“Where ya been?” A little update on our recent movements
Don’t you just love when people ask you that? Well, we do. And people been asking us – especially our mailman,...
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...
Media Model Subsidy Line Noise Ordinances and surf video making with Mitch Coleborn, Harry Bryant, Nate Tyler, Colin Moran and more
This morning we received a note on our front door reminding us that this town operates under a noise ordinance and that...
Quiksilver has acquired rival Billabong In the least shocking headline you’ll read today
I know this headline isn’t as good as: “Iguanas are freezing and falling from trees.” Or “It’s so cold that...
2018: Fitter, Happier…still on antibiotics Here we go again
To be modern is to find ourselves in an environment that promises us adventure, power, joy, growth, transformation of ourselves...
Do surfing a favor today Let’s all subscribe to the Encyclopedia of Surfing. What’s that? Well, let me tell you
Matt Warshaw writes really long, really well-researched books and articles about surfing and its history. He’s quite maniacal about it...
Would you rather: Lowers or a Pool? The WSL released its 2018 schedule of events and it’s missing Fiji and Lowers but has a pool
There are 840 miles of coastline in California. And while there will be one stop on the 2018 WSL World Tour...
Globe’s Cult of Freedom is ready Joe G and his all-star cast of Noa, Creed, Dion, Taj, Nate, BG and EG are back with a new vid
We call our intern “neck tan Nick.” He’s the office shred turkey. And yesterday between watering the plants and taking...
Let’s be together When all goes numb, the numb need to get together
I spent the end of last week careening through the perfectly lit and temperate streets of early autumn New York....
We have Cluster Nostalgia Mitch Coleborn came over and fired us up for more of this
It’s no big secret that there’s still a scythe-toting grim reaper hovering over the formerly fun and care-free surfing industry. And...
Fan the flames of Discontent The Dream Tour is changing and it’s starting at a wave pool
I’ve made it more than apparent that I hate the word content. I hate all of it’s definitions. Content. Content....
One Roll: Sammy Boo Reynolds We put Dane’s son to work…again
Dane Reynolds didn’t grow up around a lot of kids. We learned this during filming of his Fairly Normal. But...
When Mitch and Yago stop by “Don’t you wanna fly above the water like a pelican?”
Hi there. Yep, back. Nothing like a nice couple of “Happy Hours” with Mitch Coleborn and Yago Dora to ignite...
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...
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....
Does WSL = Christian Youth Group? Conservative and “cool” with really bad music
When I was in high school there were always people trying to get us to join them at their church...
Tanner And Norwegian Black Metal Bright guy, dark music
We had a sunny surf and followed it with Coronas in a dark bar full of magicians. There were lots of smiles...
My Fondest Memory: Airport Beers After a week in paradise, it’s the anticipation in those pre-flight bubbles I remember
I just got home from five days in absolute “paradise.” Clear water, boat rides, adventure, diving, nurse shark sightings, couple fun...
Memo from the Editor’s Desk Day 4 of 2017…
I chugged my pint of 2016 a few days ago but I’m still looking for 2017’s heartbeat. Even the ocean...
One Roll 020: Michael Cukr When the What Youth parking lot caught fire, backstage at HQ and us shipping the Dylan Issue
I woke up this morning and everything said 2016 sucked. And fuck, at times it most certainly did. We lost...
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...
What Youth Fire Update: We’re good Can’t say the same for some of our neighbors
Early Friday morning we got word that the units behind our building had caught fire. Assuming it was merely a...
The Shape of Art To Come Let’s make sure we take advantage of this
Yesterday I stood inside a church and looked at a ballot with measures on porn and weed and a presidential battle...
I’m Home! But Have No Idea Where I am After a month in the Old World, I’ve returned to a disheveled homeland
I just got home from a few weeks away. I think it’s called holiday. Or vacation. Depending where you’re from....
The What Youth Syllabus The books we’re assigning for the fall semester
If you go to school, or went to school or tell people you go to school, you’ve seen a syllabus....
Metal Neck and the Olympics What an interesting day it has been
Last night Metal Neck II: The Bangover was released. And of course, we fucking loved it. A classic (and free!)...
Under the Kut U Up Influence Remember the Andy Irons part in Campaign to their song?
Tonight at the Belly Up Tavern in San Diego may be the final time Kut U Up play together. I...
International Surfing Day, Now What? How I feel when we get our own day
So a little background: I’ve been on both sides of this “International Surfing Day” thing. Participant and now personal protester....
Bored to Death by Surfing The Olympics, wave pools, Reef calendar’s and the WSL. Is that all we got? I hope not.
Maybe it’s the antibiotics. A bug bite gone wrong (the venom aimed at my heart and made a bee-line for it via...
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....
Sell your Coachella Tickets It’s time we move on…and go to Barbados
Coachella was once magic. A warm and dry de-thawing station in the desert where all of California (and a shit-ton...
Hells Bells No More Once a wild way to spend Easter weekend, The Rip Curl Pro Bells is now a big yawn
I love Bells. I love Winkipop. I love Jan Juc. I love the Great Ocean Road. I love Melbourne. I...
