Meet the Nieratkos
Thomas Campbell Made a Skate Video That’s Actually Worth Watching
Thomas Campbell's Cuatro Sueños Pequeños is the most magnificent piece of skate cinematography I've seen in ages. Shot completely on grainy 16mm film in Spain, Majorca, and the Canary Islands Islands, it's a visual triumph.
Savanna Samson Makes Porno Wine
Many former porn stars disappear into obscurity, but Vivid girl Savanna Samson chose to use her experienced mouth for a higher calling—producing delicious porno wine.
Van Styles's Penis Is a Training Facility
No one embodies the similarities between skating and porn as perfectly as Van Styles, whose illustrious career includes stints in photography, skateboarding, and filming people doin' it.
Bonnie Rotten, the AVN Performer of the Year, Has Super Powers
Two weeks ago it was announced that Bonnie Rotten was the 2014 AVN Performer of the Year. The other day I stopped by her house to discuss her naughty grandma and teenage gang bangs, among other things.
Nieratko Vs. Cheazy-E, Round II
In the late 90s, while writing for the skateboarding magazine Big Brother, I thoroughly enjoyed fucking with my interview subjects. One of those subjects, a rapper named Cheazy-E, claimed my interview made him look like a "gott-damn retard."
Sean Hayes: Skate Coach to the Stars
The word "coach" conjures up images of sweaty old jocks with whistles & exercise drills. Sean Hayes tries to change that.
San Francisco’s Best Skate Shop FTC Turns 27
FTC Skate Shop has defied the odds—lasting nearly three decades, when most shops can't make it past three years.
Brian Gaberman’s Life in Transition
Toward the tail end of the 90s Brian Gaberman moved to San Francisco to work at the now-defunct, legendary skate mag Slap. His aesthetic fell right in line with what I wanted from a skate photo and nothing I didn't.
Chris Nieratko’s Lost JFK Assassination Reenactment
On my wedding day I rented a 1965 Lincoln Continental convertible with suicide doors much like the one JFK was killed in. My wife, being the beacon of tolerance and patience that she is, agreed to reenact the assassination for our wedding video.
The Lost Lonnie Shit the Carpet Video
On September 15, 2013, the world lost a comedic genius when my wife's special uncle, Lonnie Luizza, passed away.
Meet the Nieratkos... and Jenna Jameson!
At the recent Exxxotica Porn Convention near my home in Edison, New Jersey, I sat down with Jenna Jameson to discuss her new book, public sex acts and more.
Adam Wallacavage’s Funhouse
In recent years skate photographer Adam Wallacavage has shifted his focus to sculpting chandeliers in the form of octopus tentacles, snakeheads, and other ghoulish creatures.