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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.
Special Correspondence
Doubles: skateboarding as ritual
A tête-à-tête with Andrew Murrell.
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I gotta start praying into my hat
P-Rod's SHS takes PSL, Brian Glenney's little bit of misery, the bright side(?) of corporate parasitism, a woodpecker pecks, and more.
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The spaces between bases
Slow Impact dispatches from José Vadi and Ian Browning, a dispatch from my couch, the end of time, and more.
Skate Studies
The State of Skate Studies 2025
Professor Brian Glenney's annual compendium catalogues and analyzes 142 scholarly skateboarding-related books and papers published last year, the trends found between them, and reveals the 2025 SSSOTY.
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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.
Excerpts
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.