Skate
‘When I rode again for the first time, it felt like freedom’
Surfers and Skaters vs Covid — Summer is here and lockdown is lifting. Warm water beckons, as does the butter-smooth concrete of parks and pavement. So are surfers and skaters ready to get back out there? We asked around to find out.
Written by: Guillaume Le Goff
Always moving: a whirlwind week with Mark Gonzales
The Lockdown Longread — Mark Gonzales and The Gonz are two sides of the same fable. There is the man and the myth, the artist and the skateboarder. And then there’s the enigma that somehow binds it all.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Tony Hawk never sold out
The Lockdown Longread — Tony Hawk is easily the most famous skater of all time. Here, he reminds us that, fame and fortune aside, skateboarding is still his number one priority.
Written by: Jay Riggio
Jeff Grosso: 'I just ride skateboards, that’s what I do'
From the archive — When we spoke to skate legend Jeff Grosso in 2011 he was about to embark on the great second act of his public life.
Written by: Ed Andrews
Joining the Dots: Episode One with Ed Templeton
A Huck Podcast — Joining the Dots is a new Huck podcast. Each week DJ, filmmaker and subcultural superstar Don Letts sits down with a new guest to discuss their life and work. This week, he meets legendary skateboarder and artist Ed Templeton.
Written by: Michael Fordham/Benjamin Cook
The young skateboarder smashing stereotypes in India
Kamali power — For six-year-old Kamali, skateboarding has become a way of creating major positive change – breaking down barriers that have held women back for generations.
Written by: Eva Clifford
In an ever-changing industry, skate shops remain integral
Shop Riot stories — On the ground at the 2019 edition of Vans’ Shop Riot Finals, three skaters tell us how their local shops helped shape them – on and off the board.
Written by: Huck
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.
Written by: Emma Finamore
Glen E. Friedman on the early days of skateboarding
DogTown Revisited — Now, nearly two decades after the release of the landmark DogTown: The Legend of Z-Boys, the photographer is back with a revised and expanded edition.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Rae Smith is pushing the boundaries of who skate is for
Beyond Binary — Rae Smith grew up not realising she was born intersex, leading to years of emotional upheaval where she kept her true self secret. Then she found skateboarding.
Written by: Jessica Holland