CONTRIBUTOR

Jed Smith

Jed Smith

Critic/Artist/Wanker

The Final Say: The Medina Recipe

5 min read Jun 7, 2014

Science. Photo: ASP/Kirstin

F*ck Yeah, Fiji: 5 Transcendent Moments from the 2014 Fiji Pro

5 min read Jun 6, 2014

Ain’t That Swell, Episode 5

2 min read May 21, 2014

Kolohe's coming of age.

The Final Say: Andino Comes of Age

4 min read May 14, 2014

5 Tour Takeaways from Rio

6 min read May 13, 2014

Ain’t That Swell, Ep 4: Mick Fanning is Boring as, Kelly Slater’s Rattled, The Brazilian Storm

2 min read May 8, 2014

Kids at play, making work out of it. Photo: Bradley Masters

Child Surf Stars: An Investigation

7 min read Apr 29, 2014

Mick-Fannbot mechanical precision slices his way to a third career win at Bells Beach. Photo: Kirstin/ASP

The Final Say: Micktory Fann-bot!

5 min read Apr 23, 2014

Ain’t That Swell, Ep. 3: Adriano de Souza Blew It, ASL Meets the Sharks, and Ben Brown Joins In

2 min read Apr 22, 2014

Otis Carey Portrait

Otis Carey: A Portrait

6 min read Apr 17, 2014

The Final Say: Man vs Machine at Margaret River

4 min read Apr 14, 2014

Business & Media

Ain’t That Swell, Ep. 2: Ironic Margies Pro, Murderous Hipsters and the Generous Ozzie Wright

2 min read Apr 5, 2014

Business & Media

Ain’t That Swell

1 min read Mar 26, 2014

How many times have people said the Brazilians have arrived?

The Final Say: Gabriel Medina Wants it Baaaad

5 min read Mar 11, 2014

The Final Say: What Can We Expect From Kelly Slater in 2014?

4 min read Feb 11, 2014

Forty years ago, Morning of the Earth was released. It quickly became an Australian surfing and counter culture epic. And now comes Spirit of Akasha.

Spirit of Akasha

9 min read Jan 28, 2014

Kelly Slater Pipe Masters

The Final Say: This Was Kelly’s Day at 2013 Billabong Pipe Masters

6 min read Dec 16, 2013

Late season bliss teams up with a totally epic Bali writer's festival to make for the ultimate 'thinking surfer's' trip.

From the Obscene Living Files

7 min read Oct 24, 2013

The Final Say: 2013 Rip Curl Pro Portugal

5 min read Oct 18, 2013