Category: Skateboarding
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] East Coast skate culture, expanding reproductive health access, protein pulled from air and more news Producing Protein From Air Using Solar Energy Helsinki-based cellular agriculture pioneer Solar Foods intends to produce 100 tonnes of their alternative protein, Solein, per year upon the forthcoming opening of their commercial-scale factory. This output could be transformed into […]
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Let’s Get Physical – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Whether at your desk, on the couch, in bed or simply staring at your phone scrolling endlessly, we are all spending too much time indoors. The importance of moving our bodies—especially getting outside and maybe meeting up with friends, family and neighbors—can’t be understated. Whether your loved ones’ enjoy surfing, snowboarding, swimming, strolling or […]
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Snack Pack 5.25 Skateboard Wheels + Trucks Set – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Suitable for boards measuring eight to 8.37 inches, these skateboard wheels and trucks hail from Australian premium skate brand Picture Wheel Company. Clad in an icy color scheme of blue, white, black and silver, the set features pre-oiled bearings and the brand’s logo. It comes packaged in a box that nods to the design […]
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“Ice Cream” Skateboard – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] THERE Skateboards $65 Skateboarding is a culture traditionally rife with homophobia and exclusivity, but artist and activist Jeffrey Cheung and his partner Gabriel Ramirez are working to change that through their radical, queer skate collective UNITY and brand THERE Skateboards. From the store comes “Ice Cream,” a standard 8.25-inch board that fittingly features Cheung’s […]
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Palms Tee – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] SkatePal, a Palestinian non-profit organization, supports and encourages young skaters in an attempt to foster community and break down barriers between class, race, gender and age. From them comes a climate-neutral, sweatshop-free graphic T-shirt depicting the country’s palm tree-lined landscape. Printed by Awesome Merchandise and designed by Philip Joa, the shirt reads “skate” on […]
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“Colors” Skateboard – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] From artist and skateboarder Jeffrey Cheung—who runs There Skateboards, an offshoot of the SF-based collective Unity which represents and supports queer skaters—this “Colors” deck features his signature figurative art. Available in two sizes (8.25 or 8.5 inches), this skateboard has been made and designed with all types of skaters in mind. Added: Posted on May […]
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] NYC’s new triennial, condoms for gender-free genitals, a portable wind turbine and more Artsy’s Guide to New York Art Week From 5 to 12 May, over 20 international galleries, museums and art organizations will come together to present contemporary art programming across the city for the inaugural New York Art Week. With over 350 […]
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A New Zine on Consent Created By Four Skateboarding Collectives – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Ask Campaign Collective is a group comprised of four women and non-binary skate groups: Doyenne, Consent is Rad, Consent for Breakfast and Hera Skate. Together they produced Ask, an educational zine (whose profits go to Consent is Rad) that seeks to make the skating community safer and more inclusive. The zine, launched in April […]
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] The potential of seaweed farms, public art’s influence on safety, video games for depression and more from around the web How Women in Bolivia Honor Their Indigenous Roots Through Skating In Cochabamba, Bolivia, an all-women skate crew called ImillaSkate uses skateboarding as a way to honor their roots, empower each other and stand against […]
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How Women in Bolivia Honor Their Indigenous Roots Through Skating – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] In Cochabamba, Bolivia, an all-women skate crew called ImillaSkate uses skateboarding as a way to honor their roots, empower each other and stand against the persecution that Indigenous people have historically faced in the country. The women, who hail from Bolivia’s native Aymara and Quechua populations, skate in polleras—colorful, layered skirts traditionally worn in […]
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
[ad_1] Real-time holograms, new multicolored fish, an infinity train, a remote restaurant and more from around the web This Real-Time Hologram App Aims to Improve Remote Video Meetings As an alternative to Zoom or other (empowering yet exhausting) remote video meeting services, the startup Matsuko—a finalist in SXSW Pitch 2022’s Extended Reality & Immersive Technology category—is […]
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Non-Profit SkatePal Empowers Young Palestinians Through Skateboarding – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Launched in 2013, SkatePal—a non-profit organization founded by Edinburgh-based Charlie Davis—seeks to support youth in occupied Palestine by fostering skateboard culture. The idea was sparked in 2006, when Davis skated down the streets in Palestine (where he was teaching) and found that his peers were intrigued. Realizing the physical and mental benefits that outdoor […]
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Primitive Skate Has Launched a New Sailor Moon Collection
[ad_1] Legendary skater Paul Rodriguez has launched a vast Sailor Moon collection through his skate fashion label Primitive Skateboarding. Primitive is no stranger to anime and superhero work; this year alone, they’ve released collections celebrating both Dragonball Z and the work of legendary French artist Moebius with Marvel Comics. This time, however, they’re taking on […]
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1914 Book “The Surf Riders of Hawaii” Pioneered Sport Magazines + Photography – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Wildly influential though mostly unknown, A.R. Gurrey Jr was born in Kansas in 1874. By 1900, as a trained civil engineer, he relocated to Hawaii. There, he surfed, declined a role within his father’s insurance business, and began working to open and operate an art gallery. In 1914, he published at least one edition […]
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My First Skateboard Book – COOL HUNTING
[ad_1] Written by pro skater Karl Watson and illustrated by Henry Jones, the aptly titled My First Skateboard was written to inspire kids to get active—on skateboards and within the skating community. The positive tale follows Jonas through his journey: from his desire for a skateboard to shredding the San Francisco streets, and then meeting people […]