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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.

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Puffed up, ready to square up against god

Remembering some D3 guys, introducing some Village PM guys, Tony Hawk's vert charm offensive, Cab doesn't know what Clickhole is, and more.

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Falling or failing

Making sense of the skateboarding industry’s present and making way for its future.

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Not OSHA certified

Swamp Fest, Nelly is PRO(!!!), Matheus Mendes is one talented child, Jagger Eaton innovates in the field of mandatory brand placements, and more.

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Of existence?

The SLAP messageboards are down, Jaakko Ojanen and Josh McLaughlin are up, Vincent Alvarez desecrates a barrier, squeezing 33 minutes out of one, and more.

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This ain't it

Plus: EDGLRD's "Point Cloud" happened, Barney Page blessed us, more sponsored skateboarders lose sponsors, IPath might be... onto something, and more.

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I hope you have a router, bro

Plus: Trade wars, Dern Bros. go PRO, Santa Cruz does rollcall, potential organ-level impalement in Prospect Park, and more.

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The pants report

Plus: Ian Browning talks to Slow Impacters about their lives and bottoms, Bufoni is in and Ream is out at World Skate, Tyshawn Jones leaks, Alexis Ramirez has shoes, and more.

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The fourth McClung's three-peat

Plus: José Vadi on big dunks, more All-Star stuff, silly and/or serious stuff, a low-effort travel blog, a beautiful 360p Canadian Flyout, and more.

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A chemical taste

Plus: Natalie Porter on Worble, Evan Smith on IPath, a round-up of nice things, Valentine's Day, and more.

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Exhibiting faint signs of life

Plus: the PSL takes a tentative first step, Fritte Söderström take a bow, EDGLRD keeps us on edg, DGK x BA. KU.??? and more.

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Waxing Poetic #1: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

In this series debut, Christian Kerr breaks down a T.S. Eliot classic to see what the Modernist icon can tell us about grinding through the skate-stoppers of the mind.