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More on Junk Spots

More on Junk Spots

Spots like this are great. You never know who will be there, what new junk will have turned up, and how it’ll all be configured. Even then, it doesn’t matter,...

More on Junk Spots

Spots like this are great. You never know who will be there, what new junk will have turned up, and how it’ll all be configured. Even then, it doesn’t matter,...

An Interview with Sasha Senior of Bliss Skateshop

An Interview with Sasha Senior of Bliss Skateshop

Photo by Akeyl Senior — If you’re a skateboarder who has grown up with a local skateshop, you know how crucial they are to the scene. Skater-owned shops by definition...

An Interview with Sasha Senior of Bliss Skateshop

Photo by Akeyl Senior — If you’re a skateboarder who has grown up with a local skateshop, you know how crucial they are to the scene. Skater-owned shops by definition...

Five Photos with Ben Stoddard

Five Photos with Ben Stoddard

As the second edition of Canadian Skateboarding - A Visual History has just rolled off the press and been released, we connected with Canada Skateboard president Ben Stoddard to hear...

Five Photos with Ben Stoddard

As the second edition of Canadian Skateboarding - A Visual History has just rolled off the press and been released, we connected with Canada Skateboard president Ben Stoddard to hear...

THANKFUL

THANKFUL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIRl85vHG9A It seems to me that each year longer I spend on this earth, the more complicated things get. For me, for you, for everyone. The political state of affairs...

THANKFUL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIRl85vHG9A It seems to me that each year longer I spend on this earth, the more complicated things get. For me, for you, for everyone. The political state of affairs...

So long Emilyside, we hardly knew you.

So long Emilyside, we hardly knew you.

Much like the rest of the country, skateparks in Vancouver have been closed for over two months now. Emilyside, the name coined for a pitstop-style-street-turned-DIY-spot adjacent to Emily Carr University,...

So long Emilyside, we hardly knew you.

Much like the rest of the country, skateparks in Vancouver have been closed for over two months now. Emilyside, the name coined for a pitstop-style-street-turned-DIY-spot adjacent to Emily Carr University,...

(Mostly) Alone

(Mostly) Alone

The self-indulgent journal of a self-filmed video part. By Cole Nowicki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYXILmntp0 *** The tripod extends, one piece revealing itself from the other until it’s at full height. I place...

(Mostly) Alone

The self-indulgent journal of a self-filmed video part. By Cole Nowicki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjYXILmntp0 *** The tripod extends, one piece revealing itself from the other until it’s at full height. I place...

An Interview with Kevin Lowry

An Interview with Kevin Lowry

Calgary. 2010. — What’s that noise? What are you doing? I'm setting up a complete. I’ve got like two more bolts to go. It sounds like the most ultimate Slurpee...

An Interview with Kevin Lowry

Calgary. 2010. — What’s that noise? What are you doing? I'm setting up a complete. I’ve got like two more bolts to go. It sounds like the most ultimate Slurpee...

WE'RE HERE!

WE'RE HERE!

On Sunday, March 8th in Vancouver, a host of community skate groups got together at Strathcona Park to celebrate International Women's Day with the "We're Here!" skate jam. Lessons, prizes,...

WE'RE HERE!

On Sunday, March 8th in Vancouver, a host of community skate groups got together at Strathcona Park to celebrate International Women's Day with the "We're Here!" skate jam. Lessons, prizes,...

AN INTERVIEW WITH ROWAN ZORILLA

AN INTERVIEW WITH ROWAN ZORILLA

When was the possibility of a pro model shoe first brought up with you? What’s that conversation like? When it was first brought up, I thought of it as a...

AN INTERVIEW WITH ROWAN ZORILLA

When was the possibility of a pro model shoe first brought up with you? What’s that conversation like? When it was first brought up, I thought of it as a...

BIRLING THE PERSPECTIVE

BIRLING THE PERSPECTIVE

By Adam Wawrzynczak The surroundings in which you find yourself can have a large impact on your perspective. A man holding a baseball bat evokes a different thought, depending on whether...

BIRLING THE PERSPECTIVE

By Adam Wawrzynczak The surroundings in which you find yourself can have a large impact on your perspective. A man holding a baseball bat evokes a different thought, depending on whether...

NORMA IBARRA PORTFOLIO // 11.3

NORMA IBARRA PORTFOLIO // 11.3

Fabiana Delfino, Kickflip Backside Disaster. — Along with a smile as big as her camera bag (it’s massive), Norma brings so much originality to the table. She calls herself an everythingologist—the...

NORMA IBARRA PORTFOLIO // 11.3

Fabiana Delfino, Kickflip Backside Disaster. — Along with a smile as big as her camera bag (it’s massive), Norma brings so much originality to the table. She calls herself an everythingologist—the...

A MODERN SKATE OF MIND // 11.3

A MODERN SKATE OF MIND // 11.3

— Growing up as a male skateboarder in the late '90s and early '00s, I encountered next-to-no women in skateboarding, and I didn’t really think anything of that. I saw...

A MODERN SKATE OF MIND // 11.3

— Growing up as a male skateboarder in the late '90s and early '00s, I encountered next-to-no women in skateboarding, and I didn’t really think anything of that. I saw...