Posts Tagged essays
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REMEMBERING THE FIRST WOMEN’S SKATE MAG, “CHECK IT OUT”
“This magazine meant the world to me. It gave all women [and] young girls an insight to what was going on in the women’s scene."
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COULD PRO SKATEBOARDERS USE A LABOR UNION?
We examined whether a union could provide the financial security and benefits that sponsored skaters often go without.
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CREATING REALITIES: COMPARING PRO SKATEBOARDING TO PRO WRESTLING
"Professionally made skate videos are really just jacked-up steroidal versions of street skating."
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IS ZUMIEZ GOOD FOR THE SKATE INDUSTRY?
An honest look at one of the most taboo questions in skateboarding today.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND OVERCOMING FEAR IN SKATING
We talked with doctors and performance psychologists to get tips on how to become the next Hometown Hucker.
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THE HISTORY OF SKATEBOARDING’S MOST TABOO TRICK: THE BENIHANA
If you’ve ever wondered how far back the anti-benihana sentiment stems, you’re not alone.
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HOT TAKE: SKATEBOARDING IS NOT ART
Feedback Ted tries to put an end to the age-old question of whether skateboarding is art.
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HOW EUROPEAN SKATE BRANDS ARE TAKING OVER
"We always felt as if we were just some Euro trash. We were like, fuck that, let's just do our own shit."
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REMEMBERING THE MALL RAT SHOE: THE ETNIES CALLICUT
A look at the shoe that flooded malls, skateparks, teenage girls' ankles everywhere.
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HOW CAN WE HELP KEEP SKATE SHOPS ALIVE?
For years brands and skaters have blindly cried "support your local," but we asked shop owners about other ways we can all provide actual help.
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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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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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“DATE A SK8ER” EP. 5 – CHACHI & ABBY
The only blind dating show that's taking skaters from the streets to the sheets returns.