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Who's the real animal?
Plus: Gabbers on Thames, Lakai on its replicant tip, TJ Rogers' new shoe leaked on LinkedIn? A low-effort travel blog, and more.
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Vertically integrate or die
Marc Roca acquires Tactics to help sell Lakai, Tony Hawk takes the PJ to BC, Erick Winkowski goes big on big boards, and more.
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We are old (sung to the tune of the 2011 hit single "We Are Young" by Fun. ft. Janelle Monáe)
Zach Harris on skateboarding juicing every last drop from its aging legends, Joslin and Lakai had a good Friday, Estonia bankrolled Jerry Gurney's travel expenses, and more.
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The unknown radius
Sophie Yanow on the embodied practice of skateboarding and moving forward a millimetre at a time.
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An alley-oop to god
Plus: Vans splurges on caviar while 82 former employees update their LinkedIns, Tacky produces the rarest of resources, Simon Bannerot reaches up to a higher power, and more.
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Paved with desire
Ted Barrow on listening for meaning in the negative space.
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All this for some shoes?
Nardwuar vs. P-Rod, Tyshawn vs. Supreme, tradition vs. modernity, Simple Magic vs. Dirt, and more.
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Under the overpass
Skateboarding among the dirt and grime, there’s a smell, a feeling divine.
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An economy of tricks, a surplus of style
Lil Dre does a lot with a little, a bloodbath at VF Corp, SLS sinks lower, ppl rrll good at skating now, and more.
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The NEIFM rule
Plus: Vincent Milou on... Element? Joslin's blunt appraisal of life, Fievel the cat has moved, an experimental co-production, and more.
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The best of what's left
Tom Schaar assures us that vert is not dead, Muska trademarks himself, I come to grips with a new superpower, a really annoying part of a superpower in decline, and more.
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Limited edition garbage
#AndrewReynoldsWeek, Torey Pudwill skated a Cybertruck and wants your money, the shifting mood of the pedestrian, everyone really does have a podcast now, and more.
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Sitting around, seeing the world
Secular opinions of Supreme, W.G. Sebald enters Tampa Pro, Skechers, you downlow dirty dogs, and more.