Posts Tagged essays
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THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION
Ali Boulala’s Sorry part is the realest account of skateboarding ever produced by a professional skateboarder.
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BOOKS FOR LAZY SKATEBOARDERS AND PEOPLE THAT DON’T LIKE TO READ
We hit up a bunch of our contributors & respected writers and asked them to recommend some books for lazy skateboarders
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“THE CHERRINGTON EFFECT”
Following the release of Supreme's video, Cherry, something unexpected happened to skateboarding’s economy: skate shops started selling a shit load of Chuck Taylors
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ARE SKATEBOARDERS THAT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN JOCKS?
Do we really act that much different?
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AN INTERVIEW WITH SKATEBOARDING’S GAYEST PHOTOGRAPHER, SAM MCGUIRE
Is skateboarding really as homophobic as people think it is?
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WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE REMIXER IN SKATEBOARDING?
Should raw skate footage be made available to editors all over the world after a new part is released?
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SKATEBOARDING & WRITING: NOT SO DIFFERENT AFTER ALL?
The writer’s struggle is very much the skateboarder’s struggle, the skateboarder’s joy is very similar to the writer’s joy.
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PRETEND WE HAVEN’T GROWN
"This is the secret treasure hidden inside of our pursuit of skateboarding. The activity is so terrible for us, and cares about us so little, that we can’t possibly do it without loving it. Which means that even the ugliest and biggest assholes in our midst are capable of love."
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WHAT IF SKATEBOARDING LOOKED LIKE THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY?
Both started as illegitimate offshoots – skateboarding from surfing, video games from scientific computer laboratories – and found their own footing through periods of rapid refinement driven by core practitioners.
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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.