Quim Cardona for the cameras, on top of some Neapolitan ice cream • 📷 via Greg Navarro
T-Funk’s financial advice to his future children: “Don’t look up to me.” He thinks Tom Scharr is trying to be Bob Burnquist, but Bob Burnquist says he himself wants to be Tom Scharr. Satan’s Drano siphoned the Hot Ones format through a satanic offshoot of 90s public access TV for their show, The Last Supper, and their first guest is Tristan Funkhouser.
Melodi dropped a quick edit for their Spitfire collab. Mostly New York clips, with a lot of homies. Quinn, Coles, Gabe ‘n them :)
“The scene that captured the spirit of millions arrives as an interlude in which the aforementioned Reebok wearer appears to pop in rather miraculously on multiple sessions — just as the trick is about to go down, when the skater in question needs that extra something to put it down and ride away.” Boil the Ocean wrote about Tim Savage’s Boston scene video, Free Game, and the man who was the project’s good luck charm.
A Banks-heavy iPhone montage from Nelly Morville. Don’t ash into the Cheetohs please.
The Platfrm profiled Jamie Owens and his journey of starting a print skateboard magazine in the 2020s with Closer. Jamie still absolutely rips at skating, too.
The Art Newspaper covered our friend Adam Zhu’s “Revolve” show at 51 Mercer Street + Market Gallery, his art gallery repurposed from an outdoor storage shed on a roof in Chinatown. “Revolve” is up through August 10th.
The Tacky Joy Factory crew ripped around Bed-Stuy and Big Screen with Brian Anderson.
Village Psychic has Greg Szudzik’s part in Dana Ross’ video, Patience.
Heckride’s latest is an interview with Deluxe videographer, Mack Scharff.
Lookback Library had Paul Shier on for the new installment of their “Cover Discussions” series.
“For one, there is less money for skateboarders in the skateboarding industry, as there is less money coming in for those brands, which means fewer paying roster spots are available. That has left professional skateboarding, for most, less a career opportunity than a node in the gig economy. As a result, the once-dominant preciousness around cultural integrity, the oft-cited phenomenon of ‘selling out,’ has lessened as income sources have dwindled.” Simple Magic wrote about the shifting sponsorship landscape via the lens of Midler’s Guess Jeans part.
Spot Updates 📍 — They installed a rail in front of the hubba at Dag Plaza by the U.N.
Loosies Corner 🚬 — Four minutes of Tiago raw footage from a session at Congresso via Acidboys + a three-minute remix of Dylan Jaeb loosies + a 4:20 remix of Kader loosies.
Quote of the Week 🗣 “Why are all the funnest things to film on not HPX or VX? iPhone, dad cam, bro cam…” — Enzo Kurmaskie