Mike Vallely Launches Man Versus Skatepark Tour With Sportskool

Mike Vallely * will be "skating and relating" as he goes on a tour of American skateboard locations with new company Sportskool. The "Man Versus Skatepark *" tour will visit eleven cities and showcase Vallely's skateboarding and artistic talents through skateboard demonstrations at eight locations, and in-store appearances and solo concerts at the others. (Full Article) Search *
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The Skateboard and One Illinois Skate Team

Nathan Kipnis, an award-winning architect of environmentally responsible buildings, is in jeans and plaid shirt. He has his skateboard out, preparing to demonstrate how to do a kickflip. (Full Article) Search *
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Skateboarding: The Sport, Explained

What are those crazy wheeled boards, anyway? This article tries to explains what skateboarding is to the uninitiated. "You might feel as if you're flying or riding the perfect wave. Maybe you just love the feel of the wind and speed. What are we talking about? Skateboarding through the streets, sidewalks, parks and ramps of America." (Full Article) Search *
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Hollywood Sports Mega-Complex opens July 8

All about the new Sports Facility in Bellflower, California * which includes facilities for skateboarding, BMX biking, paintball games, rock climbing, volleyball, basketball, tennis, and in-line skating. Also has a slick track speedway, arcade and night club facilities. (Full Article) Search *
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A Performative Critique of the American City: the Urban Practice of Skateboarding, 1958-1998

About skateboarding, cities, and urban culture. An amazing essay by Iain Borden * on the interrelationship between cities and skateboarding, in which the author seeks to "focus on the compositional and representational mode of skateboarding, to consider how it represents the city without maps, and how it speaks something of the city, without recourse to theory or texts." Quote this in your term paper and make your teacher happy. (extract: ...Ridin’ from spot to spot, at high speed, during rush hour is my version of...) (Full Article) Search *
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