Navigating reality has become an almost constant shock to the system. With the ongoing cost of living crisis, wars, political polarisation, and global environmental issues, life’s stresses are becoming increasingly difficult to escape. With individuals and collectives in a perpetual state of disturbance, peop...

Skateboarding has long embraced the individual, but it's also been a relatively male-dominated subculture. Vans’ latestLove Letters to Skateboardingseason highlights LGBTQ+ skate icons and communities, opening up the conversation and championing the voices of those heard less often.

Rather than using traditional methods of marketing to promote its skatewear, Adidas has launched 'Das Days', a series of immersive events to connect with its target market. As subcultures brace themselves against commodification, Adidas is creating a community – rather than selling to it.

Tired of not seeing themselves depicted in the skate scene,The Skate Witcheszine works to promote community and champion women, trans, and non-binary people within skateboarding. As people seek better representation in the mainstream, they’re taking advocacy into their own hands.

While the average skateboarder may be a 14-year-old male, a new breed of ‘rad dads’ has emerged in the US and UK. These men in their 30s, 40s and 50s represented 9% of the American skateboarding population in 2009, but what’s fuelling their interest in this extreme sport?