Posts by Ian Michna
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AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVIS TORGERSON ABOUT SKATEBOARDING AS A SPORT
"As a professional skateboarder, you have to change too. You actually feel like an athlete at times. You can’t be a bitter guy and just talk about how it used to be."
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HABITAT SKATEBOARDS IS STILL ALIVE
"If half the team would have left, we probably would have let Habitat die."
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THE FUTURE OF ZERO & FALLEN WITH JAMIE THOMAS
Jamie Thomas opens up about the future of Zero Skateboards, Fallen Footwear and their new home at Dwindle Distribution.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH SKATEBOARDING’S GAYEST PHOTOGRAPHER, SAM MCGUIRE
Is skateboarding really as homophobic as people think it is?
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INTERROGATING KEVIN TIERNEY
I usually try to come into interviews open minded and unbiased, but I kind of expected Kevin to be a dick.
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WHY ARE SKATEBOARD GRAPHICS SO VANILLA NOW? A CHAT WITH MARC MCKEE
An interview with the guy who has made some of the best skateboard graphics of all time.
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LEAVING ZERO & THE FUTURE OF TOM KARANGELOV
"I'd rather just quit and not ride for anything and figure it out."
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AN INTERVIEW WITH NYJAH HUSTON’S MOM
"We purposely separated ourselves from society and basically lived as a mini cult"
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PAUL RODRIGUEZ LEAKS MORE INFO ABOUT HIS NEW BRAND, PRIMITIVE SKATEBOARDS
In 2014, when everything is a brand and the pro skaters themselves have more Instagram followers than the biggest magazines and companies within skateboarding combined, the old rules don't apply anymore.
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THE RISE AND FALL OF PRO MODEL SKATE SHOES
While there are still some exceptions, the signature shoe has largely evaporated from the skateboard industry. But, why?
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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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A LOOK THROUGH THE GLASSES OF VINCE PALMER, AKA CHICKEN LITTLE
Get to know the 18-year-old German repping Baker and Supreme in Milan.
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WHO ARE THE SKATERS RESURRECTING ROCK CLIMBING IN UPPER MANHATTAN?
We met up with Joel Popoteur, an employee at Supreme and long-time skater to learn about his outdoor movement.
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GOT OLD WHEELS? THIS GUY IS MAKING MINI FINGERBOARD REPLICAS WITH THEM
Honey, I Shrunk The Spitfires.