Undercurrents

33.4

Field Report

Slab of Irish Rock 

Among the scrum during one fine Mullaghmore day.

33.4

Blank Expression

Bright Crafts in Dark City 

The DIY ethos of Asbury Park, New Jersey’s Glide surf shop and the Heavens factory.

33.4

The Knowledge

Sunset, That’s It 

The simplicity of single-spot dedication.

33.4

Surfing Around

Monuments of Nonconformity

A short list of surfing’s true-blue originals.

33.3

Undercurrents

Finding and Sharing Stoke’s Universality 

How an obscure surfboard sparked filmmaker and cartoonist Darieus Legg’s introspective mission.

33.3

Surfing Around

Fool’s Gold

Olympic surfing and its mainstream packaging.

33.2

Undercurrents

My Destiny

Examining author and painter Victor Hugo’s 1867 work, Ma Destinée.

33.1

Blank Expression

Proof of Concept

The unlikely surfer-shaper alchemy of Harry Bryant and Joshua Keogh.

33.1

Screening Room

Digging at the Roots

David Mesfin’s film Wade in the Water explores Africa’s rich aquatic history and the modern Black surfing experience.

33.1

Surfing Around

The Slender Man

A small scratch into nonagenarian Dick Metz’s large surfing legacy.

32.6

Library

Lifestyle, Culture, Zeitgeist

Tricia Shantz’s book Neverland shows why Byron Bay from 1965 to 1973 may have been the best time and place to be a surfer.

32.6

Blank Expression

Have a Cigar

Down the pub with the Tom Blake craft that started UK surfing.