Editorial
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My Destiny
Regarding the art of the slab, Victor Hugo liked it thicc. It’s unlikely that the renowned author was even remotely…
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Introduction to “Evolver”
When Derek Hynd approached us with this installation, we minced no words: “Yes” was a mere formality. We’ve been with…
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Noseride Obsessive
Every time I hear the 1962 version of the bossa nova song “Desafinado,” my mind summons a vision of a…
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On Style
Adding some style dust to honed technique is a sure way to signal advanced status. Do it in heavy conditions…
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A Fed Bear is a Dead Bear
I’m on the bow of the Nite Bite, a 22-foot center-console aluminum, helping Raph Bruhwiler navigate between rocks, into a…
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Aesthetics: Barry McGee
Reproduction If there’s a self-portrait in Barry McGee’s new book, Reproduction, it’s the photograph of a van with its rear…
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Portrait of the Surfer as a Young Man
Harry Bryant is cruising in his 78 series Toyota Land Cruiser, only 15 minutes out from my place, when he…
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Surfing the Internet
Try “surfing the internet” for the origins of that once-futuristic, now-antiquated term and you’ll find the first wave of articles…
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Tales from the Picture Stream
The mid-’90s were fat times for dead-tree surf media. Following a dark blip of recession triggered by Bush War I,…
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Evolver
Introduction When Derek Hynd approached us with this installation, we minced no words: “Yes” was a mere formality. We’ve been…
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The Shock of the Blue
Patience, patience, Patience dans l’azur! Chaque atome de silence Est la chance d’un fruit mûr (Patience, patience, Patience in the…
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Amphibious Enduros
The event begins on a September morning with a gathering of about 150 people in a quiet, small cove surrounded…