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Fairly Normal: Beatrice Domond Episode 26: Beatrice Domond Wants Her Wikipedia Taken Down

She thinks her Wikipedia is sketchy. A humble and talented skater originally hailing from South Florida, Beatrice has been on...

Youth against the machine I’m so proud of you

Editor’s Note: Last Friday night I got emotional. I was watching recaps of what happened in the world that week and...
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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...

Friend Aid is Saturday in Newport Beach Live music and live auction benefitting those affected by the California wild fires

The past few weeks California has been overcome by wild fires. Thousands of homes, buildings, animals, people, families even our...
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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 “Some Kind of Vacation” California is a multiple choice question. And we chose all of the above. New film from WY and Richer Poorer.

“We were just the hell crew. The kind where people were giving us the ‘Oh fuck, please don’t look at...
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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...

New Lakai’s celebrate Fully Flared 10-year Anniversary EVO colorway and some nostalgic photos

The Spike Jonze directed opening scenes to Fully Flared are the kind of thing you can show anyone in and out...
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What Youth Issue 19: Tonight at Midnight Free for the first 72 hours (while supplies last)

OK guys, here is the deal for the new issue: What Youth Issue 19 is out tonight at midnight (PST), and...

Watch Palasonic Forty VHS quality minutes from Palace Skateboards.

Palace just dropped their newest film online for everyone. A flick that coincides with the opening of their MWADLANDS skatepark in South London....
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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...

The Lady of Guadalupe and Jason Jessee Nixon x Santa Cruz Collab celebrates Jason Jessee’s classic graphic

There’s more to the story when you use the Lady of Guadalupe as a board graphic. As Santa Cruz and...
Craig Anderson, HUF

Craig Anderson is still keeping it HUF We can all still wear skate shoes

At one (strange) time or another, it was considered weird for a skate brand like HUF to sign a surfer to...
Tony Hawk, Lakai, Riley Hawk

Lakai Signed Riley Hawk’s dad The Birdman gets new shoes

We’re currently filming a Fairly Normal with Riley Hawk. And we just learned that he’s now gonna be wearing the...
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Chris Miller, North Shore, Oahu Back Den 128

“add some style to your week! chris miller sk8ing dinosaur dean’s ramp north shore oahu. this was his 18th birthday. shot on a canon...
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Tony Trujillo in Marseille Back Den 127: Everyday Halloween with Tony T. France, circa 2000

“everyday is halloween for tony trujillo. marseille france circa 2000. shot on contax t-3.” —Mark Oblow
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Today (and always) we think of Dylan One year on

It’s been one year since we lost Dylan Rieder. But there hasn’t been a single minute in a single day...
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How’d this happen? Issue 0019 is somehow a thing coming soon and we really need to surf again

Every single issue of What Youth comes with it’s own insane personality disorder. It walks and talks and fucks with...
Davis Stenstrom, Blake Myers, Speak, Memory

Watch Speak, Memory A beautifully shot 16mm skate film starring David Stenstrom directed by Blake Myers

With the goal of shooting exclusively on 16mm film and creating an excuse to hang with friend David Stenstrom in...
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Watch “Boulevard Magenta” A beautiful skate through the streets of Paris to kick of the collab between Magenta Skateboards and Adidas

Paris is not all corner cafes and cigarettes and sexy dark eyed stares. It’s also a skate playground. There are...
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Watch “Inside Magenta” Skateboard through Paris with Vivien Feil of Magenta Skateboards and learn about their new collab with Adidas

Vivien Feil started Magenta Skateboards in 2010 with his brother Jean and friend Soy Panday. And it started as a...
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What exactly happens at a Pop Up Shop? Former changes the way we wanna shop

It is September and it is hot. 105 degrees to be exact. Warren Smith has been fidgeting with portable air...
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Afternoon Interview: Former Episode 057: Dane, Craig, Austyn, Jake and Warren talk about their second range release and Dane’s new “Premium Violence” part

We walked into Former’s Chinatown studio a little early. Dane was lodged behind a monitor editing his “Premium Violence” part...
Leo Romero, Brostyle

Brostyle Pacific Northwest trip We went to Seattle and back with Leo Romero, Dakota Servold, Corey Glick, Dylan Witkin and Aaron Homoki

Well over the past few years we’ve been lucky enough to get to know Leo Romero pretty well. He owns...
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Keith Meek at Wallows, Circa 1986 Back Den 120

“keith meek, aka the slasher pops a stylish air at wallows. circa 86″ —Mark Oblow
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Some Kind of Vacation Richer Poorer x What Youth present a mess of a road trip across California.

California is a damn fine playground. And while you could call it our backyard, we wanted to explore the next...
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Our Page 1 Rewrite The first page of What Youth Issue 18

Editor’s Note: Here’s what I wrote to introduce you to Issue 18. Click here if you wanna see how it...
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An Afternoon with Thomas Campbell He talks art, his new film and becoming a creator and innovator with Vissla

Thomas Campbell is making a new movie. The first visions of which are inside Issue 18, featuring Ryan Burch and...
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Malakai Montes, Long Beach, Ca 2017 Back Den 119

“malakai montes in long beach, california, 6/08/17. i love seeing diy spots pop up. shot on a canon Eos 5d...
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WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW PACCBET New skate brand from Russia is our new obsession (pronounced RASSVET)

There are a lot of letters in different spaces and new faces, but Russian skate brand PACCBET has caught our...
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About Tomorrow What Youth Issue 18 and much more…Live tonight at midnight PST

We came in this morning and the lights wouldn’t work. But I just fucking fixed em. And we’re off again....
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Photo Credit: Paul Coutherut Portfolio 034: Paul was told he couldn’t skate again, but they didn’t say he couldn’t shoot it.

Paul Coutherut started submitting photos to us one at a time a few months back. They would make there way...

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