Skateboarding
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
Pro skater Alex Decunha is Britain’s big Olympic hope
‘If you don‘t like it, look away’ — Following his appearance at NASS 2019, we speak to the young skateboarder about his journey from wide-eyed kid to 2020 hopeful.
Written by: Huck
Life lessons from skate legend Chad Muska
All or nothing — In a searingly honest interview, artist and skater Chad Muska shares the highs and lows of an extraordinary career.
Written by: Cian Traynor
How one guy's hoard of skate mags grew into a global library
Look Back Library — When Kevin Marks turned his skate archive into a free reading resource, it developed into a network of libraries determined to preserve skate culture, promote literacy and celebrate community.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Huck: The Hedonism Issue
Out now! — This issue is a celebration of pleasure-seeking at its purest: the lessons learned when ‘excess’ and ‘extreme’ become a way of life.
Written by: Huck
London skateboarders on masculinity and mental health
Minding the Gap — Camaraderie, catharsis, and angry white boys: UK skateboarding collective I Should Not Be Here review Bing Liu’s Oscar-nominated doc, Minding The Gap.
Written by: Beth Webb
‘Jake Phelps was abrasive, just like skateboarding’
Ed Templeton pays tribute — Thrasher’s Editor-in-Chief Jake Phelps, who died last week aged 56, was one of skateboarding’s most influential characters. Under his stewardship, the magazine and the brand it spawned became the summation of skateboarding’s commercially canny, fuck-you essence. Ed Templeton mourns and remembers.
Written by: Ed Templeton
How New Orleans' skate scene became a home for outsiders
Life in the margins — In the heart of Louisiana, a crew of skaters – bold, brash and free-spirited – are on a journey of self-discovery in a city that never sits still.
Written by: Adam Karlin
The underground skate scene of ‘90s Brooklyn
Caught on film — In his project We Skate Hardcore, photographer Vincent Cianni captures a forgotten community finding freedom in skating.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Huck: The Flying Lotus Issue
On sale now! — Step into the world of Flying Lotus with our special guest-edited issue: a curated takeover featuring David Lynch, Tierra Whack, Beastie Boys, Hiro Murai and more.
Written by: Huck