Chris Nieratko
Gilbert Crocket's Mother Is Pretty Hot
Gilbert Crockett's new company Mother aims to revive a simpler time in skateboarding, when companies cared about the quality of art and design as well as the dollars.
J Strickland Is the Most Polarizing Man in Skateboarding You've Never Heard Of
He created the Baker Bootleg and Life Extension logos, but he also had a special knack for pissing people off.
William Strobeck Wants to Bring Back the Golden Era of Skate Videos
In this era of big-budget skate videos, Strobeck's lo-fi contributions are a breath of fresh air.
Take No Prisoners
I don't know what it's like in most prisons, but if it's anything like what I endured—scheduling times to go skate between getting one kid on the bus and dropping the other off—then I truly feel sorry for the masses of incarcerated people.
The Pigeon Plan Is Flying Skateboards to South Africa
The non-profit wants to take a group of skaters from Germany to South Africa, delivering skateboards to the South African kids who have skateparks-a-plenty, but no money to buy boards.
Elvis’s Honeymoon House Is on Sale for a Mere $8.5 Million
There's a scene at the end of Richard Pryor's Brewster's Million where Pryor steps into a room built specially for him and says, "This is the room I want to die in." I felt the same way when I walked inside Elvis's home in Palm Springs.
My Friend Has Inked Some of the Worst Tattoos of All Time
I'm not talking ironic hipster tattoos of bacon or Rambo; I'm talking praying hands pressed together holding a machete or an Uzi in preparation for a holy war.
Catching Up with the Actress Formerly Known as Belladonna
Belladonna's fans have been wondering what she's been doing since leaving porn, and I'm sure they were shocked to see her pop up in Inherent Vice.
How It Felt to Watch My Wife Get a Boob Job
I consider myself a pretty well-traveled dude, but I still fainted at the sight of my wife's new breasts.