Posts Tagged essays
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THE ORAL HISTORY OF TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER
We talked to the nerds (including the hawk man himself) behind the most iconic skateboarding video game series of all time.
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THE SKATEBOARDER’S GUIDE TO GETTING ARRESTED
Can you curse at a cop? Is grinding a ledge destruction of property? We talked to a lawyer to find out.
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WILL SKATE 4 EVER HAPPEN?
We geeked out on the numbers and considered the possibility of SKATE 4.
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A BRIEF LOOK AT SKATEBOARDING’S GAY PAST
"My name is Max. I am thirty years old. I have been skateboarding for roughly twenty years and kissing boys for thirteen."
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THE WILSHIRE OLLIE BEEF: INSTAGRAM AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING
When Shareef Grady ollied the skate-stopped Wilshire 15, he had no idea it would create this mess.
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THE DEATH AND LIFE OF GREAT AMERICAN SKATE PLAZAS
How skateboarders are being pushed out of cities and into gentrification.
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EXPLORING PONTUS ALV’S POLAR DREAM
A more heady piece exploring Pontus Alv's latest creation "I like it here inside my mind, don't wake me this time".
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ALI BOULALA ON LOSING HIS 25 STAIR LEGACY TO JAWS
"Is he crying? I’m the one who should be crying! He just erased me from history, haha!"
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE PRO SKATER’S JOB ACCORDING TO LANCE MOUNTAIN
The inside scoop on how skaters over the years have made money off our favorite toy.
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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.