Skate
This short documentary is just nine minutes long, but it packs a big punch in that short amount of time. Skateistan: To Live and Skate in Kabul… Read the rest is not only beautifully shot, it’s also insightful and heart-wrenching. It brings us into the lives of children living in Afghanistan–and shows us
Most full-grown humans can’t skate this well. But this six-year-old kid, missing front teeth and all, can skate better than most people out there. Maybe it’s because of his low center of gravity, maybe it’s just in his blood, but this kid is one hell of a skater at an… Read the rest
The way this is shot (helmet cam) makes you feel as if you’re riding yourself… passing trucks on the road by simply rolling, super freaking fast, down the Bombay Hills in New Zealand.… Read the rest
It isn’t very often that we see bike culture intersect with fashion culture. Fashionistas riding bikes certainly don’t roll through the streets–let alone the runways–on any average day. But bikes became an integral part of one fashion line this week on designer Betsey Johnson’s runway.
Betsey Johnson showed off her… Read the rest
More Skateboarding Videos
Check out this beautifully composed, simultaneously amazing and peaceful short video titled “Skate Escalation.” Perfect for a blissed out Sunday a.m.
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It doesn’t really compare to the real thing, but surfing or skating in video game form on your iPad just got a hell of a lot cooler thanks to the Apstik, a laminated 12-by-32-inch wood platform mounted on a foam pad that allows you to use your body to virtually… Read the rest
June 21st marks the annual Go Skateboarding Day (GSD), an international holiday for all things skateboarding. But the day has come to not only support the sport, its retailers and skaters but has shown to have a significant impact on charities around the world.
Skateistan is one example of skaters… Read the rest
This short animation by artist Tilles Singer highlights the craft of skateboarding. Enjoy!
[via: Yay!everyday]… Read the rest
Riding one of Doug McKee’s skateboards is like shredding the streets on a totem pole. Each board is hand-carved and painted by McKee using western red cedar. Mckee developed his amazing wood crafting skills living on an Indian reservation where Native Americans showed him the technique behind the chisel.
You… Read the rest
