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Dungeons and a Man Possessed
South Africa’s big-wave surfing champion Grant “Twiggy” Baker’s story of his becoming legendary at Dungeons. He’s earned himself a full-time sponsorship at Billabong and has focused on succeeding in the surf industry along with winning numerous titles including the XXL Ride of the Year. This piece includes sidebar “In the Manner of Whales,” about “Apenea” freediving classes with Cape Town’s Hanli Prinsloo to prepare for big-wave hold-downs.
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Articles of Faith
Former editor of Surfer Magazine Matt Warshaw's comprehensive history of surf magazines, providing us with an examination of the socio-cultural significance of surf-related periodicals. Ebbing and flowing with the tides of consumerism, art, culture, and technology through the years, the surf magazine industry has seen countless successful and failed attempts at documenting and delivering the essence of the surfing experience to surfers around the world.
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