Teahupoo MAIN

Biggest Ever?

"... your choice."

But should you choose to go out in conditions like those recently witnessed at Teahupoo, and then, heaven forbid get it wrong ... this must be what it feels like to have a mountain fall on you.

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By Sammy 1 week, 3 days ago

Go Pro HD2

'today's Fix.'

"... I want one."

Dear Santa .... I have been a very good boy this year.  And if you really exist you will bring me one of these 'Go Pro HD2 Creative Weapons' down the chimney this Xmas .... so that I can make some very cool films.  Like this one ...

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Categories Film Tags Sport culture

By Sammy on 25/10/11

Skate 2011 Main

A Little Reminder

"... that talent and endeavour never go out of fashion!"

Some of the finest skateboarding tricks of a generation for you to be entertained inspired by ... these creative, determined souls go on keeping this sport right at the cutting edge.  Enjoy.

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Categories Sport Tags culture Fashion

By Sammy on 27/1/11

Ori Main

An Art Of The Samurai

"Yours with a piece of A4 at the back of the classroom today!"

Origami, from ori meaning "folding", and kami meaning "paper" is the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding.  It started started in the 17th century AD and was popularized in the mid-1900s. Today it has become a modern art form that leaves my efforts at paper planes look, well, pathetic.  To be clear the goal of this art is to transform a flat sheet of material into a finished sculpture through folding and sculpting techniques.  The use of cuts or glue are not considered to be origami.

Take a look at some of these amazing creations from the brilliant minds of some of the world's leading masters of origami here (Sipho Mabona, Satoshi Kamiya, Fumiaki Kawahata, Brian Chan, Eric Joisel, Phillip West, Shuki Kato, Romain Diaz, Seth Friedman, Hoang Trung Thanh, and Robert Lang to name but a few). 

One of our personal faves is of the master himself ...

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Categories Art Tags Art Design culture

By Sammy on 11/1/11

D MAIN

Man Of Steel

"...Superman no longer wears a cape..."


Damien Walters started out as a gymnast specialising in tumbling (and was part of the British Men's Tumbling team that won the World Team title in 2003). From there Damien took to trampolining before broadening his influences and developing the range of skills that have lead to him being hailed as one of the best freerunners and stuntmen around. What he does with his body and the creative terrain he chooses to show case his talent is pure No Can't Do.

Credits included Hellboy II and Kick-Ass and from his showreels of the last 2 years below it's easy to see why he got the parts!.
 

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By Juan on 26/7/10

Tarp MAIN

Tarp Surfin'

"... with a cover nicked from a cricket square?"

How to catch a ride when there are no waves, or when your nearest beach is actually your nearest car park , Pure NO CAN'T DO from the Santa Cruz boys.

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By Juan on 24/7/10

Newport MAIN

Concrete Jumble...

".... nothing in order."

Harsh?  Fair?  Or just brilliant?  Highly imaginative and damn well put together.  Make us want to pay the place a visit.

... almost.

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Categories Music Tags Art culture Humour

By Juan on 21/7/10

Mental Block MAIN2

It's All In The Head

"...according to young freerunner Ali..."

Ever wondered what goes through the mind of the nations up and coming Parkour specialists? What are they thinking when they do what they do...

'Mental Block' from Director Karen Palmer, provides us with a strong insight.  This short depicts the journey of Ali, a young freerunner striving to find his own personal route through life using the discipline of parkour.  It shows how the mental blocks he and other artists inevitably encounter are addressed and ultimately overcome.

Set within london inner-city estates the freerunner discovers that the hardest obstacles to overcome are infact those that exist in the mind.  It takes imagination (the idea of being chased by a man with an axe?) and shere determination to overcome them. See it here.

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Categories Sport Tags culture Endeavour

By Juan on 24/6/10

AoA MAIN

Just 4 Chords?

"...really?..."

It does make you wonder "What is more creative?  The original time honoured tracks or infact the compilation as put together by the self proclaimed 'Axis of Awesome?"

I leave it with you to decide...

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Categories Music Tags culture Art

By Juan on 15/5/10

Vent MAIN

A Forgotten Art?

"... explored with a level of controversial humour..."

Jeff Dunham is the only person ever to win the "Ventriloquist of the Year" Award twice and he has drawn praise the world over for his comic technique and timing.

However, some have accused Dunham's characters of being racist caricatures, sexist, and homophobic and on occasions he has fallen foul of the Adveristing Standards Authorities. To which Dunham responds "I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job to make the majority of people laugh, and I believe that comedy is the last true form of free speech."

It has been said that Dunham's act is not funny on its own merits, and that his material gets a greater reaction because of the puppet characters that it would otherwise not garner by itself. I leave it to you to decide....

Introducing Achmed, the dead terrorist.....

 

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By Juan on 3/4/10

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