Dubbed by Boil the Ocean as “the patron saint of clipping up,” this man from Tim Savage and co’s Free Game video has our vote ❤️
Readers Poll voting opens later today… 🗳
Max Hull put together a great recap of the Light Rail Riot / Friendsgiving Jam at the Hole Bowl in Newark. Kinda figure these guys are going to be doing these every year. (For those who don’t know, the Hole Bowl is the successor to the belated Newark Shorty’s D.I.Y.)
SOAP OPERA is a new Rochester scene video from Michael Breitmaier (you may recall his Memoir video from 2023), featuring parts from Adam Kerrick, Justin Grzechowiak, David Kimball and more. Lots of beautiful VX upstate crust, some downstate trips, and Euro excursions. Something about that Berlin manny pad spot feels like it’d fit in upstate New York.
Vague has a premiere of Neil Herrick’s part in Tristan Mershon’s new video, Singer Tower. Loved the Police Plaza choreography and the unlocking of the out ledge at Brick Nine.
“Oh… what the??? Because we’re lowkey deep.” Deep out at Owl’s Head, Jiro Platt is the latest spender on Skate Jawn‘s “$100 Chill” segment.
A bunch of friends are in the 2 Riser Pads x Vans trip to Osaka video.
Our friends at Cybercafé in Lisbon have a quick new edit out from their hometown, which includes a banger of a Felipe Munhoz ender + a shove out worthy of its two replays.
Love any and all spot histories: Pocket has an awesome featurette on Marmor Platte, the long marble block in Stuttgart, that you’ll recognize from countless videos dating back to 1997 DVS (!) tours to Germany. Switch front nosegrind is still so, so crazy.
Kai Hillebrand’s ollie on Allen Street is insane. Spring loaded.
“Early on making zines and trading them with other lifers-in-the-making, his writing held onto an enjoyably meandering quality, where he didn’t necessarily reveal right away where he was going, but you’d follow along partly out of curiosity and partly because the path he set was so immediately recognizable.” Boil the Ocean has a beautiful piece about the writing of belated Transworld and The Skateboard Mag writer, Kevin Wilkins.
Simple Magic makes the case for why Canada deserves a new champion.
Polar has a quick new edit from a trip to Shangahi with Shin, Kiki and the new guy.
John Shanhan is is the latest guest on Lookback Library’s “Cover Discussions” series.
Skate Bylines’ skate media survey open-call is wrapping up soon, so if you work in skate media in any capacity, do fill that out.
QS Sports Desk Play of the Week 🏀 — The entire sequence is worth your time, but Tyrese Maxey’s block takes it for P.O.T.W. Tuned out of this one at the half. Mistake.
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