More than this | Simply Ranked
Plus: Ethan Loy, exciting bruises, Nikolai Piombo's x-factor, let the baby be a baby, and more.
Cole Nowicki
A generally well-mannered person. Author of a couple of books and a newsletter called Simple Magic.
The perfect collab | Simply Ranked
Plus: a pretty good collab, a ho-hum collab, Kawhi x Tiago, an anniversary, and more.
A work(wear)manlike approach | Simply Ranked
Plus: Dickies' "Honeymoon," Cordano Russell does it for the 'gram, Limosine gets cheeky, and more.
Complex phenomena
On brand relationships and loyalty.
In appreciation of the specialist | Simply Ranked
Plus: Reese Nelson is PRO, Kevin Long is the best at being PRO, the great Cariuma exodus, and more.
How to accept 100k and wind up embroiled in a foreign influence campaign | Simply Ranked
Plus: Jason Adams, brand tier rankings, an Alberta update, and more.
Entering the SOTD zone | Simply Ranked
Plus: low-effort travel blogs, Foy sounds, the skate-footage-to-credits ratio, and more.
History is posted | Simply Ranked
Plus: The names in "_SOUL_CRUSHER_" crush, GX1000 frightens, Braden Hoban ascends, and more.
The Sloanyard | Simply Ranked
Plus: Nike SB's "QuickStrike," Koston edgng, Dexter's parasite, and more.
Backside brigadier | Simply Ranked
Plus: Olympic skateboarding wrap-up, Burnquist on HBO and NFTs, collabs, Berrics back? and more.
Here we are, where we have always been
Chris Cole and skateboarding’s foundational inability to hold itself — and its heroes — to account.
Special Correspondence
What if faster won't work? | Simply Ranked
Jagger, waxed? A special report from Mike Munzenrider. Plus: Olympic skateboard street recap, the Gray Lady swings, misses, and more.