Posts by Ben Komins
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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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WATCH KENNY KAMIL AND HIS CREW LEAD THE SKATE SCENE IN SINGAPORE
When researching Singapore, we found one consistent thing travel guides want you to know: leave your damn chewing gum at home.
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EVAN SMITH STILL BELIEVES IN SKATEBOARDING
"Not getting paid like I used to is fueling my skating because it’s taking the pressure off. I can truly just enjoy the feeling."
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RANKING 10 OF THE BEST SKATE SHOP VIDEOS EVER MADE
As always, this is a scientific, peer reviewed essay and is absolutely the be-all-end-all list of worthwhile shop videos.
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GEORGIA MARTIN IS USHERING IN A NEW ERA OF TOY MACHINE
"I always used to think that turning pro was when you made it, but I haven't made it yet."
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ANGELA WHITE IS BRINGING SKATING’S MOST ICONIC CAMERA BACK INTO PORN
Her 2000s, gonzo-inspired tour de force was filmed completely on the sleek, sexy, grainy VX2000.
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THE SEARCH FOR SKATEBOARDING’S MOST FAMOUS CAR
We tried to find the crashed car at the end of the iconic skate video, "Video Days" released in 1991 by Blind Skateboards.