“Wasser has his ax, this is mine.” — DJ Duzit • 
via @homiesnetwork
“Creative = good? It depends a bit on the definition… If I had to choose, I would prefer simple and functional in form – creative and high-quality in implementation and look, with attention to detail. When in doubt, I prefer simple and reduced – but well thought out and with intention.” Bubble has a roundtable with a bunch of skatepark designers discussing how you balance keeping a skatepark “creative” and still functional. There’s a solid 10% of QS readers sharpening their knives for every designer of a local park that has only curved ledges and no straight ones…
Diet starts Monday. Last one I swear. Maybe one more. R.I.P. Mambo Bar.
Nelly Moreville posted up another iPhone montage. Heavy on skating in the snow.
Favorite video from last week was Troposphere’s Screen Privacy video out of Finland. Lots of ~different~ spots, an Eetu part in the middle, and lot more than the closing tre flip from last week’s Top 10.
Theories dropped another Park Avenue-heavy Static VI raw tapes episode, all in New York. Brett’s line at Saint Bart’s is insane. Also salute to anyone who has battled the mental warfare of the armory banks on 25th Street.
“Hey dude, Mark Gonzales would really like it if you started skating again.” Heckride interviewed Mike Anderson.
“Chris Fields” is a Houston, TX + New York edit by Daniel Rozenberg. It’s dope how Osiris sponsors Reggaeton Ledges now.
Gino Iannucci is the latest guest on the Living Proof podcast + Kevin Wilkins was on the Mostly Skateboarding pod to talk about a life spent making skate magazines + Eli Gesner was on the Skate Muzik podcast to tell some stories from the Zoo York days.
There are some new obstacles at K-Bridge. Vid via Steiner.
Probably the jackpot of skate spot-adjacent affordable housing lotteries…
Loosies Corner 
— Two minutes of Victor Campillo clips + 23 minutes of Rowan Davis clips.
QS Sports Desk Play of the Week 
— Mikal Bridges’ game winner in yet another Knicks game that had no business being in overtime.
Quote of the Week 
Inquisitive Gentleman: “Are you skating tomorrow?”
Jefé: “I gotta fix my water heater, get a pedicure, and then I’ll holler at the world.”