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Pulitzer-nominated columnist Jay Caspian Kang speaks about social media’s effect on surfing, the value of chasing something unattainable, and more.

By Matthew Shaw

Volume 34 Issue 2 (2025)

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Peak Print

Surfing World during the Channon-McLeod years was…

By Sean Doherty
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When Worlds Collided

The 1970 World Contest wasn’t just a reflection…

By Phil Jarratt
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That Summer at Boomerang

An excerpt from Phil Jarratt’s new volume of…

By Phil Jarratt
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John Kiewit's Life and Times around Malibu in the 70's

John Kiewit provides his insight and perspective…

By John Kiewit

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We roll up to Santa Barbara for an audience with an outspoken former surf star, slide along with a Japanese logger, patrol Namibia’s coast to free entangled sea mammals, view a surf resort photographer’s tropical money shots, hang at a prolific garage rocker’s pad, learn how the ocean can treat post-traumatic stress disorder, and more.

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