Dogtown
Revisiting the birth of skate culture in 1970s Los Angeles
New photobook ‘Last Days of Summer: California Skateboarding Archive 1975–1978’ looks back at an iconic chapter of youth culture.
Written by: Miss Rosen
In photos: the dogs of Dogtown
A new photobook documents Venice Beach’s four legged friends and their colourful cast of owners.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Glen E. Friedman on the early days of skateboarding
DogTown Revisited — Now, nearly two decades after the release of the landmark DogTown: The Legend of Z-Boys, the photographer is back with a revised and expanded edition.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Venice: How a forgotten corner of ‘70s LA gave birth to modern skateboarding
Raising the ghosts of Dogtown — Writer Joe Donnelly’s essay ‘Venice Bohemia: From Abbot Kinney To The Z-Boys’ explores how the crumbling, surfer’s mecca of Venice in the 1970s gave rise to the legendary Z-Boys and skateboarding as we know it. It appears in ‘Los Angeles in the 1970s: Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine’, a collection of essays and short stories that attempts to fill a gap in the literature about culture during one of the City of Angels’ most vibrant decades. It also includes the ‘Cruising Van Nuys’ photo essay by Rick McCloskey, featured here.
Written by: Joe Donnelly
California bans SeaWorld from breeding whales in captivity
A big win, but the battle's not over for activists — As campaigners celebrate an important victory, the Z-Boys’ Peggy Oki launches new campaign to free orca Lolita, who has been held at Miami Seaquarium for 45 years.
Written by: Sam Warner
Dogtown legend Peggy Oki is fighting to protect our oceans
Life after Dogtown — History has her down as a skateboarding pioneer, but Peggy Oki’s true mission has only just begun.
Written by: Caroline Ryder
Stacy Peralta
A Questioning Mind — Dogtown legend Stacy Peralta captured the history of skateboarding and big-wave surfing and educated the masses. Now his eye is focused on America’s most notorious gangs.
Written by: Jay Riggio