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UNCs, JITs, OGs, and Young Fellas

Grant Yansura talks WKND Skateboards' "UNC" and their premiere approach, Carter Spinks on his latest, "OG and Young Fella," plus, can you get free grip at Tactics Card Shop, an anniversary, and more.

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Fate as a fixture

Converse CONS feels the sharp edge of "restructuring," Nora Vasconcellos' "Gilda," a dissolution of the Social Volume Contract, and more.

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Ramped up

The magic of a homemade jump ramp, it's just $9,997 to use Mikey Taylor's Exit Ramp, Asahi Kaihara's ramp magic, and more.

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Fantasy approaches reality

Etnies PROMOtes themselves well, I'm in love with my local hardware store, the raw pleasures of the feed, Jake Hayes goes Double Tables, and more.

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Tunnel visions

Leo Romero, you beautiful bastard. Also, checking in on the Skate Board Association, some thoughts on moving house, moving backwards in time, and being moved by AI.

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A great leveller

Farran Golding on reconsidering the skatepark, changing your approach, and embracing the MUSKA.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Special Correspondence

I don't have to be good at this

Ruby Arnone on what's required to transform yourself, one agonizingly imperceptible change at a time.

In Memoriam

You can take something that was pure thought and you can make it reality

Marc Johnson, 1977-2026

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Wheels (and shoes) of Fortune

Ian Browning talks shoes at Wheels of Fortune 13, Lakai is either done or free, Lau Willems is really good at skateboarding, Gui Khury doesn't know who Arto Saari is, and more.

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Today, tomorrow, and also forever

Don Luong on Foundation Skateboards' latest video, Kyle Eggen chomps rails and threatens the global economy, a cross-border appeal to share banks to ledges, and more.

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The most beautiful curb in the world

Imagine doing a slappy-crook in heaven, remember that slop is not a determined future, Høurs Is Yours goes golfing, MoonPay X Games Leagues brings in more undisclosed eight-figure sums, and more.

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Way to go, Dylan

Thom Callan-Riley attends Angle Iron, Dylan Jaeb meets and exceeds expectations, Ocean Vuong throws himself off an eight-stair, an update from Pulaski, and more.

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Unfortunately, that is not cake

Dylan Jaeb goes PRO AF, Pulaski is capped and Muni is resurrected, Plan B initiates plan G(arbage), Jamie Foy gets a private TF, and more.