Just got the latest "issue" of Transworld Surf in the mail.
When I was 12 years old, I used to cherish the act of reading surf mags fresh from my mailbox. That wide-eyed optimism has been replaced by a cold, hard cynicism. But I still subscribe to the mags - I justify it as a business [...]
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What is this Fuckery?
Tonight on Dateline’s “To Catch a Predator”
When I first started writing about surfing, I received this earnest advice from an editor: "Dumb down your prose - remember your readers are mostly 15-year-old boys, or they're as stupid as 15-year-old boys."
Take a look at Transworld's new "10 Hottest Girls in Pro Surfing" feature. The crew at TW are masters when it comes [...]
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I remember it like it was yesterday. It was one of those defining moments in my life.
I was standing at my office window, checking the surf, and thumbing through the latest issue of Transworld Surf. It was a self-congratulatory anniversary issue – celebrating 10 years or 100 issues or something like that. [...]