The Year That Was
SSOTY (Skateboarding Stories of The Year) 2022
An incomplete collection of the year's best writing.
Cole Nowicki
Author of a couple of books and a newsletter called Simple Magic.
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The Flatbar of Righteous Indignation
Plus: Pro skater CVs, Magic Eye tricks, alternative angles, and more.
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A fate worse than death (acquisition)
Plus: SOTY... SOTY!, Cody's Snake Farm, Omar abroad, and more.
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SOTY splash zone
Plus: Mikey's ultimatum, hornypilled, a fire new gimmick, and more.
Essays, longform, etc.
What is postmodernism if not a Bondo-ing of the classical form?
A special investigation.
Essays, longform, etc.
The enduring novelty appeal of the skateboard
A special investigation.
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Death of the poster
Plus: Identity re/construction, beautiful and useless product gimmicks, stocking stuffers, and more.
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How much for Szafranski's jacket?
Plus: USAS update, world record crotch, return of the athleisure villain, and more.
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Beware of the time trap
Plus: SOTY-POTY, Hollywood High relevant again(?), if one must collab, pt. 2, and more.
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Thumper's Inferno
Plus: DGK conspiracy, Shredline 360, there's no 'I' in CHIP, and more.
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Searching for and reaching your limit
Plus: Stenger sighting, schemin', SOTY season rumbles to life, and more.
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Listen to me show me santa’s dogs
Plus: Greco, muddled brand identities, an existential content crisis, and more.