Posts by Matt L. Roar
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WE CHECKED OUT SOME BOOKS PENNED BY SKATERS
There’s a lot of bad skate books out there but our friend Matt recommended a few that passed his smell test.
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THE RESURRECTION OF SAN FRANCISCO’S PIER 7
Now that Pier 7 is skateable again, it's like the gap between skateboarding’s past and present has vanished.
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THE BACKYARD MINI RAMPS CREATED DURING LOCKDOWN
We talked to a few folks who turned their backyard pipe-dream into a reality during the pandemic.
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’90S SKATE LEGENDS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES LEARNING TO SURF
We hit up some older pros to hear about the struggles and pleasures of picking up skating's older cousin: surfing.
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A SERIOUS REVIEW OF MARK SUCIU’S SERIOUS “VERSO”
Verso asks that we pay it a kind of attention many of us automatically do not. Knowing this, we choose to either look more closely or let it pass before our eyes the way the rest of skating does.
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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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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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UNDERSTANDING THE NEAL HENDRIX ALLEGATIONS & POWER DYNAMICS IN SKATEBOARDING
How can skateboarders within the industry do a better job of keeping each other in check?
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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.