Posts by Ben Komins
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A POST-OLYMPIC CHAT WITH CROWD FAVORITE POE PINSON
"I don’t identify with only contest skating, core skating, or anything. Those are just labels that people come up with.”
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ATTEMPTING THE PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE WITH ALEXIS LACROIX
The man of “Oh Yeah” and Dime fame takes on a historic set of questions that is said to reveal a person’s true character.
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TIPS AND TRICKS FROM SKATEBOARDING’S MOST TRAVELED
Learn the do's and don't from these experienced globetrotters.
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NAVIGATING SKATING’S HIGHS AND LOWS WITH MATT MILITANO
Over coffee and cigarettes Matt talks prank shows, ABDs and his love for the VX.
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RECONTEXTUALIZING ZAK ANDERS, ONE OF TODAY’S MOST MYSTIFYING SKATERS
"I don’t want to be this brutal punk that hates everything that people like, and I’m trying really hard to undo that."
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A SCHOLARLY LOOK AT ZINE CULTURE’S IMPACT ON SKATEBOARDING
Peep a gallery exhibit featuring zines from many different subcultures and the insights the curators have on skateboarding.
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SHOOTING THE SHIT WITH ALLTIMERS’ COLES BAILEY
Talking baseball, spray paint and dog shit with the young East Village staple.
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TURNING CLASSIC SKATE SOUNDTRACKS INTO AN NTS RADIO SHOW
His episodes centered around different skate themes give you a musical deep dive found nowhere else.
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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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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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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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GETTING KINKY WITH DANIEL VARGAS
Daniel Vargas' philosophy on whips, chains and getting choked out.
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CASTLE BAM TO LIL JERRY SPRINGER: A JENKEM TRAVEL DIARY TO RICHMOND
Armed with the Genius skate crew, we hopped from DIY to DIY, leaving a graveyard of crushed cans along the way.
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CHECK OUT THE ZINE IMMORTALIZING EARLY ONLINE SKATEPARK FIGHTS
Filled with altered screenshots, Colton Abernathy’s zine distills these fight videos into a single moment.