Skateboarding
J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr's teenage obsessions: 'When I turned 13, I felt I had to drop out of society'
As he prepares to release Dinosaur Jr’s 12th studio album, the slacker icon discusses his conflicted attitude towards hippies and his unlikely affection for Harold and Maude and All My Children
As told to Dave Simpson
25, Mar, 2021 @3:00 PM
Julien Baker’s teenage obsessions: ‘I had Leonardo DiCaprio’s hair. I was a mess’
As she releases her third album, the US indie rocker reminisces about waffles, hardcore Christian punk and her terrible skateboarding
As told to Dave Simpson
25, Feb, 2021 @3:13 PM
'If you’re on wheels, you’re our friend': veteran roller-skaters embrace a new generation
Roller-skating’s revival is a rare burst of joy in troubling times – and no one is happier about it than the skaters who kept the sport alive
Doosie Morris
17, Jan, 2021 @4:30 PM
Let’s flip again: skateboards take off for a new generation
The sport has surged this year as boys – and, increasingly, girls – find an accessible way to test their skills and raise their spirits
Ellie Violet Bramley
22, Nov, 2020 @7:45 AM
How Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater changed gaming … and skating
Pros from then and now recall a game that sparked a cultural phenomenon and inspired some of the best skaters in history
Mat Ombler
18, Sep, 2020 @12:13 PM
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 review – step into Y2K skating subculture
The legendary skateboarding sim is back in a brilliant rerelease that offers a portal to the past
Will Freeman
04, Sep, 2020 @1:22 PM
Skateboard trick to be renamed in honour of deaf inventor
The ‘mute grab’ to become the ‘Weddle grab’ after first person to do the move in 1981
Alex Hern
13, Aug, 2020 @11:24 AM
Fit in my 40s: I thought I could use YouTube to learn skateboarding. I was wrong | Zoe Williams
You’re not going to kickflip immediately, but after weeks of practice, you’ll certainly have better abs
Zoe Williams
08, Aug, 2020 @6:00 AM
Sky Brown: 'Sometimes you fall but I wanted to show me getting up again'
Great Britain’s 12-year-old world skateboarding bronze medallist is recuperating after a horrific accident but, she tells Donald McRae, already thinking of next year’s Olympic Games
Donald McRae
03, Aug, 2020 @12:11 PM
Experience: I built the first skatepark in Syria
When we built the bowl, I put the kids on a board one by one – they were amazed by the feeling of rolling along
Gabriel Roma Santos
19, Jun, 2020 @9:00 AM
Betty review – female skateboarders cut loose in freewheeling comedy
The six-part series, a spin-off of Skate Kitchen, is a beautifully shot and emotionally cathartic hangout of a show
Adrian Horton
29, Apr, 2020 @11:15 AM
From Newcastle to Tokyo: skateboarder Poppy Starr Olsen set for 2020 Olympics
She has had her share of setbacks – from sexism to finding a place to skate – but teenager Poppy Starr Olsen is on track to represent Australia at the 2020 Olympic Games
Tim Connell and Jessica Hromas
27, Dec, 2019 @5:00 PM
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