Surfing, Skateboarding, Music, Photography, Travel, Culture and general antics of the youth on the run.

Watch: The Vault Everything’s Wrong But In The Right Place

Our friends at Bintang Surf Charters recent brought to our attention just how insane the session with Soli Bailey and...

Watch “Glass Ceiling of Happiness” Featuring Kai Hing

Are actual surfers singlehandedly saving surf media? A bit of a trend has been slowly developing for a couple of...
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Watch Leo Valls in “Good Weekend” A short film from Blake Myers shot in Leo’s hometown of Bordeaux, France

Blake Myers is living in Paris and making great art. “Good Weekend,” his most recent short film project is more...
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The What Youth 2017 Memoirs Another year on the run chasing the free riders, thinkers and doers.

The general consensus is that 2017…well, sucked. And believe us, it wasn’t without it’s challenges, experiences — both good and bad...
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Fairly Normal: Cam Richards Episode 025: A trip into the deep south for a story that was far from ending @sealtooth

We shot guns. Caught a shark. Rode motorcycles. Drank light beer. Ate fried food. And immersed in deep southern culture with...
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Lizards of Summer Episode 022: It got a little hot and sweaty to end the summer, didn’t it?

Maybe call em fever dreams? Or night sweats. Delirium tremens? Or maybe just the lizards of summers. Either way, we...
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Watch “Do Not Pray For Us” We went on a Bro Style road trip to the Pacific Northwest with Leo Romero, Corey Glick, Jaws, Dakota Servold and Dylan Witkin

Bro Style is Leo Romero’s company. And the real beauty of a brand like Bro Style is that it’s a...
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Afternoon Interview: Zion Wright Episode 062: We took the newest pro for REAL out for some skateboarding in Los Angeles

Zion Wright is killing it right now. He just went pro for REAL Skateboards — that happened just the other day...
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Afternoon Interview: Kader Sylla Episode 61: Ditching school, Skating Pedlow and taking the wheel of Skateboarding

We’re all kinda hoping that Kader Sylla’s mom doesn’t see this. Because he might have ditched a few classes to hang...
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Artist Series: Mark Riddick Episode 011: We visited the home of the renowned death metal illustrator and artist

Mark Riddick’s work is often rooted in the grotesque. With a deep passion for the death metal, thrash and black metal...
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Afternoon Interview: Kolohe Andino Episode 058: We went bass fishing with Kolohe a few days ago and realized he might be the most “punk” surfer there is

Editor’s Note: Kolohe had a bit of a behind the scenes meltdown after his heat at the Hurley Pro caught...
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Who is Julian Klincewicz? Well, he’s an underground and prolific part of many things and the subject of an upcoming WY Artist Series

Julian Klincewicz has the kind of name you hope you don’t have to type out too often. There are letters...
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The What Youth “Forest” Font How our new T-Shirt and Sweatshirt grew out of the roots of evil

A while ago I hit a wall with the same music I’ve been listening too for the last few months....
PACCBET, America, Russia, Tolia Titaev, Ryan Allan

Behind the scenes: PACCBET A video look at the Russian skateboard scene Tolia Titaev and Gosha Rubchinskiy have created

Inside What Youth Issue 18 Julian Klincewicz pens a wonderful description of the rapidly growing skateboarding scene in Russia blooming...
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4 Cities: Balaram Stack Episode 4: Running the Jewels through NYC with Balaram

Balaram carried a hat around for Killer Mike of Run the Jewels the entire time we were in New York....
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What’s Dane Been Up to? We spent the weekend with the Reynolds family filming for a new Fairly Normal

Dane was home this weekend. A classic California pre-summer day: lots of blue, couple fun waves and lots of traffic....
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48 Hours in NYC with Balaram Stack “Finish your drink we gotta go!” Filming a “4 Cities” With Balaram

Balaram Stack’s New York moves really fast. I actually found myself in a full sprint at one point. The visit to...

One Roll 021: Michael Cukr Japan to Bangkok to Australia and back with some of your favorites including Chippa and Ozzie

Last year we did some traveling. And Michael Cukr did a serious portion of it himself. He recently fired up...
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A good looking cutting room floor Issue 17 is ready for ink, here’s a peek

Full disclosure: We didn’t plan it like this. But as we’ve learned along the way, that’s so very OK. Hell,...
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What Youth on the North Shore “We are not Subway”

We land in Honolulu before midnight and immediately make our way to the Thrifty Car Rental place to grab our car. Everything was...

One Roll 018: Sweden and Norway A roll of film shot by Michael Cukr

Next month we’ll be premiering a new film we made from this trip through Scandinavia. We brought all sorts of...
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The Lizards of Summer Playlist All 16 episodes in one place

If this doesn’t get you in the mood to hit the road, fill your cup and fuck “the feed” off,...

Chicago by night Art, dive bars and the perfectly executed 3 beer buzz

It’s perfect in all ways. The three beer buzz. You’re enthusiastic, powerful and alive. With zip and zest. Lit but sharp....
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4 Years Ago Today We Released This The first visions of What Youth

Maybe the wine is making us feel extra nostalgic tonight (what else is new), but it presents a nice moment...
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Watch Anonymous Zone: The Raw Clips Part 2 featuring Arto, Ishod, Raven, Pete and Terp

Here’s part 2 of the gold left on the ground from filming of Anonymous Zone in Japan with Arto Saari,...
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Watch Anonymous Zone: The Raw Clips Part 1 of 2 starring Ishod, Raven, Pete, Terp, Rip and Arto in Japan

When you make a movie like this you leave a ton of gold on the ground. The cutting room floor is...
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Photo Credit: Michael Cukr Portfolio 027: A look back at Michael “Horse” Cukr’s year

Michael Cukr works here at What Youth. He’s a horse. We call him that because of another Warren Smith quote...
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Conversation With: Leo Romero Pulled from the pages of What Youth Issue 13

WHAT YOUTH: Crazy you grew up in Fontana. LEO ROMERO: I never go out there. It’s funny ‘cause I’ve seen...
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North in a big white van Yago Dora, Brendon Gibbens, Andrew Doheny and Dillon Perillo road trip to SF in This is Us: North

It was Wednesday morning when we picked up the big white van in Orange County. Planes took off from the...

One Roll 009: Nate Tyler in California Roll(s) shot by Michael Cukr

We tricked Nate Tyler into letting us come stay with him at his beautiful home in Central California a few...
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Lizards of Summer Episode 001

Just a bunch of lizards sunning themselves all over this funny rock we live upon.

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