Posts Tagged essays
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THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION
Ali Boulala’s Sorry part is the realest account of skateboarding ever produced by a professional skateboarder.
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BOOKS FOR LAZY SKATEBOARDERS AND PEOPLE THAT DON’T LIKE TO READ
We hit up a bunch of our contributors & respected writers and asked them to recommend some books for lazy skateboarders
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“THE CHERRINGTON EFFECT”
Following the release of Supreme's video, Cherry, something unexpected happened to skateboarding’s economy: skate shops started selling a shit load of Chuck Taylors
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ARE SKATEBOARDERS THAT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN JOCKS?
Do we really act that much different?
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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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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE REMIXER IN SKATEBOARDING?
Should raw skate footage be made available to editors all over the world after a new part is released?
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SKATEBOARDING & WRITING: NOT SO DIFFERENT AFTER ALL?
The writer’s struggle is very much the skateboarder’s struggle, the skateboarder’s joy is very similar to the writer’s joy.
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PRETEND WE HAVEN’T GROWN
"This is the secret treasure hidden inside of our pursuit of skateboarding. The activity is so terrible for us, and cares about us so little, that we can’t possibly do it without loving it. Which means that even the ugliest and biggest assholes in our midst are capable of love."
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WHAT IF SKATEBOARDING LOOKED LIKE THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY?
Both started as illegitimate offshoots – skateboarding from surfing, video games from scientific computer laboratories – and found their own footing through periods of rapid refinement driven by core practitioners.
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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.