An average spectator might observe a skateboarder as nothing but a person on wheels; they see an athlete—or a delinquent, maybe—pushing and coasting and jumping (“How does the board stick to the bottom of their feet?”), there one minute and gone the next. But from the rider’s perspective, the world is transforming around them. Minute […]
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For Kyle Beachy, skateboarding is The Most Fun Thing
The author takes a deep dive into the culture of the lifestyle and his personal connection to it.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 12/5: Make, Medora, and Anne La Berge
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, December 5
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 8/21: Opera Underground Cruise, Mary Gauthier, and Two Authors Talking
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, August 21
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The Home of the Brave, the Land of the Free, and the Doormat of the National League*
Kyle Beachy on the life of a Cardinals fan in Chicago.