Lord Paul was awesome. Apart from growing surfing’s intellectual capital, he was the first man to make me realise how lame the white man bro shake is. On my Hawaiian debut, I offered Lord Paul, a hero of mine, an angled mitt. “You’re an Aussie,” Lord Paul boomed, twisting my arm straight. Good times. more...
The Bottomless Vortex of Indulgence
Not so long ago, Paul Sargeant was the most prolific surf journalist in the sport’s history. Then, one day, he disappeared from the scene. Fred Pawle went and found out what happened.
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Strangers Have The Best Candy:
Charlie Smith flew to Yemen to make a documentary on the birth of Islam. In between dull interviews with local scholars, Chas scored waves and at one point faced decapitation after provoking the easily-provoked ire of the local Muslims.
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Topshots
Nam Means Nam:
Not since our boys were fire-fighting their way to Hanoi City has Vietnam looked so damn attractive. This surf trip, and Iceland later on in the mag, is the stills part of Taylor Steele’s new movie Castles in the Sky.
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Most Valuable Surfer: 2008.
Jake Paterson, a former Pipe Master and world tour competitor of many years, analyses the strengths and weaknesses of this year’s world title contenders.
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Honey, I’ve Shrunk My Balls:
A photographic essay from Iceland featuring the work of Dane Reynolds, Dan Malloy and Tim Curran. Also, a part of Castles in the Sky.
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There Are No Boys in Matt Biolos’ Life:
Two issues or so back, we incorrectly stated that Lost shaper Matt “Mayhem” Biolos was getting his kicks with a teenage boy. Obviously, or perhaps not so obviously, we were joking. We sent the writer of the original piece Charlie Smith to San Clemente to confront the subject of his cruel humour.
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Show and Tell/Apology to Bobby Martinez
Stab’s favourite contributor Charlie Smith has an uncanny knack for button pushing, of his subjects and of the readers of his self created genre of Trash Prose. This issue, we present two consecutive apologies – to Bobby Martinez (who threatened to shoot him in the ass after the story Read For Fucking Action, Holmes) and the aforementioned Matt Biolos (who threatened unspecified retribution after Charlie incorrectly said Matt had a teenage boyfriend).
Scenes with... Adrian Buchan
Ace Buchan is awash with ratings points on the WT. He is also a Europhile with a taste for the high life.
Interview here...
How Big is Your: with Luke Munro
Luke Munro describes the dimensions of his hardware and software.
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The Joy of Sex According to Kai Otton.
Experience and innovation counts when it comes to a women’s pleasure, says Kai.
Filth right here...
Julian Wilson
Wilson is a man that wears a shell necklace with pride and almost
succeeds in making it look cool. However, he suggests that you don’t
try it.Read on...
You’ll never wear acid-washed denim again:
But, then, maybe you will. Here’s what’s up for denim this winter.Read on...
Signed with a Flourish:
All the signature boardies, shoes and whatever else has a pro surfer signature.Read on...
