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Why heavily state-controlled Shanghai is one of the world's most liberating places to skate

Charging Through China — Meet Tommy Zhao and the skate family nurturing an exciting DIY scene in the midst of Shanghai’s retro-futuristic skyscrapers.

Written by: Charlotte Middlehurst

Print

The constant reinvention of skateboarding’s dark genius Scott Bourne

New book: Orgy Porgy: Short Stories and True Tales — Former pro-skateboarder Scott Bourne on his new chapter as a poet, novelist and father based in Paris.

Written by: Alex King

Skate

Michelle Pezel shows us how a skateshop can build community in Vancouver

Leader of the Gang — In the latest story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — skater, motorbiker and owner of Antisocial Michelle Pezel shares how independence is something you can only achieve as part of a community.

Written by: Rhianon Bader

Photography

In Pictures: The story of a London skate gang that launched a new wave of British style

PWBC: A retrospective — To celebrate the launch of Lucien Clarke's new pro Supra shoe, photographers James Edson and Daniel 'Snowy' Kinloch curate an exhibition of the mythical PWBC.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Film

How Michelle Pezel turned her Vancouver store into a skate mecca

Huck x Levi's Skateboarding: Antisocial — The unstoppable Michelle Pezel shows us how a skateshop can bring a community together, in one of the stories we found creating our annual Skateboarding Special, in collaboration with Levi's Skateboarding.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Skate

Meet K-Dub: the hard-hustling visionary behind Oakland’s DIY skate park, Town Park

Oakland belongs to the kids — In our latest story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — we meet teacher-turned-DIY skatepark creator Keith ‘K-Dub’ Williams, whose relentless hard work has given the skaters of Oakland a unique space to call their own.

Written by: Em-j Staples

Skate

Cruising the skate utopia of Copenhagen

Scandinavian shred — The Stance Europe crew hit the Danish capital in this sweet edit with Ollie Lock, Jerome Campbell, Villads Larsen and Sarah Meurle.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Skate

Born in Finland, raised in the USA: Skater Marius Syvanen on naked saunas, army duty and Arto Saari

Third Culture Kid — In the first story from Levi’s® Skateboarding Special II: Stories of Independence — our annual Skateboarding collab with Levi’s® — Cali transplant Marius Syvanen explores the importance of keeping his Finnish heritage alive no matter where he lives.

Written by: Zoe Oksanen

Music

Bones Brigade icon Tommy Guerrero on keeping the creative spark alive

"I want it to hit people in the gut" — Cali skate OG Tommy Guerrero talks about how skating and music have always come together, stopping people in their tracks with his tunes and his new album, Perpetual.

Written by: Sam Warner

Film

San Diego skater Marius Syvanen shows us his hometown's hidden corners

Huck x Levi's Skateboarding: Going Slow Sucks — In the first video to celebrate our annual Skateboarding Special, in collaboration with Levi's Skateboarding, we follow Finnish skater Marius Syvanen around the personal spots that have made San Diego home.

Written by: Shelley Jones

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