WHAT’S IN A NAME ? | DESCRIBING SKATING TO THE MASSES
WORDS: CONTRIBUTING EDITOR DEVON BABIN, @WORDSMITH1982. In skating’s heyday of the ‘90s and early ‘00s, when countless people...
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QUEER VOICES IN ROLLERBLADING
INTRODUCTION | Jonathan Labez @JMLabez Being queer in rollerblade culture has been a story that has remained on...
WOMEN ON WHEELS: 24 VOICES FROM INSIDE ROLLERBLADING
INTRODUCTION & STUDIO PHOTOS | Jonathan Labez @JMLabez There is a promise of inclusivity that rollerbladers find endearing...
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AMERICAN AND UN-AMERICAN
Words and Photos | Jonathan Labez | @JMLabez Art Direction | Ryan Loewy | @RyanLoewy I don’t usually...
A EULOGY FOR THE BE-MAG MSGBOARD
Words and Photos | Michael Kraft | @Elfywithwhispies No one talks about how lonely it is to be...
COLUMN | THE LEGACY OF EL TORO
Let’s take a moment and reflect on what just happened at the famous 20 stair set at El...
COLUMN | A VISUAL HISTORY BY CESAR MORA PT 3
For 10 years from 1995, César Mora was one of the world champions of vert skating, an innovator...
COLUMN | A VISUAL HISTORY BY CESAR MORA PT 2
For 10 years from 1995, César Mora was one of the world champions of vert skating, an innovator...
COLUMN | BLADING’S BATTLE WITH BIGOTRY
WE YEARN FOR THE ACCEPTANCE FROM OTHERS, BUT ARE WE ACCEPTING OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY? Written by...
COLUMN | A VISUAL HISTORY BY CESAR MORA PT 1
For 10 years from 1995, César Mora was one of the world champions of vert skating, an innovator...
COLUMN | STONER TAKING NOTICE OF HIS BODY AND AGE
Our columnist-at-large Frank Stoner recently skated for this short section with Michael Langhausen on camera. As a seasoned,...
COLUMN | ROLLERBLADING TAKES CARE OF ITS OWN
Photograph by Ryan Loewy for Be-Mag The last two weeks have been quite an emotional rollercoaster, if you’re...
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: A STYLE CHALLENGE
Style is one of these things that seems to have baffled humanity for a very long time. In...
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION | WE’RE NOT BROTHERS
On Sunday afternoon I was watching the World Cup and saw the final shoot-out between Croatia and Denmark....
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: THE DEBRIEFING
One of the patterns that we’ve all experienced now for (going on) decades is the ritual coffee, beer,...
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: LANGUAGE AS SANDBOX
Over the last few years or so, I’ve heard the term “sandbox” being used more and more—particularly in...
BE-MAG AND SKATEPRO JOIN FORCES TO STRENGTHEN ROLLERBLADING
Dear readers, rollerbladers and friends, We are very excited to announce the next step in the future of...
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: ADVICE FOR GETTING A BLADE THING AROUND
A few weeks back Josip here at Be-Mag asked a few of us to share some thoughts on...
The UHL, Street vs Vert, and The Divide Amongst Them
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the UHL Competition in Las Vegas. It was happenstance I...
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: THE COLORADO ROAD TRIP 2016
Usually, the kind of question you ask will co-determine (or co-create) the kind of answer that you’re likely...
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: The Myth of the Blade Fam
In linguistics, we have a term for the kinds of words that can mean anything. Literally anything. No...
