Blog
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HOW WEST COAST TRIO "WARM BREW" IS KEEPING HIP-HOP REGIONALISM ALIVE
Alexander Spit spends the day with OPM-affiliated rap trio Warm Brew, who are keeping West Coast women, weed, and weather vibes alive and well. Spit riffs on relevancy and the...
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THE MODERN DAY SHOE BOUTIQUE WAS INVENTED IN SAN FRANCISCO
Luis sits down with the man behind San Francisco's Shoe Biz to recount the story of how this husband/wife duo of engineers experienced the hardships of running retail through shifting...
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I WENT TO THE BIGGEST FLATLAND CONTEST IN KOBE, JAPAN. IT WAS NUTS.
In all my years riding bikes and shooting bikes, I had never been to a flatland contest. So it would only make sense that my first one would be
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BEST THINGS I ATE IN LOS ANGELES IN 2014
Our go-to foodie Jesse Furman recounts the most memorable bites of the year that he's had in LA. From grilled quail egg to charcoal potatoes to the humble french fry,...
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KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AND DON'T LIFT :: MY YEAR IN PHOTOS
Vito's photography truly casts a new light every time he shoots. Here, he recounts his year in automobile photography – a year where he went above and beyond his goals –...
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10 STORIES THAT CHANGED 2014
Peter Yeh gives his personal take on the 10 headlines of the year that shifted history. As 2015 approaches, I was given an opportunity to recall...
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Geoff McFetridge :: The Deceptively Simple Work of an Artist Who Hallucinated As a Child
Respected LA-based artist Geoff McFetridge says he tries to make art between "image and language," and shares his love for skateboarding, artistic process, childhood hallucinations and work on the film...
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FROM SKATE RAT TO PRO SNOWBOARDER TO LEADING ACTION SPORTS AGENT
One of the most powerful women in action sports was once a teenage tomboy skate rat that landed immense success as a pro snowboarder – she's now working on her skiwear...
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THE BEST ARTICLES I READ IN 2014 AND WHY
Our Atlantan correspondent Beca Grimm recounts her 10 favorite reads of the year in music, news, and personal essays. Read up on articles about Tupac, indie rock pioneers Pavement, the...
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HOW A YOUNG COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHER STUMBLED INTO HIP-HOP HISTORY
Right on the cusp of the Internet and digital cameras, a young college photographer named Paul Chan amassed an unprecedented collection of film shot on his dad's Nikon F2 that...
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So I Went to This #LINEGROUPCHATPARTY and It Looked Like the Future
"It was like futuristic online speed dating where everyone's groupchatting simultaneously and I never get laid." Insane South Korean "lifestyle app" LINE threw a party in LA with Rae Sremmurd,...
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THESE PORTLAND ARTISANS MAKE MENTHOL CIGARETTE-SCENTED SOAP
Somewhere around mid-November, the weather turns grey in Portland – the air gets chilly, the nights come early, and the seemingly constant rain moves in for its typical six-month residency...
