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Travel

Skate photographer Sarah Meurle brings her Swedish cool to Copenhagen

Rad Copenhagen: Insider's Guide Part II — In 2013, we headed out to Copenhagen's CPH Pro to put together this alternative city guide on the city's thriving creative community. In the second instalment, we cruise with globe-wandering skateboarder and photographer Sarah Meurle as she explores Copenhagen's lesser-known spots.

Written by: Natalie Davies

Skate

Iris Skateboards' George Rocha knows you have to give to receive

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, Iris Skateboards founder George Rocha explains why you have to give to receive.

Written by: Huck HQ / Em-J Staples

Culture

Zoo York co-founder Eli Morgan Gesner on the truth about 'success'

Things I Learned Along The Way — Huck's Fiftieth Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we'll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, Zoo York co-founder Eli Morgan Gesner shares how he flipped his priorities in life.

Written by: Huck HQ / Anthony Pappalardo

Skate

How we made Vans’ skate film Propeller

First full-length skate video — Director Greg Hunt and Tony Trujillo talk about intimate moments, pushing against the crowd and taking a snapshot of modern skateboarding.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Can a skatepark transform a troubled community?

Oakland’s Town Park DIY skatepark gets a concrete makeover — Beautiful new short documentary Skateboarding in Oakland shows how a skatepark can be a force for positive change.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Countercultural history, through the lens of a fan

Glen E. Friedman's rules for life — What unites skateboarding, punk and hip hop? "It's all about the fucking attitude," says photographer Glen E. Friedman.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Activism

Yann-Xavier Horowitz is tired of being a spokesman for gay skateboarders

Pushing beyond the taboo — Skateboarding’s track record on accepting homosexuality is patchy. After Yann-Xavier Horowitz came out last year, he wants to stop having to explain himself and move the conversation forward.

Written by: Nick Mulgrew

Culture

Andrew Reynolds ‘Polaroids’ in London

Photography exhibition at Huck’s 71a Gallery — “The Boss” broke open his Polaroid archive for the very first time outside the US.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Things that inspire me

Jazz and skateboarding go hand in hand for artist Ian Johnson

Things That Inspire Me — Old school Stereo skate videos and drunken studio sessions inspire artist and creative director of Western Edition Skateboards, Ian Johnson.

Written by: Alex King

Things that inspire me

The Bots

Things That Inspire Me — Skateboarding, Star Wars and the City of Angels inspire brother-rockers The Bots.

Written by: Alex King

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