Posts by Alexis Castro
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GROWING THE CHILEAN SKATE SCENE WITH FILMER NICOLAS GARAY
Everyone thinks of Brazil when they think of South American skating, but there are other countries down there too you know...
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LEARNING 540S WITH ZION WRIGHT AND JAKE KEENAN
Watch our friend Jake try to learn his dream trick from a master.
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SHOP TALK AT PHARMACY BOARD SHOP IN HOLLYWOOD
Topics include: deck sizes, paying filmers, bad habits and dream filmers.
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THRIFTING IN BROOKLYN WITH ALEKA LANG AND JESS WONG
We showed the Canadian couple around our neighborhood and watched them sift through old clothes in search of gems.
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SHOP TALK AT THE FA STORE IN NEW YORK CITY
Last year's SOTY race, dead companies, New Year's resolutions and more.
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IS THE NEW MIAMI DROP BIGGER THAN THE LEAP OF FAITH?
Everyone was wondering it, so the crew went back to see how the drops sized up.
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EXPLORING WALL STREET WITH VITORIA MENDONÇA
Vitoria is a kind soul with a powerful style, which goes a lot further than you would think when it comes to moving up in the industry.
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JENKEM MIX LIVE: KYOTA UMEKI AND THE STAR TEAM
After 100+ mixes, we decided to take our mix series up a notch.
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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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WHAT WOULD MAKE SKATERS DITCH THE BIG SHOE BRANDS?
We asked younger skaters how small shoe brands could win back their business from the big budget behemoths.
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BRIAN SUMNER ON LEAVING THE SKATE INDUSTRY AND FINDING CHRISTIANITY
"People are going to hate you for different stupid reasons, but people shouldn’t be divided over the faith."
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STEFAN JANOSKI IS THE MOST CURIOUS PERSON IN THE ROOM
I followed Stefan Janoski around for five days to try to see into his mind.
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MY EXPERIENCES IN SKATEBOARDING
"I've been terrified of garnering the reputation of 'ramp-tramp' or 'pro-ho' just from spending time with skaters."
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IS SKATEBOARDING “SOFT” NOWADAYS?
If you're yearning for wilder, less role model-able pros, we put together a list of the skate crews keeping that reckless spirit alive today.