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Paper Magazine Published a Love Letter to New York Skateboarding

Published

4 years ago

August 2, 2018

It’s no secret that the fashion world has a major crush on skateboarding right now. You can’t turn around without seeing another instance of cultural appropriation. It’s a double-edged sword. In some ways, it’s awesome to see skating getting the recognition it deserves. But it’s hard to miss how often stylist, photographers, and casting directors get it completely wrong. Paper Magazine’s recent editorial on the New York scene is an example of getting it right. Kind of surprising coming from the publication that’s probably most famous for its Kim Kardashian Breaks the Internet issue.

Written and shot by Ryan Borque, the piece does a noteworthy job of portraying the feeling that you get from skateboarding in the city. It also has some great quotes from legends like Spencer Fujimoto, Alyasha Owerka-Moore, Jamie Reyes, and more. We’re particular fond of how Spencer sums up the mental aspect of skating:

Every pro has their bag of tricks that they can not do. Once you really start trying to do tricks, you figure out that the more you think about it, and the harder you try the further away the trick gets. You start thinking of the fall. See, now you’re so in you’re head, you’re not even there anymore. You’ve already defeated yourself.

“Skateboarding From New Yorkers Who Live It” is highly recommended for those of you that are into that sort of thing. And by that sort of thing, we mean reading.

Image Via Paper Magazine

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Watch Unlock the Spot Albuquerque Highlights

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1 month ago

July 23, 2022

Skate Newswire

Mariah Duran returns to her hometown in Albuquerque, NM to “unlock” the Civic Plaza for an open skate jam for local skaters. Watch the highlights below.

Mariah was stoked about opening the Civic Plaza to skating for the event as she narrated how they would get kicked out of the place when they were skating there before. She also talked about how the community shaped her into the skateboarder that she is.

The Unlock the Spot in Albuquerque featured cash-for tricks and an open skate jam for the local skaters.

This is the third stop of Unlock the Spot organized by Mtn Dew as part of their “Skateboarding is Unstoppable” campaign. The series of events takes place in Mtn Dew Athlete’s hometowns. Each event would give local skaters a chance to shred spots that are otherwise off-limits to skating.

The fourth Unlock the Spot will be this Sunday at Gilham Park in Kansas City, MO with Sean Malto.

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The first of the series kicked off last July 3 at Hula Lakeside, Burlington, Vermont with Chris Colbourn. The second one was at the Recreation Park in El Segundo, California with Theotis Beasly.

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Mtn Dew’s “Unlock the Spot” Next Stop is in Albuquerque, NM

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2 months ago

July 15, 2022

Skate Newswire

Join Mariah Duran and Mtn Dew as they “unlock” the Civic Plaza for an open skate jam with local skaters on July 17 from 11 am to 3 pm. This is the third “Unlock the Spot” event organized by Mtn Dew.

Skate content creator Lamon Holt will also attend the event.

The Unlock the Spot events feature Mtn Dew’s skate team members returning to their hometowns. Together with the locals, they skate in spots in their town that are otherwise off-limits to skating. The series will culminate with the Summer Dew Tour in Des Moines, Iowa on July 29-30.

Watch the highlights of the recent Unlock the Spot in El Segundo, California with Theotis Beasley.

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Mtn Dew’s “Unlock the Spot” Coming to California

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2 months ago

July 7, 2022

Skate Newswire

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The second of the five Mtn Dew’s “Unlock the Spot” is happening at the Recreation Park in El Segundo, California this Sunday, July 10. Mtn Dew Pro skater Theotis Beasly will grace the event.

“Unlock the Spot” is a series of events located in Mtn Dew athletes’ hometowns. Each event will give local skaters a chance to shred spots that are otherwise off-limits to skating.

The first of the series kicked off last July 3 at Hula Lakeside, Burlington, Vermont. Pro street skater Chris Colbourn returned to his hometown to skate with Lamont Holt, Anthony Ferraro, and Vermont locals inside the coworking campus.

The next two stops will be in Albuquerque, NM with Mariah Duran, and Kansas City, MO with Sean Malto.

The Mtn Dew’s Unlock the Spot series will culminate with the “Summer Dew Tour” in Des Moines, Iowa on July 29-30. The Dew Tour is one of the highly-anticipated skateboarding events attracting the best skaters from across the globe.

The two-day tour features street and park competitions. It will be free and open to the public.