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Here lies another, much longer rail
Winnipeg mourns the Woodsworth rail, a race for the longest 50-50 on a round rail, Lakai and/or die, Toby Ryan is PRO, and more.
Cole Nowicki
Author of a couple of books and a newsletter called Simple Magic.
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Soul leaves body
A trip to Adjacent, MoonPay X Games League concludes its Summer Season, MoonPay X Games League establishes its vision of the future of sports, and more.
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This Carpenter's Talent Takes a WILD Turn!
Diego Todd plays in traffic; Mystery Skateboards is a, well, mystery; King Skateboards gets sloppy; ManRamp auditions, and more.
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If you get birdies, you're flying
Jace De Tomasso soars, Ryan Sheckler stars in an anti-child trafficking motion picture, SLS becomes irredeemable, Primitive does GOOD collab, and more.
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A free associative review
Let the new Polar video wash over you, David Reyes has been doing this a long time, Dern Bros. merch is now available in select Zumiez stores, is this skateboarding? Vol. 57, and more.
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Turns out it's banging
Seven years in Detroit with Palace, Chloe Covell dominates, Juni Kang wows at MoonPay X Games League Monster Energy Men's Skateboard Street Best Trick, Alec Majerus continues, and more.
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JDB (Just Doing Business)
Lakai is splayed out on death's stoop, Tactics is on the ropes, Jamie Foy's on earnestness, Nyjah Huston signed a global ambassadorship deal with the devil, and more.
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Re: unauthorized skateboarding activity
Violet and Spitfire release two very different videos, skateboarders preemptively kicked out of spot by electronic mail, the stupid is closer than you think, and more.
Essays, longform, etc.
The cozy, slow-living middle
From Alberta's icy industrial parks to Arizona's sun-baked parking lots, skateboarders Oria and Ryan Lay have found shared ground and a new audience thanks to a leisurely, contemplative cinematic style.
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This is why you are here
OG oh my, the ROI on NBDs, Kenny Reeds, Nyjah Huston cracks his skull again, and more.
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Radical worldbuilding
Thom Callan-Riley is back with a dispatch from Social Skate Summit in London, Asics and Late Nite Stars return from Japan with skatestoppers on the mind, The Nine Club Book Club for Strivers and Grinders, and more.
In Memoriam
You can take something that was pure thought and you can make it reality
Marc Johnson, 1977-2026