It dope to see Vitoria get a Followed. She’s been coming up out of brazil. Like anything nowadays, she popped up on the algorithm and I’ve been passively watching her skating grow here and there. Looks like she’s killing it. She’s got a colorway with Adidas coming out, she’s been on jenkem magazine for a feature, and today pocket mag is releasing a followed? She’s on her shit. Gotta show some love!
the heelflip is like that. and Vitoria’s vibe is unmatched.
The Ben Raemer Foundation checks in with Skater called SMiLe interviews where they talk about the ups and downs of mental health. It showcases popular names in skateboarding opening up about mental health and their journeys in life on and off the board. Today we got a SMiLe from Elissa Steamer.
I’ve been fasting since Monday so it’s only natural I start watching foodie content on youtube to torture myself and I came across Matty Matheson. I’ve seen dude for years online and in that hulu show, the bear. Never dug too deep on the guy but I like his style and tattoos.
That’s kind of myself when I see someone interesting, I see them and just watch from afar for a bit to see if it’s just an act or if they’re the real thing. Matheson has been popping up and coming across as this rugged dude that knows how to cook/actor/internet personality and messes with motorcycles.
So yesterday finally I typed his name into the ol’ YouTube search bar and a living proof interview popped up. Instantly I was like I got to see this! Living Proof hasn’t failed me yet when it comes to introducing me to interesting people and if they’re during an interview with Matheson this guy must be real and have a hell of a story. And for sure it was! Peep this.
Watch Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson and Michael Rapaport as they leave home for the first time to head off to college. Facing issues on race, sexuality, and identity as they try and figure out their first semester. See what happens when they are faced with challenges and how every individual deals with them and what the guidance from an educator can do for young men and women when lost along the road to find themselves.
KAZMALOOP has interesting perspective on Vince Staples
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.”
This nihilist perspective has caught my interest, as I find myself somewhere between nihilism and pessimism. Everything around feels superficial or performative. No one wants to be honest while simultaneously no one can be. To truly be vulnerable is to show weakness, and if both our backs are against the wall the majority of people will exploit your weakness if it means they can be a step above you. No matter the relationship with the person. All relationships are power dynamics with an ever-shifting scale.
So what do you do when you think you have to be the toughest in the room if it means you’ll be at peace? You come into every room prepared for war, with a layer of armor so thick that not even you yourself can remove it. Ready to destroy anyone if they challenge or cross the line with you. Look at our music, look at our movies. Every character is a balancing act trying to appear sane amongst the insanity of the reality we participate in daily. No different from the people watching to escape their own reality.
There’s a cost to be free, it was I think Nietzsche is getting at. You can’t stare into the abyss and believe what you see as normal. The only way out is to know the abyss, without losing your sanity. To live in this duality, where what you know you are doing is wrong but it’s your means of survival. To be wrong and be alive at the cost of your sanity long enough to find peace.