Time For The Real Sports

There comes a time in every skate tank’s life where it ceases to merely get you TO the spot, and it …becomes the spot. The rubicon has been crossed.

Dime x Quartersnacks available now ⬅️

“Chris Joslin never did no shit like this.” Jamal Smith is back in front of the camera, mic’d up at the skatepark …in the snow. Can’t wait for episode two.

Return of the Genius” is a new eight-minute edit by Carlo Campos of the Genius crew. It is a beautiful inferno of absolutely insane manny combos, all filmed in New York. Anyone confused by the madness within should find solace in the ancient proverb: the chaos of the youth’s manual tricks is reflective of the world they have inherited from their elders. (Should’ve been it’s own post, but last week was a hectic backend one at the office 😵‍💫)

Alexis Lacroix having an allotment of ohhhhh yeaaaaahhhh’s in Dime videos is very funny.

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What A High Flying Time To Do A Boardslide — On ‘Hockey IV’ & The Boardslide As The Trick Of Our Moment

We live in stressful times.

Last year, 49% of Americans reported “frequently” feeling stressed, a 16% rise over the past twenty years, with 45% of respondents saying they felt stressed for “most of the day.”

As we stare into the abyss, we react in predictable ways. Sales of ultra processed comfort foods spike during times of stress, as do alcohol and tobacco revenues. And it makes sense: spinning over the world’s problems feels better after you’ve housed a box of Cheez-It’s and chased it with a few Jack and Cokes.

Skateboarders are not immune to what ails our planet, but skaters gotta skate. And how do we react to troubled times — on top of a murky forecast for our own industry, at that?

We do some goddamn boardslides, buddy.

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