the average north american human could tell you “flying tomato” and “burton” about snowboarding. while the shred’s popular legacy was being reinforced up the road at the olympics in whistler, trevor graves used nike snowboarding’s checkbook (chequebook, canadians) to school the public on snowboarding’s more interesting side down in vancouver. the result was a very well curated collection of unique and relevant snowboarding artifacts, supported by the presence of the riders that evolved the “sport.” there is a nice little aries 2010 book (co-authored by nick lipton!?) that documents each piece, but good luck getting your hands on one.

austin will at nemo design put together this video of the exhibit, so enjoy it as the only way you can.

fresh off the cutter, a few handfuls of “not” stickers. catch them around the pacific northwest.

epic, EPIC game of s.k.a.t.e. it doesn’t matter who wins, cole v. busenitz.

p-rod continues blowing up the internet.

…and gary coleman. words cannot describe how i feel.

paul rodriguez, nike and the LA84 foundation put together this new skate plaza. aesthetically, it’s surprisingly architectural. functionally, it’s probably 120 degrees. i wouldn’t mind taking some turns in, say, january.

more.

everyone on the corner has swagger like you.

drop #1:

buttery ass mondays over at the berrics is one of the best video series on the internet. donovan strain, who bears a striking resemblance to brandon beibel, reveals secrets of the hustle at the inception of each week. the july 28th webisode, however, maybe have been the best one ever. check it out, i implore you.

drop #2:

i don’t feel like explaining this one. it’s great, you should watch it, i think you will enjoy it. provided that you like skateboarding, high definition with desaturated colors and over-saturated blacks, and creativity. it’s part of a project by dvs shoes. investigate the rest of the media here.

TRANSWORLD “Skate and Create” from Marc Ritzema on Vimeo.