This Nine-Year-Old Girl Nailed Her Skateboarding Stunt Like a Boss
This is Sabre Norris, who is about to remind you of the absolute giddy joy of finally accomplishing something you've worked your ass off for.
Meet Afghanistan's Kickass Girl Skateboarders
When Australian skater Oliver Percovich first visited Afghanistan a few years ago, he was surprised by how excited the children he encountered were by his skateboard. Since then, he has started Skateistan, a skate school in Kabul that draws in nearly 400 students a week. Most thrilling of all is that 40% of these…
Girl Skater Wows Dudes, Ladies Alike
Fifteen-year-old skater Brianna Beristain is slated to compete in the prestigious Girls Ride Organization competition later this month. But, says her friend Triston Harris,
Kick-Ass Lady Longboarders Carve Their Way Down A Mountain
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Upon first watching this video of Madrid's Longboard Girls Crew, we were impressed by the collective skateboarding skills of this girls-only group. But when we looked into the LGC's purpose, we grew to love them even more:
The X Factor
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[Carson, California; July 30. Image via Getty]
Equality Through Skateboarding: Afghan Girls Skate With Skateistan
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Kids in Afghanistan — especially girls — have few opportunities to play sports. But Skateistan, "Afghanistan's first dedicated co-educational skateboarding school," hopes to change that.
Sk8r Grrrls
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In attempts to bring more women into the skatepark, Lori Peltier, a skater-mom from Houston, has started the "Babes on Boards" clinic. "The girls are going to go crazy!" she said. [Houston Chronicle]
The World Of Ryan Lochte Is One Of Diamond Grills And Bad Doodles
We've all enjoyed drooling over pictures of the U.S. men's swim team over the past few days, but if you care about the man behind the body, you
must
"But Now I've Had Enough. I Don't Want Turkey Anymore. I'm Full."
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WHAM BAM. See that? It's today's New York Post. Are we there yet? Are you still reading? Hellooo, SinisterRouge? I bet you'd like to know what story led the paper, since Obama's HUUUUUGE WIN in yesterday's Beltway Belt primary was positioned bottom-right. So I'll tell you: it was a story called "Truth hurts: My secret…
Hillary Clinton Was Totally Avril Lavigne In High School
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We just went to the bathroom, where we've been keeping the new book on Hillary Clinton (not to be confused with the other new Hillary book, which we hear up-plays public service and Senatorial career and Iraq to the detriment of the whole "Clinton, William Jefferson, Voracious Cock Of" topic). And after coming across…