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Skate photographer Jake Darwen bombs around beautiful New Zealand
The Element Perspective — Element Advocate Jake Darwen teams up with Element to produce a T-shirt collection and releases this cruisey video.
Written by: Shelley Jones
No 'industry' can ever keep up with culture
Can skateboarding save Silicon Valley? WTF? — When any 'industry' tries to co-opt a culture, it's like watching a clown car chase through a hall of mirrors. Look away, Michael Fordham says, and just focus on what you do.
Written by: Michael Fordham
Is Zambia Africa's new skate hotspot?
Zambian skating is blowing up — Elijah Zgambo may be responsible for the evolution of skateboarding in Zambia, but it was dodging skinheads as a black skater in Russia where he first discovered his passion.
Written by: Alex King
An insider’s guide to the City of Angels
I shouldn't share this... — Prolific skate illustrator Todd Francis on art, where to score the best tacos, secret camping spots and how to avoid assholes in Los Angeles.
Written by: Isaac McKay-Randozzi
Haroshi's incredible skateboard sculptures go on show in NYC
Still Pushing Despite the Odds — Japanese sculptor Haroshi builds insane structures from discarded skateboard decks. Check out his new show at Jonathan Levine Gallery, NYC.
Written by: Alex Taylor
A coming-of-age novel that puts skateboarding on the literary map
If I Fall, If I Die by Mike Christie — Former Color Magazine senior editor Mike Christie delivers a dramatic debut that doesn't trivialise skateboarding as 'dumb' or 'extreme'.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Remember the days when skateboarding was just seen as public nuisance?
Huck Indies — Skate and lifestyle brand APN looks to early-day pioneers like Craig Stecyk and Tom Sims to update their grassroots vision for a new generation.
Written by: HUCK HQ
A skate zine that explores the suburbs of Staten Island
Mean Streets by Marco Hernandez — Photographer Marco Hernandez shares the characters and architecture that make up his corner of suburban Staten Island.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Glen E. Friedman on the sweet spot where music and skateboarding collide
Live at the My Rules exhibition — Huck catches up with documentary photographer Glen E. Friedman in London, at his largest retrospective to date, promoting his new book My Rules.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Beer (Name) Shortage!
Too many beers, too few names. — As the craft brewing boom becomes a battleground, Huck hopes to make a peace offering by spotlighting killer brews — and a few naming strategies — that stand out.
Written by: Alex King