Skate
London skateboarders on masculinity and mental health
Minding the Gap — Camaraderie, catharsis, and angry white boys: UK skateboarding collective I Should Not Be Here review Bing Liu’s Oscar-nominated doc, Minding The Gap.
Written by: Beth Webb
‘Jake Phelps was abrasive, just like skateboarding’
Ed Templeton pays tribute — Thrasher’s Editor-in-Chief Jake Phelps, who died last week aged 56, was one of skateboarding’s most influential characters. Under his stewardship, the magazine and the brand it spawned became the summation of skateboarding’s commercially canny, fuck-you essence. Ed Templeton mourns and remembers.
Written by: Ed Templeton
How New Orleans' skate scene became a home for outsiders
Life in the margins — In the heart of Louisiana, a crew of skaters – bold, brash and free-spirited – are on a journey of self-discovery in a city that never sits still.
Written by: Adam Karlin
The underground skate scene of ‘90s Brooklyn
Caught on film — In his project We Skate Hardcore, photographer Vincent Cianni captures a forgotten community finding freedom in skating.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Elijah Berle is Santa Monica’s new skate hero
Huck x Vans — Having grown up among the history and heritage of Santa Monica, Elijah Berle has always been surrounded by skate. But that doesn’t mean earning his stripes came easy.
Written by: Robbie Warin
A portrait of adolescence in the Sicilian suburbs
Teenage kicks — After meeting a group of young skaters in his hometown, photographer Claudio Majorana embarked on a six-year project, documenting the group as they grappled with the highs and lows of growing up.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Good news! There’s a new skate bowl in central London
You can now shred in Selfridges — Created by sports and lifestyle agency Mighty Mighty, the bowl, which is located in the Selfridges store on Oxford Street, operates as a literal embodiment of skate’s entanglement with the fashion world.
Written by: Huck
Leo Baker is the skate hero we've all been waiting for
New York state of mind — As a game-changing talent with an unapologetic voice, Lacey Baker’s defiant approach to the skate industry hasn’t always made for the smoothest ride. But now that her determination is paying off, it finally feels like she’s in the right place.
Written by: Anthony Pappalardo
The all-woman skate crew taking over the streets of NYC
Skate Kitchen — As a new film shares Skate Kitchen's story with the wider world, this supergroup is on a mission that feels much bigger than skateboarding.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Celebrating the women of the UK skate scene
Concrete Girls — Skateboarder and photographer Charlotte Thomas shoots the UK’s women skaters – from the young girls just starting out, to some of the industry‘s biggest names.
Written by: HUCK HQ
