http://postsurf.com Unfiltered Thoughts on Surf Culture Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:24:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://postsurf.com/2009/06/21/comment-of-the-weak/ 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  That wide-eyed optimism has been replaced by a cold, hard cynicism.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 ... http://postsurf.com/2009/03/13/whatfuckery/ 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 ... http://postsurf.com/2009/02/24/datelines-tpredator/