Posts by Ben Komins
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SOME FLICKS FROM THE THE PALACE “BETA BLOCKERS” PREMIERE
Despite the momentous occasion and the video's proper 40 minute runtime, the event felt pretty intimate by NYC standards.
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A COLLECTION OF TRICKS MADE BETTER BY SKATE STOPPERS
Knobs? No problem. Everyone here dug deep and got creative to bring some life out of these "dead" spots.
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THE LASTING LEGACY OF TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER WITH AUTHOR COLE NOWICKI
20+ years later, people are still talking about how the THPS games affected pop culture, so much so that Cole Nowicki wrote a book about it.
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WHAT IS 2? TALKING RISER PADS WITH ROBERT BLAZEK
The brand is taking advantage of something we all overlooked: who TF has a riser pad sponsor?
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A CONVERSATION WITH BLACK NINJA, THE ORIGINAL SKATE YOUTUBER
in the early days of YouTube, Black Ninja was pulling in millions of views every month, creating iconic moments like rapping over his own video parts.
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A VERY SCIENTIFIC LOOK INTO WEIGHT LOSS THROUGH SKATEBOARDING
Our newest contributor wanted to conduct an experiment to see if skateboarding could help him lose a bit of drinking weight.
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BUILDING CUSTOM SKATE VANS WITH TJ GASKILL
After living out of a van for two years, TJ has started a business converting vans for skaters and their sponsors.
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THE WORST CASES OF SWAMP ASS CAUGHT ON FILM
Summer’s quickly approaching, and nothing is more synonymous with a mid-day summer skate than swamp ass.
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CAN SKATEBOARDING HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH TRAUMA?
Meet Joel Pippus, a counselor who is exploring if skateboarding can effectively help children heal from trauma.
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WILL TIKTOK BE THE NEW HOME FOR SKATEBOARDING ON THE INTERNET?
We called up some "skate TikTokers" to find out what they've learned and seen so far.
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PLOTTING THE LIFECYCLE OF A TRENDY TRICK
"Pressure flips are cool again. Actually, their second act has lasted longer than their first did."
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CHECKING OUT A HIDDEN DIY FINGERBOARD PARK IN QUEENS
When we heard about a mysterious concrete fingerboard park hiding in Brooklyn, we knew we had to go find it.
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WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH ILLEGAL CIV?
The Illegal Civ stuff feels like an ongoing soap opera, so to air out any confusion we talked to a few key characters.
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WE TALKED TO A SNEAKER BOTTER ABOUT THE STATE OF RESELLING
We tried to understand one of the most obnoxious new hustles.