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Jake Burton diagnosed with cancer

Photo: Hansi Herbig This is some unfortunate news for the snow world as the founder of Burton, Jake Burton, has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. It’s in its early stages and has been caught early, which is a great sign. The majority of people survive after chemotherapy and possible surgery. He sent an email to [...]

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Standard Films: TB20 World Premiere

Morrison, Colorado was the place to be on September 16th as Standard Films rolled into town with their new film – TB20. Along with the screening off TB20 the cast were there and ready to entertain. There was also an autograph session with Kevin Jones, Lonnie Kauk and Aaron Bittner. The whole cast and crew [...]

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Lomography 2011 comp winners!

There’s simply no better way to spend the afternoon then looking through photos trying to pick out the best one. Normally when I’m doing this at home it’s all to do with which one I want to get enlarged or which one I want to put on the wall. But this time around I’m picking [...]

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Wrongboards

It’s always funny when you look back at old fashions throughout the decades. A lot of the things that have been worn have also permeated through into skateboarding. In some cases skaters have started their own fashions – just think of Dill. It would be hard to argue that style isn’t an inherent part of [...]

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Victoria Park’s new Skatepark

The Olympics have brought a lot of energy to London’s East End. Every day new buildings are being built and new facilities installed to get the area ready for the large-scale event. As part of the emphasis on renewal, Victoria Park will be getting a brand new park from skatepark builders Wheelscape. The company claims [...]

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Overkill? – The Art of Flight game

A lot of films in Hollywood follow up the release of their movie with computer games, clothing, CDs… you name it, they’ll release it with the film’s title stamped on it. So is it any surprise that Travis Rice‘s latest blockbuster now has a computer game attached to it?! So it’s not anything amazing, it’s [...]