Posts Tagged essays
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HOW I LOST $60,000 TRYING TO BUY A VX1000
I got into options trading and won big, then immediately lost big.
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MY STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION AND HOW WE CAN HELP OTHERS
One skater's experience battling depression and his thoughts on how we can help others like him.
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HOW DO DIRECT TO CONSUMER SALES AFFECT THE SKATE ECOSYSTEM?
It’s a slippery slope, but with some care and nuance, everyone can have some level of success.
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FINDING EASTER EGGS IN TOM KNOX’S NEW ATLANTIC DRIFT PART
Peep some of the little secrets and tributes that Tom Knox and Jacob Harris baked into their newest video.
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MY 30-YEAR QUEST OF LEARNING BACKSIDE TAILSLIDES
"I still want to be a back tail guy. I still want to be cool, however pathetic that sounds."
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EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GRIPTAPE
Strictly for the skate nerds!
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HOW TWO SHOPS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
Two skateshops, one deck.
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DIVING INTO VANS “CREDITS” AND THE VIDEOS THAT PAVED THE WAY
The recent push is a sign that brands are beginning to understand how to foster actual growth and energize the community.
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WHAT CORONAVIRUS MEANS FOR THE SKATEBOARD SUPPLY CHAIN
The skateboarding business is a delicate house of cards, built on razor-thin profit margins. Will it weather the storm?
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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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RARELY SEEN PHOTOS FROM READ AND DESTROY, THE BELOVED BRITISH SKATE MAG
Check out early documentation of London's Southbank, vert ramps tucked into Lord of the Rings-level forests, and everything in between.
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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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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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MEET THE SEATTLE ARTIST WHO DESIGNED A BACON ’N EGGS INSPIRED SKATEPARK
Breakfast-obsessed skaters rejoice!