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Skate

Life lessons from skate legend Chad Muska

All or nothing — In a searingly honest interview, artist and skater Chad Muska shares the highs and lows of an extraordinary career.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Print

How one guy's hoard of skate mags grew into a global library

Look Back Library — When Kevin Marks turned his skate archive into a free reading resource, it developed into a network of libraries determined to preserve skate culture, promote literacy and celebrate community.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Magazine

Huck: The Hedonism Issue

Out now! — This issue is a celebration of pleasure-seeking at its purest: the lessons learned when ‘excess’ and ‘extreme’ become a way of life.

Written by: Huck

Film

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

Skate

‘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

Magazine

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

Photography

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

Culture

Huck: The Flying Lotus Issue

On sale now! — Step into the world of Flying Lotus with our special guest-edited issue: a curated takeover featuring David Lynch, Tierra Whack, Beastie Boys, Hiro Murai and more.

Written by: Huck

Skate

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

Magazine

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

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