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Some intractable force
Plus: Gerwer leaps at the half-century mark, measuring the value of public space, Shawn Hale, Lakai's rebound hook-ups, and more.
Cole Nowicki
A generally well-mannered person. Author of a couple of books and a newsletter called Simple Magic.
Special Correspondence
Doubles: the state of skate videos
A tête-à-tête with Andrew Murrell.
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Please, sir, I want less
Plus: Asta loséS a sponsor, our own personal Ben Kadows, two griptape brands get stuck together, a swamp thing, and more.
The Year That Was
I’ve got $5 (CAD) on it: betting on the future of skateboarding in 2025
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The Year That Was
SSOTY (Skateboarding Stories of The Year) 2024
An incomplete collection of the year's best writing.
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Cool Marketing Trick
Plus: Jamie Foy is your SOTY, Lakai counts down, good/weird gifts, a necessary evil, "Triple or Nothing," and more.
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Masterful gambit, sir
Plus: pick your SOTY, Alexis Ramirez puts up numbers, LFG!!, Tim Pool cuts his losses, and more.
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In search of GLORY
Plus: Zach Harris on SK8MAFIA's magic, Shari White and Angelo Fajardo on "Antisocial Summer," Christmas collabs gone wrong, can you be SOTY if you don't bomb the hill switch, and more.
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Hey, fuck you (doesn't that feel good?)
Plus: Emile Laurent, Momiji Nishiya, Jereme Rogers' liking spree, is this skateboarding? Vol. 32, and more.
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Big video feeling
New Balance Numeric's "Intervals," José Vadi on Tiago and The Supremes, Ian Browning on who chipped in for Westgate's tow-in, Simple Magic’s pound-for-pound #1 four-eyes Fall 2024 update, and more.
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I want love to be the law of the universe
Plus: Vitória Mendonça's poetry, Crailtap bids farewell to Lakai, SOTY likely decided at 9am PST today, guys you thought were gone were just out of sight, and more.
Essays, longform, etc.
A matter of faith
The Barrier Kult finds and makes meaning.