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The global skateboarding crew reshaping Muslim sisterhood

Skater Uktis — Founded in London in 2020, the crew has ballooned across the world, with meetups and members in Pakistan, Palestine and beyond. Zahra Onsori tracks its rise and the powerful community it has created.

  • Sport
  • Zahra Onsori

Chad Muska on the legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

‘It was all such a crazy dream’ — With the game set to be re-released next month, we caught up with the legendary skater to chat about its impact and the future of skateboarding.

  • Skate
  • Nic Dobija-Nootens

Jamaica desperately needs more skate parks – here’s why

‘It’s nurturing’ — In an effort to tackle youth unemployment, sports charity Flipping Youth is raising funds to open Kingston’s first ever skate facility.

  • Skate
  • Emma Finamore

Pushing Boarders wants to start a conversation

‘The best #@£!ing conference’ — Now in its second year, Pushing Boarders is combining skate culture with academic rigour to push the scene forward.

  • Skate
  • Hannah Bailey

Mason Silva is capturing the grind of life on the road

Full Bleed — Pro skater Mason Silva is entering a new phase of his career. In an industry famed for chewing up talent and spitting them out, he has embraced film photography as a way to stay grounded in the present – preserving moments of magic in the process.

  • Magazine
  • Ciara Byrne

How skaters are reclaiming the world’s forgotten spaces

Take back the city — There’s been a resurgence of DIY skate spots opening across the globe, with young skaters taking back the wastelands that the public has left behind. We visit one space hidden under the M32, in Bristol, to find out why.

  • Skate
  • Robbie Warin

Blondey McCoy announces new London art show

‘Us and Chem’ — The Palace skater’s latest exhibition blends antidepressants, mental health and a collaboration with Damien Hirst.

  • Art
  • Biju Belinky

Uncovering Italy's radical rollerblading scene

Blades of glory — Photographer Pietro Firrincieli captures the ins and outs of this largely unexplored scene.

  • Zine Scene
  • Biju Belinky

Celebrating the women of skateboarding, in photos

Yeah Girl — This month, Copenhagen played host to Yeah Girl – an exhibition celebrating the best female skate photographers from around the world.

  • Skate
  • Hannah Bailey

As a girl skating was my escape. As a young woman, it was taken from me

Go Skateboarding Day 2017 — In her early years, skating provided Marianne Eloise with an escape: from anxiety, from a toxic household, the OCD that span around her head. But as she got older, all that changed; suddenly her board could no longer be a sanctuary.

  • Skate
  • Marianne Eloise

The DIY Brussels skatepark creating a community against the odds

For skaters, by skaters — Looking to bring his community together and protect them from the cold, Youssef Abaoud and his friends hand built the Byrrrh – Brussel's first official DIY indoor skate park to open in over a decade.

  • Skate
  • Biju Belinky

Shredding South California’s abandoned pools

Party in the Back — Photographer and skater Tino Razo documents and shreds abandoned backyard pools across Southern California in Party in the Back, embodying care-free and youthful expression without even trying.

  • Skate
  • Paden Vaughan

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