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#TRENDWATCH2026: The Lord

Daily News August 20th, 2026 · 10:00 am · 1

For years, skateboarders have been making logos out of inverted pentagrams, doing tricks “for satan,” and embarking on Hell Rides.

Where has this allegiance to the ruler of the underworld gotten us? A red sea of rolled ankles, a famine of decreased ridership from the youth, and a Tompkins Hell Ride in ruins via fire, brimstone and permitted sports group complaints.

Quartersnacks is a secular newsroom — we make no judgements on how anyone should explain existence or live their lives so long as it does not harm others — we merely report the trends. And lately, it has felt like skateboarders are opening up their souls to something besides eternal damnation.

Spring Over — Ben Tenner in Copenhagen

Video August 17th, 2026 · 12:00 pm

📷 by Matt Price

Ah yes, Copenhagen.

Once upon a time, this media outlet’s entire summer brand was dedicated to traveling there. In recent years, it’s been tougher to wind up in Denmark 2x in two months. We get to go other places — it’s fine. (Also, we were there in ’22, it’s not that dire…)

But if there was anyone you could choose to send to Copenhagen in your place, it’d probably have to be someone classically trained on grey plaza ledges with harsh winters barking at their heels, right? Someone who perfected their craft at Eggs, maybe? It’d probably be helpful if they had a Kalis-ian pair of fakie flips to show the world, right?

Well yeah: our friends at Eighteen East had the same idea. They sent QS-favorite Ben Tenner out there to weave some lines, and earn a bonus on exemplary varial heelflip form.

Boys Kicking Back, Laying In The Shade

Daily News August 17th, 2026 · 12:00 am

Photo via Jack Sabback • Still got some of these on the webstore. If you want one for ~$25, use promo code august26 at checkout for 30% off on whatever. Will let it rock until the end of the week ;)

“Efficiency wants to make the world available: controllable, plannable, predictable. Skateboarding works differently. You cannot plan it however you like, force it, or optimize it reliably. Sometimes the trick works, sometimes it does not. Sometimes the world answers – and sometimes it gives you a shinner. That is exactly the point. Skateboarding does not guarantee status, safe progression, or return without risk. But when it answers, it answers personally. Not as a number. Not as a ranking. As a real experience.” Really enjoyed the new Bubble article by Dr. Veith Kilberth (former pro, sports sociologist, and co-owner of a skatepark planning firm), which intelligently unpacks the reasons for a decreased amount of young skaters today.

Jake Todd and the good people at Nocturnal Skateshop put out a new Jackson Deets part full of Philly crust, and cameos from many familiar Philly faces.

#QSTOP10 — August 14, 2026

Daily News August 14th, 2026 · 12:00 am

Been a slow news week around here. August ’23 it is not. Feels like most brands are saving their Great Big Videos for the fall. Gotta enjoy the downtime yaknow. Back on it next week ;)

Tenant is playing the first two Nike SB Chronicles videos at McCarren on Sunday night.

25 Summers

Daily News August 10th, 2026 · 12:00 am

📷 via Eli Awbrey

ICYMI: Bam @ the Banks. Beautiful.

“The actual act of skating may well be regarded these days as a springboard to male modeling, coaching-obligatory Olympic dream chasing, or a ticket to hanging out with the dads skating the curb in front of the skatepark.” Boil the Ocean uses the summer’s premier blockbuster film as a springboard to explore skateboarding’s 2026 ailments. One went unmentioned though: there’s no 2026 Bam. Or Ryan. Or Tony.

The Skate Muzik podcast has a Marc Johnson tribute episode full of the songs that have been used throughout his parts.

“They just seem to think we’re gonna keep hanging out forever, keep going to these parties, and keep going to the skatepark. But no one really realizes there’s gonna be a last day you all show up there.” Anthony Pappalardo The Writer interviewed Genesis C.E.O. Ian Ostrowski. He’s not wrong: it was yesterday that we were all locked down in January ’21 watching Genesis 2.