Skateboarding

To last 50 years and be more culturally relevant than ever is unheard of for a skateboarding brand. But such is the case for Vans, which celebrated its 50th anniversary...

“I’ve experienced a lot of loss in my life and Makenna experienced losing her brother—the closest person to her. Some people never recover from something like that, but seeing her...

Keith HufnagelWords by Robert Brink / Monster Children, December 2020 It always begins with skateboarding.And when Keith Hufnagel first entered public consciousness in the early ‘90s, it was an era...

In 1999, professional skateboarder Brian Anderson won the World Championship, followed by the most coveted accolade in skateboarding, Thrasher’s “Skater of the Year” award. Just a year prior, in 1998,...

Despite being at the helm of one of the only apparel brands of note in skateboarding and surfing at the moment—a brand called Former—where everything, from pants to thermals to...

In 2009, pro skateboarder Jason Dill had to call 911 on himself. He was throwing up blood all over his New York City apartment and suffering from a gastric hemorrhage....