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Paul Naude Resigns from Billabong

1 min read Aug 23, 2013

Alana Blanchard's T-Mobile commercial

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Alana Blanchard’s T(errible)-Mobile Commercial

1 min read Aug 22, 2013

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Dear Pro Surfing: She’s Just Not That Into You

8 min read Aug 13, 2013

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Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson’s Slow Dance: Monumental Surfing Meets Ambivalence

6 min read Aug 8, 2013

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Living the Illusion. What a Riot.

6 min read Aug 4, 2013

The main problem with the surf industry is that it does not have the will to tackle human rights issues in the production of its products in its rush to globalize, profitize and Olympicize the "sport".

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Reconstructing Surfing

9 min read Jul 27, 2013

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Of Diamond Theft and Facebook Photo Crimes: You May Be Guilty

7 min read Jul 24, 2013

The recent firestorm surrounding Roxy’s Quik Pro Biarritz teaser has been in the surf media a lot lately. One of the most drastic results is the “resignation” of Quiksilver surf manager Chad Wells.

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Quiksilver Employee Resigns Over Roxy Pro Facebook Comments

2 min read Jul 17, 2013

When getting the shot means something. Shipstern's Bluff.

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Review: Storm Surfers 3D

4 min read Jul 15, 2013

This whole Roxy uproar got me wondering: what, if anything do so-called “surf brands” owe to surfing?

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Do “Surf Brands” Owe Anything to Surfing?

4 min read Jul 12, 2013

Roxy Pro Biarritz 2013, Biarritz, France, pro surfer, Stephanie Gilmore, bikini, bikini body, Alana Blanchard, Instagram, sex sells, Ted Endo, Kelly Slater, toned body, sex sells

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Roxy’s Problem

5 min read Jul 9, 2013

I think what Roxy has done with this shameless soft-porn butt-fest might be a smart thing, business-wise. Since ONLY ripping doesn’t seem to be doing the trick, Roxy may have struck on the idea (as well as a nerve) that selling sexy may lead to selling more.

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Devil’s Ass-vocate: Beauty is Great and Sex Is Honest

5 min read Jul 9, 2013

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6 New Surf-Related Crowfunding Projects You Should Support

3 min read Jul 9, 2013

Hollywood, Surf movie, Eric Roberts, North Carolina, California, Tony Silvagni, longboarder, longboard, longboarding, UP Television, Big Wednesday, Blue Crush, The Perfect Summer, surf culture, surf lifestyle

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Interview: Eric Roberts and Surfing’s Role in Hollywood

3 min read Jul 5, 2013

Is it so sinful being beautiful and healthy and celebrating it?

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Sex Doesn’t Always Sell, Roxy

2 min read Jul 4, 2013