Fin Materials: What Volan, Hexcore and Plywood Actually Change, and Which One to Buy

The dropdown is labelled Color, and half the list isn't one. Volan and Hexcore are different fins sitting in the same menu as smoke and kelp — and the price runs backwards from what you'd guess.

Fin Systems: What "Compatible" Actually Means and Which Box Your Board Takes

You're standing over your board looking at two holes and you can't tell anyone what they're called. Here's how to name them in about a minute — and the two fitment traps that stop a fin going in at all.

The Three-Fin Quiver: What Three Fins Cover That Six Don't, and Which Three to Own

You own four fins. Three came in boards, the fourth you bought in a hurry, and you have never put two of them in the same board on the same day. Three chosen deliberately cover more ground than six chosen by brand.

Silverchair Made Freak Show at 16 While the Industry Tried to Break Them

Silverchair's second album was made by teenagers being paraded around the world. The imagery told you exactly what was happening.

The Vintage Tee Spectrum: Bootlegs, Overprints, and Why It Matters

A guide to vintage tees: true vintage, bootlegs, overprints, and reproductions. How we source from thrift shops, estate sales, and overprint artists — plus Pemulis Originals designed in-house. All art is derivative.

Æon Flux Died at the End of Every Episode and Nobody Thought That Was Weird

AXO Was an Italian Brand That Conquered American Dirt

Only Outlaws Will Be Free (The Rest of Us Pay Shipping)

El Solitario MC gear at Pemulis: Rascal leather pants, tactical vests, MX jerseys, and the story of the Spanish brand that took Harleys into the Sahara.

The Era of Control: Why Motorcycles Won't Survive 2050

Burn Before Shaping

The manic and explosive world of surfboard creation with Gato Heroi's Robin Kegel. An article from the archives of surfingworld.com.au

Pemulis Loss Prevention: The Heat Connection

Your Sunscreen Is Killing the Reef (And the Label Won't Tell You)

When the Waves Were Flat: Amir Zaki's California Concrete

How a 1970s California drought created skateboarding — and how photographer Amir Zaki returned to the empty parks at dawn, decades later, to document them.