Posts by Ben Komins
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A COLLECTION OF TRICKS MADE BETTER BY SKATE STOPPERS
Knobs? No problem. Everyone here dug deep and got creative to bring some life out of these "dead" spots.
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THE LASTING LEGACY OF TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER WITH AUTHOR COLE NOWICKI
20+ years later, people are still talking about how the THPS games affected pop culture, so much so that Cole Nowicki wrote a book about it.
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WHAT IS 2? TALKING RISER PADS WITH ROBERT BLAZEK
The brand is taking advantage of something we all overlooked: who TF has a riser pad sponsor?
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A CONVERSATION WITH BLACK NINJA, THE ORIGINAL SKATE YOUTUBER
In the early days of YouTube, Black Ninja was pulling in millions of views every month, creating iconic moments like rapping over his own video parts.
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A VERY SCIENTIFIC LOOK INTO WEIGHT LOSS THROUGH SKATEBOARDING
Our newest contributor wanted to conduct an experiment to see if skateboarding could help him lose a bit of drinking weight.
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BUILDING CUSTOM SKATE VANS WITH TJ GASKILL
After living out of a van for two years, TJ has started a business converting vans for skaters and their sponsors.
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THE WORST CASES OF SWAMP ASS CAUGHT ON FILM
Summer’s quickly approaching, and nothing is more synonymous with a mid-day summer skate than swamp ass.
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CAN SKATEBOARDING HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH TRAUMA?
Meet Joel Pippus, a counselor who is exploring if skateboarding can effectively help children heal from trauma.
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THE BEST WAYS TO PLAY OFF EATING SHIT IN PUBLIC
We’ve compiled a list of options to weaken the blow of your next embarrassing slam
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WHAT FILM CAMERAS ARE SOME OF SKATING’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS USING?
It’s easy to feel lost in finding your own go-to camera. We hope this helps.
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A CHAT WITH LUDVIG HAKANSSON, THE OLDEST SOUL IN SKATEBOARDING
The man loves to read Nietzche, skates in some expensive vintage gear, and paints in his own neoclassical-meets-abstract-expressionist style.
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HUNTING DOWN A REMOTE QUARTERPIPE IN A SECLUDED DESERT TOWN
We heard stories of a quarterpipe in the post-apocalyptic desert town of Bombay Beach and went off to find it.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH DUSTIN DOLLIN, THE LAST OF THE PISS DRUNX
"It’s so weird being an alcoholic for 20 years and now my body feels fine."
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THE WAIT IS OVER: IPATH SHOES ARE BACK
Cats, Grasshoppers and Fred Gall. What's going on with this IPATH reboot?