Posts Tagged essays
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WILL SKATEBOARDERS EVER BE TRADED LIKE IN OTHER SPORTS?
Skateboarding might be on television and pretty much everywhere, but it’s not the NBA, NFL, or even the PGA.... yet.
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WHY ARE PEOPLE RIDING ODD SHAPED BOARDS AGAIN?
"Not only is this functional and it looks good and you look down and feel cool, it’s a statement saying that I reject everything you guys are about"
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WAS NYJAH HUSTON’S NEW PART “TOO GOOD?”
Nyjah wins skateboarding, but not my heart.
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THE PUSH FOR SKATEBOARDING & THE OLYMPICS CONTINUES
While the discussion of skateboarding’s inclusion into the Olympics has been going on for a long time, that doesn’t mean everyday skaters should not be aware or have a voice in how our activity is being defined and marketed.
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WHY IS NORTH KOREA ADOPTING SKATEBOARDING?
Of all the countries in the world that you’d think least likely to adopt skateboarding, North Korea would have to be one of them.
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3D INNOVATIONS AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO EAST COAST SKATEBOARDING
The fact that 3d existed at all was a big fucking deal, because Boston wasn’t seen as the “skate city” it is now.
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THOUGHTS ON NYJAH HUSTON’S COMMENT: “SKATEBOARDING IS NOT FOR GIRLS”
People might say that print media is dead, but there’s a huge difference between saying something on the internet and having a quote published in a physical magazine. If you think I’m full of shit just ask Nyjah Huston.
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IS THE INTERNET REALLY RUINING HOW WE APPRECIATE SKATE VIDEOS?
The Internet allows us to better illuminate all aspects of skating: From the jockish and “Xtreme,” to the creative and inspiring, and to the raw and just plain weird.
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MAKING UP LEGENDS IN THE ERA OF ZERO BUDGET SKATEBOARDING
We have an anonymous army of unpaid, unsupported kids who are always better, always improving, and making movies that are weird and innovative and sometimes just astoundingly good theater.
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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 HAPPENED TO GERSHON MOSLEY?
From punching Andrew Reynolds, to not getting "pimped" by the industry, Gershon covers everything you wanted to know.