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Sport

In England’s rural north, skateboarding is femme

Zine scene — A new project from visual artist Juliet Klottrup, ‘Skate Like a Lass’, spotlights the FLINTA+ collectives who are redefining what it means to be a skater.

Written by: Zahra Onsori

Sport

From his skating past to sculpting present, Arran Gregory revels in the organic

Sensing Earth Space — Having risen to prominence as an affiliate of Wayward Gallery and Slam City Skates, the shredder turned artist creates unique, temporal pieces out of earthly materials. Dorrell Merritt caught up with him to find out more about his creative process.

Written by: Dorrell Merritt

Sport

Baghdad’s first skatepark set to open next week

Make Life Skate Life — Opening to the public on February 1, it will be located at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the city centre and free-of-charge to use.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Photography

Revisiting the birth of skate culture in 1970s Los Angeles

New photobook ‘Last Days of Summer: California Skateboarding Archive 1975–1978’ looks back at an iconic chapter of youth culture.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Outdoors

Is skateboarding really a subculture anymore?

With skate’s inclusion in the Olympics, Kyle Beachy asks what it means for the culture around the sport, and whether it’s possible to institutionalise an artform.

Written by: Kyle Beachy

Photography

In photos: the dogs of Dogtown

A new photobook documents Venice Beach’s four legged friends and their colourful cast of owners.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Vans

Meet The Kroksbäck Kids, Sweden's Multicultural Skate Family

How a Malmö skatepark created a sense of belonging in a neglected neighbourhood.

Written by: Maxime Brousse

Skateboarding

How Skateistan gave skateboarding a mission for change

Skateistan’s The World On Board campaign unites the global skate community to transform even more young people’s lives through skateboarding.

Written by: Oisín Tammas

Skate

Iconic ‘70s photos that capture the birth of UK skateboarding

London Calling! celebrates the overlooked early years of British skateboarding, which laid the groundwork for the scene we know today.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Outdoors

Meet the crew who introduced skateboarding to Palestine

Celebrating the ten year anniversary of SkatePal, whose skatepark builds and free skate lessons have helped nourish an emerging skateboarding scene in the West Bank.

Written by: Isaac Muk

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