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Tetsuhiko Endo

Tetsuhiko Endo

The Inertia Senior Contributor

Wetsuit or Burkini?

1 min read Aug 25, 2016

Localism has long been an accepted part of surfing. But why? Screenshot: Josh Pomer/Westsiders

Lunada Bay Lawsuit Forces Surfing to Confront Its Greatest Evil: Localism

10 min read Apr 7, 2016

You bought it.

Here’s Who is Really Ruining Surfing

6 min read Feb 27, 2016

The Realities of Risk: Why Cheating Death is a Selfish Endeavor

9 min read Jan 27, 2016

Opinion: Big Wave Surfing Is Worth MORE than Contest Money

9 min read Jan 21, 2016

Opinion: John John (Probably) Won’t Be Surfing’s Next Messiah

9 min read Dec 15, 2015

When (If Ever) Will Hawaii Join the Rest of the U.S. in Competitive Surfing?

5 min read Nov 17, 2015

This is a surf film for the rest of us. It's grovelling at an over surfed beach break. It's watching the buoys and begging for a swell.

In Defense of Kooks and Wasted Waves

5 min read Nov 10, 2015

Gus Kenworthy and Action Sports’ Peculiar Problem with Homosexuals

8 min read Oct 29, 2015

Surfing Should NOT Be in the Olympics

6 min read Oct 21, 2015

"Front and center in this little meditation is Patagonia, which quietly explodes off the screen in long vistas and charming characters."

Tierra De Patagones: The Most Beautiful, Life Affirming Trip You Will Ever Vicariously Take

5 min read Feb 11, 2015

Ferguson. Ground zero.

Business & Media

Ferguson and Death by Bullets: Lamenting the Tragic Inequity of Modern America

4 min read Nov 29, 2014

Alana Blanchard proves that winning on Tour isn't a pre-requisite to winning in popularity. Photo: Clare Plueckhahn

Alana Blanchard Cannot Win (Literally)

6 min read Jun 24, 2014

An Otis Carey still from Satan Surfs. If Satan surfs as well as Otis, hell will be a great show.

Business & Media

On Otis Carey and Australia Surfing Life’s Accidental Racism

6 min read Mar 14, 2014

Are the amazing images worth it? Image: Sterman

Why I Hate Drones

5 min read Feb 25, 2014

The Taiji dolphin slaughter. Photo: Educateinpirechange.org

Taiji’s Dolphin Slaughter: Who’s Really to Blame?

12 min read Jan 29, 2014

Surfing in 2013: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

9 min read Dec 31, 2013

RIP Surfer's Path

The Surfer’s Path: An Obituary

5 min read Dec 28, 2013

Photo: Alex Marks

What I Learned on the North Shore

7 min read Dec 24, 2013