This issue blends DIY grit, art-skate weirdness, and full-speed street energy, led by Ryan McVay on the cover, a park builder who skates his own concrete like a personal proving ground. Dogpark celebrates turning wasted land into functional chaos, while Yinz Going to the ’Burgh proves that Pittsburgh logic makes perfect sense once you’re rolling through it. Alternate Reality dives deep into Ed Templeton–style art-life brain wiring, and Fourstar Fifteen unpacks the cut-and-sew mechanics behind skate uniform identity. The back half tilts beautifully unhinged: rifles firing at moving targets, Mascis & Phelps spinning surreal humor, and memorial weight in Heads. Departments spiral through toxic skating debates, janky ramps, cultish noise, near-mythical photo moments, and the usual Thrasher argument pit. It’s a collage of concrete dust, outsider art, deadpan absurdity, and skate culture friction, messy, human, and wired straight into the bloodstream of the scene.
