Book review: The Impossible

Published Dec 22 2011 by Prague Post

Once in a great while, a book comes along that so completely captures its subject that one has no choice but to call it "the definitive book" on the subject. The Impossible, which investigates "the fantastic history of skateboarding," is not that book..

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...Louison writes, "That Ryan wanted to skate smaller might have been due to his injury, or because he had somewhat exhausted the medium of huge street skating; he couldn't drop much higher than 15 feet since his skeleton is calcium and not Adamantium." This passage, combined...

Book review: The Impossible [Prague Post - Dec 22 2011]

...several times: "In person, Sheckler looks like a pro athlete and super-model. He has a chiseled, tanned body, gold-green eyes, soft hair you want to touch and a face that glistens into the air around him." This sounds more like...

Book review: The Impossible [Prague Post - Dec 22 2011]

...as his subtitle, "Rodney Mullen, Ryan Sheckler and the Fantastic History of Skateboarding" announces...

Book review: The Impossible [Prague Post - Dec 22 2011]

Art exhibit rasing money for Detroit skateboarding park

The Detroit NewsCustom skateboard decks created by Jai Tanju, from left, the anonymously created Big Foot Deck, Neil Blender and Lance Mountain. (http://www.goodwoodexhibit.com)Skateboarding is as much an art form as it is a sport.The Good Wood Art Exhibition ... [ Published 11 hours ago by Detroit News ]

Entities: Skateboarding, Detroit (Michigan, United States), Mitch Cope, Emerica

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

Lakai Limited Footwear

Hong Kong Go Skateboarding Day 2012

THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all the sponsors; Vans, Nike SB, Converse, adidas and Lakai for the support. We truly appreciate it and these companies really show how much they care and support skateboarding in Hong Kong. Salute! ... [ Published 18 hours ago by Hypebeast ]

Entities: Skateboarding, Hong Kong, Lakai Limited Footwear, Nike Skateboarding

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Larry Clark

Larry Clark preparing Paris-set skateboarding picture

EXCLUSIVE: Larry Clark is set to shoot a French-language picture taking inspiration from the skateboarding scene around Paris’ Trocadero Gardens this summer, the first film for the Kids and Ken Park director shot outside the United States. ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Screendaily ]

Entities: Larry Clark, Skateboarding, Paris

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 2 Documents

Brooklyn Residents Campaign to Rename Park After Adam Yauch

? SLIDESHOW: ? ? ? ? After countless musical tributes to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, Brooklyn residents are setting their site on something a little more permanent. Residents recently began a Facebook petition to rename Squibb Park, located in Brooklyn ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Billboard ]

Entities: Adam Yauch, Skateboarding, Harry Chapin, Brooklyn Bridge, BMX Cycling

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

10 Skateboarding Cats

Feline to the X-Treme!Share this storyLast week, we met 10 skateboarding dogs. Some say that cats rule and dogs drool, but not in the world of skateboarding. If there was a cats vs. dogs X-Games competition, the pups would wipe the floor with these felines. ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Crave Online ]

Entities: Skateboarding

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

10 Reasons to Go to Fab.com's Pop-Up

We're not shy about how much we love Fab.com around here. And we'd be lying if we said there weren't a few boxes delivered weekly, full of affordable designer home merch. So when we found out they were jumping off the web and into SoHo, we were stoked. ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Lucky Magazine ]

Entities: Fab.com, Andy Warhol, Skateboarding, Robotics, Design Within Reach Inc

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Skate Parkitechture: Not all skateboarders call depressing concrete...

Sign up for the Curbed National newsletterSign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Architect Magazine ]

Entities: Skateboarding

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