Skate Bylines

A global gathering of people who believe in skateboarding as a vehicle for social good convened for the first Social Skate Summit in London in May 2026. Lee Dubin reports across as a scorching summer weekend where some of skateboarding’s most forward-thinking individuals, organisation and academics, as well as Pushing Boarders alumni, journeyed from the University College London’s East Campus to the Southbank undercroft to discuss ideas and share joyous moments along the way.

Written and read by Lee Dubin. Edited and produced by Farran Golding

The photography of Shari White is in focus for the debut issue of 'Wet Proof', an experimental new publication series by design studio, An Endless Supply.

Robin Kirkham, co-founder and designer, spoke with Skate Bylines about how can reprographics serve skate photography, media representation and the fun of "learning by doing and doing so in public." We also had Natalie Porter of Womxn Skate History and author of Girl 'Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders' speak on the value of such initiatives.

A version of this story is published in written form at Skate Bylines where you can also get a good look at 'Wet Proof', White's photography and Kirkham's work: https://skatebylines.com/2025/10/22/an-endless-supply-wet-proof-shari-white-robin-kirkham/

This story was written and editing by Farran Golding with copy editing and fact checking by Mike Munzenrider.

"What if, I mean to say, Greg Hunt succeeded?" asks the author Kyle Beachy. "Suppose Hunt managed to make a movie that conveyed Dylan Rieder as he was. Suppose that, by knowing his friend so well, and going out shooting with him and editing that footage and presenting it as he did, Hunt achieved that most impossible thing—gave us a way of knowing another person without ever meeting him. Suppose he successfully captured style, and suppose that style was, as Cocteau had it, his soul."

In a heartfelt essay on the life and legacy of Dylan Rieder, Kyle Beachy looks at style, skateboarding and how skateboarders get to know those they spend so much time watching and admiring from a distance.

Edited and produced by Farran Golding

A version of this story was originally published as ‘The Dylan Period’ (2020) excerpted from the book The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches From A Skateboard Life (© 2021 by Kyle Beachy), reprinted with permission of Grand Central Publishing, all rights reserved

Portrait of Dylan Rieder by Anthony Acosta. Read the written version of this story which features Acosta's archives of Rieder at https://skatebylines.com/2025/05/26/dylan-rieder-style-was-his-soul/

Timestamps:

00:00 — Introduction
1:51 — I: Above and Beneath the Rest
10:15 — II: Signature
15:20 — III: Essence
20:43 — IV: Better Days
28:00 — V: A League of His Own
36:15 — VI: Style Was His Soul
42:26 — VII: Time Does Not Heal All Wounds

Tyshawn Jones is suing Supreme to the tune of a million dollars (and then some). Cole Nowicki reports on the details of an unprecedented case around a generational talent.

'Ranked & Filed' is a co-production that brings you the headline story from Simple Magic's 'Simply Ranked' newsletter in audio form, courtesy of Skate Bylines.

This episode is written and read by Cole Nowicki and edited by Farran Golding.

Simply Ranked • 'Impunity in the name of commercial gain' (16/05/2025):
https://www.simplemagic.ca/all-this-for-some-shoes/

Tom Schaar told the world vert isn't dead in his new video part for Thrasher Magazine which calls for a discussion about the future of the discipline.

'Ranked & Filed' is a co-production that brings you the headline story from Simple Magic's 'Simply Ranked' newsletter in audio form, courtesy of Skate Bylines. This episode is written and read by Cole Nowicki, edited by Farran and features Tom Schaar's 'Vert's Not Dead' video part and 'Video Parts, 1080s and the Olympics by Chris Gregson for Thrasher Magazine.

Simply Ranked • The best of what's left (25/04/2025): https://www.simplemagic.ca/the-best-of-whats-left/

Thrasher Magazine • Tom Schaar — 'Vert's Not Dead': https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/tom-schaar-s-verts-not-dead-part/

Thrasher Magazine • Tom Schaar — 'Video Parts, 1080s and the Olympics': https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/videos/tom-schaar-video-parts-1080-s-and-the-olympics/