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You may have noticed that we were offline for a minute. What started as a simple miscommunication with one of...

Youth On The Run: “Summer in Biarritz”

French lensman, Benoit Gea, sent us a few clicks of a little summer get-together in the seaside village of Biarritz....

Watch “Portraits of Autumn” Office Play

Autumn is here; that’s why we thought it would be interesting to make some stuff with our friends. Regardless of season,...

Pasta or Pizza? Place, Bake and Enjoy

Oliver Risi was on the North Shore. While staying at the Volcom house they harnessed fun out of their surroundings...

Sir Jack in his Element We love us some fresh Robbo.

We love us some fresh Robbo. Especially in and around his home environs. Our opinion, this is what a clip should...

Kai Hing Loves Beach Breaks A Metal Neck Jaunt to Central America

Here’s a quick hit vid shot by Metal Neck’s Matt Tromberg titled: Kai Hing Loves Beach Breaks. Yes, he does and this...
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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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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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Some Kind of Vacation Prequel 3: Ian Crane is a great road tripper

We kinda got skunked the whole time. For the most part we just drove in circle. It was something like...
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Watch: “Long Beach, NY” When we all flock to the city to surf: Starring Balaram Stack, Oliver Kurtz, Ian Crane, Shane Borland and more

When things come together at the coast in New York it can make for some really good times. As you’ll...
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Some Kind of Vacation Prequel 2 of our road trip presented by Richer Poorer with Evan Mock, Ian Crane, Dylan Goodale and friends along the California coast

This teaser for Some Kind of Vacation features Evan Mock. A Hawaiian. A skateboarder…who surfs too. Evan is one of...
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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...
Chilli Surfboards, Surfing,

Need a new travel companion? Chilli just released the ultimate youth on the run board model

If you’ve got a trip booked and can only bring one board, that can be a stressful endeavor. What if...
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What Youth is now Open Shop, hangout and see where we make all this stuff

Well here goes nothing. Again.  We recently cleaned up the front of our office and made it shoppable. Meaning you...
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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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Do you even Subscribe? If you do there’s a good chance you’ll end up with more than just a magazine…

We’ve been talking about offering these for like five years now. Seriously. But today, we have achieved our goal and...
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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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Watch “Vinho Verde” Really good surfing in the oldest world of Portugal with Mitch Coleborn, Soli Bailey, Mitch Crews and Dusty Payne

Vinho Verde is actually white wine. But the bottle in green and the taste is terrific. And in Portugal, you...
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A Weekend in San Francisco Skating the city with Jake Anderson and Kevin Terpening presented by Stussy

We went to San Francisco with Jake Anderson and Kevin Terpening as part of Stussy’s Wet Dreams California tour, which turned...
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Watch Panama Is Certain Starring Taj Burrow and Dion Agius

“I’m free! Best feeling ever! So many trips to come!” This is what Taj Burrow wrote me when I congratulated...
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“Burp” starring Kevin Terpening Shot entirely on iPhone 6s

One week in LA with Kevin Terpening shot entirely on an iPhone 6s. All the tools you need. Watch Fairly...
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Watch Rasta and Ozzie rip in Australia Poetic and reckless ripping presented by Sanuk

There was jazz in the water. We walked up to a famed (and notoriously sharky) Australian point break to meet...
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Take the day off with Noz Noa Deane takes us through Coolangatta and bets on the dogs

Noa surfed Snapper for 6 hours this day. Dodging “blow ins” and slotting into dreamy Greenmount pits all morning. But...
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Watch Chippa Wilson ride a “Duo” Shaped by Kirra legend Neal Purchase Jr. and presented by Stance

When he pulled it out of his truck it looked like a mistake. Interesting, but definitely a mistake. More of...

Tokyo to Bangkok to Sydney to Goldy We’re on the run again

We pulled up the driveway at Chippa Wilson’s house today to 3 brand new boards, ready to rip. Not beat...
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The Shrine’s Rare Breed Experience Finally a NSFW Video, thanks to The Shrine’s “Rare Breed Experience” and album release party

The Chun is a space in Los Angeles where a bunch of bikers and artists and musicians live and create...
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Watch Taj Burrow in Indo A What Youth Original presented by VonZipper

Taj Burrow recently had his first child, a baby girl named Arabella Rose. She’s perfect just like her mommy and...
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Flamingo Inn A new film starring Dillon Perillo and Brendon Gibbens presented by Rip Curl

Right points make a quirky canvas for these two. Sprinkle in some Central American flavor and consider yourself checked into...
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Live from a little bit of everywhere Spain, Oregon, Bali, SF, Vancouver and maybe more. We’re coming.

I still haven’t found a way to ask for “more red wine” on an airplane without sounding like a mumbling, lunatic...
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Far Gone Out Panama and the pleasurable experience that it is with Jack Freestone, Creed McTaggart and Ian Gentil

Panama and the pleasurable experience that it is with Jack Freestone, Creed McTaggart and Ian Gentil

Home Ave: Austin Calvello A roll in the park

Physical education at Diamond park with Austin Calvello.

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