Lurp Lurpington

Selected Work

Skaters with corporate logos in the background

HOW CORPORATIONS ARE CHANGING SKATEBOARDING AND WHY IT MATTERS

Published on JenkemMag

In this essay for Jenkem, I examine how major corporations have reshaped the skateboarding industry from the inside out. Tracing the shift from skater-run brands to corporate buyouts, he explores what’s lost when skateboarding becomes just another asset on a balance sheet.

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Skateboarder Dave Weaver doing a flip trick

DAVE WEAVER: SKATEBOARDING, BUFFALO & BATTLING BRAIN CANCER

Published on JenkemMag

In this piece for Jenkem, I interview Dave Weaver, whose passion for skating never wavered—even as he faced a terminal brain cancer diagnosis. Weaver has since passed, but his strength and spirit live on.

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Patrik Wallner skateboarding in Mazar-i-Sharif

SKATEBOARDING FROM CHINA TO AFGHANISTAN WITH PATRIK WALLNER

Published on JenkemMag

In this Jenkem interview, I sit down to chat with Patrik Wallner about his odyssey through China, the “Stans,” and war‑torn Afghanistan. Wallner distills the beauty and peril of the world through skateboarding.

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My work has appeared in Jenkem, PS 118, and SoberMag. I enjoy writing about the scene and documenting the lives of skateboarders rather than focusing on the tricks they've done.