40s.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO GERSHON MOSLEY?
From punching Andrew Reynolds, to not getting "pimped" by the industry, Gershon covers everything you wanted to know.