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Several photographs of skateboarders doing their thing are presented including Mason Silva in Los Angeles, California, Blake Carpenter in Shanghai, China, and Karsten Klappen in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Several photographs of skateboarders Dolan Stearns, Tom Karangelov, and Tristan Funkhouser, among several others, taken in Barcelona, Spain are presented, during their filming of the upcoming 27th TransWorld video, "Substance."

Several photographs taken during Converse's One Star World Tour in August 2015 are presented, featuring various skateboarders including Zered Bassett doing a switch kickflip in Charlotte, North Carolina, Aaron Herrington doing a frontside 50-50 across and down in Omaha, Nebraska and Mike Anderson doing a method air in St. Louis, Missouri.

An interview with skateboarder Chaz Ortiz is presented. Ortiz shares what he has been up to since the SLS Super Crown, the lack of pressure for his part even if everyone was calling him the hometown hero for the Super Crown in Chicago, Illinois, and how they feel when there is a guy in the crew at Street League. He discusses Brandon Westgate's reported leaving for Element earlier in 2015, what happened with Lil' Wayne's Spectre shoes deal and his all-time best skate video.

Several photographs taken in London, England for the filming of the Palace's upcoming full length video are presented which include skateboarders Blondey McCoy, Lucien Clarke, and Chewy Cannon.

Several photographs of various individuals doing several skateboarding tricks are presented including Trevor Colden, Eric Koston, and Cory Kennedy.

An excerpt from the book "The Birth of the Modern Skateboard Truck" in the December 15, 2015 issue of the journal is presented which focuses on the events of skateboarding in the U.S.

The article profiles several skateboarders including Arian Chamasmany, Lynn Kramer and Troy Grenier. Information about their skateboarding styles and techniques, determination in skating and passion as skaters, is provided. An overview on their best performance during skateboarding training and competitions, is also emphasized.

The article discusses the TEDx Talk event that was held in July 1, 2015. The event featured speaker and Argentinean longboard skater Valeria Kechichian who talked about her personal experience as a skateboarder, family background and styles and techniques in skating. Also emphasized is her perspective in skateboarding, passion in skating and collaboration with other skaters.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a skater where he discusses about his favorite skateboarding technique like longboard dancing, participation at skateboard competitions and collaboration with other skaters in Berlin, Germany.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a skater on topics about participating in the SheRide skateboarding competition held at Maryhill Loops Road in Washington and meeting with all-girls hardcore skaters Maryhill Ratz.

The article profiles several skateboarders including Jonny Miller, Bill Wennerholm and Isabelle Fried. Information about their styles and techniques in skateboarding, traumatic experiences and participation in competitions in the U.S., is provided. Also emphasized is their perspectives and passion for skateboarding since childhood.

A photo essay which documents the life of Alex Luciano, an 18-year-old longboarder from Cuneo, Italy as he lived in the place surrounded by mountains and started training skating at the age of 10, is presented.

The article offers suggestions for skateboarding instruction and techniques. It highlights the combination of tricks for a non-conformity performance and prevent accidents, mixture of elements when surfing and concept of speed in classic power surfing which are essential in building blocks. Also emphasized is the effect of some activity and state of happiness for a good outcome in surfing based on the theory of Hungarian professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.

The article discusses the 10-day Mediocre Madness Tour of snowboarders, skateboarders, surfers and their friends in Oregon in April 2015. The activities during the tour include skating, playing soccer, swimming and cliff jumping on the first day, quarterpipe building and mountain biking on the succeeding days. Other activities include snowboarding led by Chris Roach and bonfire building at a beach.

An interview with professional skateboarder Manny Santiago is presented. When asked about his decision to move to Massachusetts from Puerto Rico and his first memory of enjoying a skateboard, Santiago mentioned that at a young age he started doing skateboarding tricks at prefabricated cement ramps. He added that he decided to pursue a career in skateboarding in 2006.

The article presents a brief profile of U.S. skateboarder Gavin Nolan who is commonly seen at contests in New York City.

An interview with skateboarders Tiago Lemos and Carlos Iqui is presented. When asked about the nature of the name of Tiago, Lemos mentioned that his name is a typical one in Brazil. He also added that he first saw Iqui skate when he watched him at a contest in Blumenau, South Brazil in 2008 and he was immediately impressed with his skills in the sport.

The article discusses the skateboarding industry in New York City. Topics covered include the companies involved in the industry in New York City like Traffic and Hopps, brief profile of skaters such as Dustin Eggeling, Luke Malaney and Kevin Coakley, and the overall experience of skating in New York.

An interview with skateboarder Jon Nguyen is presented. Topics discussed include a short background of his past life, his skating career, and his struggle in filming with a PAL VX 1000 camera. Also mentioned are Tiltmode's 2008 release "Bonus Round" and whether it is true that he refers to Paul Shier as his guardian angel.

Photographs of various skateboarders including Ben Gore, Erik Ellington and Evan Smith in action are presented.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the experience of New York City skateboarders who take a vacation in San Juan, Perto Rico to escape the cold of winter.

An interview with skater James Capps is presented. Asked where he started to skate, James says he started in Oregon when one of his friends get a skateboard. He explained that he was attracted to skateboarding when he saw skate videos TransWorld and Flip Sorry. He decided to live in San Francisco after a visit to the city with some friends from Boise, Idaho when he was sixteen years old. He decided on skateboarding when he went to the opening of the Potrero Skatepark which had just been built.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of living below the poverty line in Houston, Texas where skateboarding gave him the opportunity to escape the horrible surroundings.

The article profiles skateboarder Oscare Loreto, who excels in skateboarding despite being born with a congenital birth defects. It mentions that Loreto's prosthetics was sponsored by the prosthetic company, SCOPe. Also mentioned is how Loreto met Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale who invited Loreto to go on the Adaptive Action Sports (AAS) skate tour.

The article profiles speedboarder James Kelly, who was given the nickname, the American Dream. It mentions that Kelly was put in the longboard phenomenon category for being competitive and proving to the world of downhill skateboarding. The history of Kelly moving to Los Angeles, California from Petaluma to work for Loaded/Orangatang is also cited.

The article photographs of skaters who joined the trip of footwear brand Lakai to Bay Area, California including Stevie Perez doing a Backside 50-50 and a Switch Krooked Grind, Danny Brady performing a Step-Up Noseblunt, and Jon Sciano handling a Smith Grind.

An interview with skater Ron Deily is presented. He talks about his phobia of film character E.T., the skating scene and what they skated while growing up in New Jersey, and developments at skateboard company Zoo York and his video project "Under The Hudson." Ron also discusses his professional skating, jobs he pictures himself doing after skateboarding, and Skateboard City, the skate shop he owned when he was 14, as well as plans for the rest of 2015.

The article presents photographs of skaters who joined the trip of shoe company Converse from Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) to Brisbane, Queensland, including Sammy Baca performing a Roll-On Grind, Mike Anderson doing a Hurricane in Newcastle, and Bryce Golder making a Frontside Wallride.

Images of several skateboarders including Trevor McClung doing the frontside lipslide, Daniel Dubois doing the frontside boardslide and Derrick Wilson doing the nollie heelflip are presented.

An interview with amateur skateboarder Antonio Durao is presented. Topics covered include how he started skating on his 11th birthday though he got his first board from Walmart for Christmas before his birthday, what his town Patchogue was like to grow up skating in and the difference between skating in New York City and skating in Long Island.

An interview with skateboarder Tom Karangelov is presented where he shared his thoughts on his multidimensional journey. Topics covered include how skating has been for him and his difficulty of figuring out the whole ticket thing in Los Angeles, California, how the year was for him as he came up with 3D and his master plan for his filming for the next TransWorld video.

An interview with skateboarder Miika Adamov is presented where he discussed his skating with Blue Turner. Topics covered include the influence of skateboarders Stefan Janoski and Ricky Windsor on their skating as they were growing up, his expectations while filming for "enjoi" and his definition of an amateur as someone who skates for a company and is part of that company's overall style.

An interview with skateboarder Brant Van Boening is presented. Topics covered include when they made their decision to officially bring Alien Workshop back, how they decided to build a whole new team of amateurs and the official team as of July 2015 that include Joey Guevara, Frankie Spears and Paul Liliani.

This section presents photographs of several skateboarders doing different stunts, such as Jeremy Leabres performing a frontside nosegrind yank-in off a ramp, Daniel Shimizu performing a wallie, and Nick Merlino executing a switch frontside flip down a flight of outdoor stairs.

The article provides an overview of the highlights of "Headcleaner," a video created by a group called the Threads Idea Vacuum, comprised by skateboarders such as Alex Rose, Matt Creasy, Bryan Reynolds, and Chris Thiessen, shot in various locations in Long Beach, California. It explains that the underlying idea behind "Headcleaner" is that of the skateboard as a vehicle of freedom and true self-expression, as well as skateboarding as a dialogue between free moving and time constraints.

This section presents photographs of Danish skateboarder Hjalte Halberg performing a wide range of tricks such as a fakie tre flip over a fire hydrant in Los Angeles, California, a backside tailslide along a delivery loading dock in Malmö, Sweden, and a smooth ride-away with a skid at the Royal Hunting Grounds in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The article focuses on Louis Pilloni, brand manager of R.A.D., marketing assistant at Sector 9 and co-founder and manager of who shares his daily routine in work and his outdoor activities. It mentions that Pilloni used to skate every Sunday morning or have a motorcycle cruise into the mountains. He outlines his job at SkateHouseMedia, and Sector 9 Inc. and mentioned that he studied marketing at Gonzaga University.

An interview with skateboarder Steve Caballero is presented. Caballero elaborates his interest in skateboarding wherein he started learning on it at the Concrete Wave skate park in Anaheim, California. He mentions the creation of the band "The Faction" wherein Caballero, Gavin and Corey O'Brien are members. He considered Jesus Christ as the most important person into his life because of what he brought into the world.

The article features several skateboarders who present their views regarding various models of skateboards from different manufacturers. It includes Pam Diaz who offers information on the Jet Skateboards Black Death model and Attack-Liquid Trucks. It adds Cesar Berumen who loves to ride the Antifashion Chimp and use the 50 degree Paris 180mm trucks. It also includes Brady Brown who use Ronin Trucks with PNL Strummers, and Cult 80A Cerebrum wheels with Zealous Bearings.

Several photographs of longboarders who skate during night time, are presented.

An interview with American skateboarder Gilbert Crocket is presented. In this article Crocket talks about the start of Mother Collective skateboards through Chad Bowers, and its inspiration from music and art. He cites how the sponsorship agreement with Mother transpired after being fired by Alien Workshop, and explains the meaning of the team's tag line "No more corporate blues." Crocket also gives an update on the condition of Jake Johnson following injuries and a motorcycle accident.

An interview with American skateboarder Andrew Allen is presented. In this article, Allen talks about the release of the Vans skateboard apparel video in May 2015, and his recovery from ankle surgery and treatment for tarsal tunnel syndrome on his left foot. He also talks about his transfer of residence from Orange County to Los Angeles, California, and remembering his favorite parts from the 1993 skateboarding video, "Virtual Reality."

A biography of Nyjah Huston, a skateboarder, is presented. He was born on November 30, 1994 in Davis, California. He was the overall champion at the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) competition series in 2010 and 2014. Huston has filmed six full-length videos, which have featured him performing tricks that have continually redefined what is possible in skateboarding.

An interview is presented with skateboarder JT Aultz. He says that his Deluxe video is "Cinematographer Project" style and he prefers full length video parts over putting out clips in Instagram. He also mentions Massimo Cavedoni as one of the best skaters he knows, the new indie board brands and his being given the name "Rooftop."

An interview is presented with skateboarder Joey Guevara. Topics covered are the tough choice he made between Habitat and Alien Workshop (AWS), his being a fan of Mark Siciu and Anthony Pappalardo and his experiences with Think, Organika, filming Atlas. Also mentioned is building the team at AWS with Frank Spears, Paul Liliani and Bobby de Keyzer.

A personal narrative is presented which describes the author and other skateboarders' experience of going to Miami, Florida and then to Puerto Rico to be able to skate at the La Perla Bowl, a skateboarding bowl on the edge of the ocean.

The article discusses the travel and skateboarding experiences of several professional skateboarders in Japan. They include Leo Valls, Na-Kel Smith, Silas Baxter-Neal, Kevin Lowry, Dennis Busenitz, and Mark Gonzales. Some of the experiences related by the skateboarders include their food trips, description of some skateboarding parks, and their popular skateboarding techniques and routines.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's skateboarding travel experiences in Southeast Asia.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's skateboarding travel experience in Texas.