Independent writer & journalistSydney, Australia
Louis O’Neill.
Featured interview / Men’s Health Australia
Tony Hawk on breaking his leg, being in The Simpsons, and bringing skateboarding into the mainstream
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Terence McKenna’s daughter is quietly building the archive a generation of psychonauts has been waiting for
From likes to legacy: How Jake Paul is rebranding himself
The oral history of how the Nike Stefan Janoski became an unlikely hit
Meet Violet: Skateboarding’s latest wunderkind ensemble
Sean Pablo on leading Harmony Korine's EDGLRD skate division
How Tommy Chong went from an underground R&B artist to the face of weed
Pro Skater Ryan Sheckler talks Sobriety, Collabing with Avril Lavigne & Fatherhood
Erik Ellington: Why skaters make better designers
Sci-Fi Fantasy Man: Jerry Hsu
Image credits
Original article photography is used where available. Alternative subject portraits are used for the following stories: Tony Hawk — Kevin Abosch / The Skatepark Project; Erik Ellington — preview photo supplied by Louis; Ryan Sheckler — Red Bull Perspective (alternative portrait). Stefan Janoski preview image supplied by Louis. Violet team preview image supplied by Louis. Tommy Chong — Up in Smoke (1978), Paramount Pictures, still via Tubi (resized and converted to WebP). Photos remain credited to their original creators.
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