Volume 33 Issue 1
In this issue, we drop an arbiter’s subjective ranking of 100 postmodern wave riders, examine a pop-cultural misappropriation of surfing, and explore the obsessive nature of noseriding. We also talk survival with a seasoned Pacific Northwest local, ride full-speed with a contemporary shredder, and browse a prolific graffiti writer’s flicks.
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Noseride Obsessive
“The whole thing feels like a cool, sophisticated LSD trip.”
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On Style
While the backside rail grab is deadly functional, it’s never been what anyone would call stylish.
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A Fed Bear is a Dead Bear
An Interview with Raph Bruhwiler.
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Aesthetics: Barry McGee
An artist’s collection of reference materials, cosmic debris, and original physical graffiti.
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Portrait of the Surfer as a Young Man
Full speed, no brakes (except for a few snapped bones and a broken heart) with the conflicted old soul of Harry Bryant.
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Surfing the Internet
An excavation of perhaps the most infamous pop cultural misappropriation of surfing—what it seemed to mean originally, what it means now, and what it can tell us about riding waves.
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Tales from the Picture Stream
John Bilderback's Lens-Eye Literature.
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Evolver
The 100 (or thereabouts) most impactful postmodern wave riders, as ranked by surfing’s preeminent arbiter.
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The Shock of the Blue
Tahitian movement, light, and aesthetics.
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Amphibious Enduros
Welcome to “the event,” a swim and scramble through one of the most complex and ecologically rich sections of California’s coastline.
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Proof of Concept
The unlikely surfer-shaper alchemy of Harry Bryant and Joshua Keogh.
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Digging at the Roots
David Mesfin’s film Wade in the Water explores Africa’s rich aquatic history and the modern Black surfing experience.
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The Slender Man
A small scratch into nonagenarian Dick Metz’s large surfing legacy.
