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Being there
Kyle Beachy on being there, Good Medicine, and the branching paths of 1,800 skateboards on the Navajo Nation.
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Waxing Poetic #3: “The Second Coming”
Christian N. Kerr navigates the widening gyre of society and skateboarding through William Butler Yeats' post-war poetry.
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Great trick, no face
Mike Munzenrider talks to Michael Burnett about Chris Joslin's cover, Monster put out another good video, the X Games is going all-in on the future of action sports, it's gonna take a lotta love to change the way things are, and more.
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She's a small fry
Natalie Porter on Beth Fishman, matriarchs, and new friends.
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When you find your price
José Vadi provides some forward-looking music supervision, Gustav Tønnesen delights, Jason Ellis puts a dollar amount on his dignity, a Saturday morning omen, and more.
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Contributing to the soup
Ian Browning on Owen Basher's new photo book "Bumper," Skate Mental on Sports Junkies and grappling with our innate impermanence, SLS goes to Brasilia, Aleka Lang goes PRO, and more.
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Waxing Poetic #2: “Slam, Dunk, & Hook”
Christian N. Kerr goes one-on-one with Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem about basketball and blocking out life’s trash talk.
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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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Paved with desire
Ted Barrow on listening for meaning in the negative space.
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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.