Posts by Alexis Castro
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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.
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CHECKING OUT 5BORO’S HQ IN THIS TINY NEW YORK APARTMENT
We saw firsthand how to operate a 24 year-old board company out of less than 500 sq. ft.
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HOW “BAKER 3” BANGED US OVER THE HEAD
We overanalyzed the most straightforward skate video of the 2000s.
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HOW SHOULD BRANDS BE RELEASING THEIR VIDEOS?
And is our video distribution model broken?
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16 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT HEITOR DA SILVA
We hit up Heitor and his friends to try to unearth some secrets you didn't know about the wunderkind.
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THE RESURGENCE OF PAT BURKE
"If you’re in it long enough, you either die or go to jail or rehab."
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HOW MUCH LONGER CAN SKATEBOARDING STAY TRENDY?
We tried to map the most recent rise and fall of skateboarding as a "trend."
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WHAT DOES A PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARD AGENT DO?
Circe Wallace has represented some of the biggest pros in skateboarding, so we asked her to break down what exactly she does.
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CREATING NEW SPACES IN SKATEBOARD MEDIA
Hear from seven women on how they got their start documenting skateboarding.
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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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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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8 ARTISTS REIMAGINE THE INDEPENDENT LOGO
What would an Independent rebrand even look like?
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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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WHAT YOUR GRIPTAPE STYLE SAYS ABOUT YOU
Leave it to us to overanalyze one of the least important parts of your skateboard.