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Taji's Mahal

Shredding with Galen DeKemper

Galen DeKemper has been shredding New York City for the last decade. For this week's Taji's Mahal, I got to talk to him about his latest skateboarding video, 'MMM,' how Houston Bump and Gay Ledge are his favorite skate spots in the city, and the future of the New York skateboarding scene. Full story

So Long, Sieben

Attention riders of skateboard toys: it is with a mixture of happiness and bummertude that we can confirm Michael Sieben, artist and prolific writer of VICE articles, has accepted the job of managing editor at that old stalwart of skateboard rags, 'Thrasher' magazine. Full story

Meet the Nieratkos

Skateboarding's Most Violent Team Manager Has Mellowed Out

Deluxe Distribution's Mic-e Reyes has never kicked anyone off his team for smoking pot, but he has kicked a lot of ass over the years. Full story

People Skateboard in St. Petersburg, Too

It's unfair, but when I think of Russia I think of 'Fiddler on the Roof,' snow, and old people who drink vodka to ward off pneumonia. But then I got a glimpse of Vika Mak's pictures and realized that wherever you are in the world, skating all day and getting drunk all night is a Full story

My Friend Copied Eric Koston’s Face

Sure, in the grand scheme of things looking like Koston decidedly puts you on the B-list of celebrity impersonators. My friend hasn’t gotten laid for his face or been mobbed by throngs of adoring fans, but Supreme cleared out the store for him one time and when he meets anyone wh… Full story

Apparently, Women Love 13-Year-Old Skaters Named Baby Scumbag

Steven Fernandez, a.k.a. Baby Scumbag, is just a normal 13-year-old skater from a bad neighborhood in LA. A normal 13-year-old skater who’s sponsored by a bunch of companies, has 38,000 subscribers on Facebook and 140,000 followers on Instagram, and gets photographed with guns an… Full story

This Is What a Skate Magazine Should Look Like

As skateboarding has grown in popularity and seeped into the lives of an ever-increasing number of households, the industry—and I'm painting with a broad stroke here—has morphed into a more family-friendly, watered-down version of what it once was, like MTV or domesticated animal… Full story

Dear Children's Place, I'm Sorry

I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to The Children's Place for designing one of their graphics a few seasons before they released it to the world. I'm really sorry, y'all. If I'd known that you were going to be using the same exact concept, I totally would have come u… Full story

Meet the Nieratkos

Patrick O’Dell’s Skateboard High School

Patrick O’Dell is having an art show called 'Skateboard High School' tonight at LA’s Known Gallery. I wish I were flying to LA this weekend so I could see it, but I'm not, so instead I made him send me a copy of the limited-edition book from the show and emailed him some question… Full story

Kill the Engine

I Finally Watched 'Street Dreams'

Last week I reviewed a craphole of a movie called 'Hardflip.' As I mentioned in that review, I'll pretty much watch any film that has skateboarding in it, so this week I decided to watch 'Street Dreams.' I had assumed that this might be the worst film in the boarding genre, but s… Full story