Lords of Dogtown is an odd, disorienting commodity — a fictional version of a documentary (Dogtown and Z-Boys) about the birth of skateboarding in 1970s Venice, California, that was written by the man ...

The most compelling element of Dogtown and Z-Boys, Stacy Peralta’s valentine to a crew of footloose Southern California teenagers who set a radical new style in skateboarding in the 1970s, is the ...

I’ve lived in Venice nearly 20 years, and while much has changed, the history and influence of skate and surf culture has remained. You can still meet legends walking the Boardwalk and see the best ...

The most compelling element of Dogtown and Z-Boys, Stacy Peralta’s valentine to a crew of footloose Southern California teenagers who set a radical new style in skateboarding in the 1970s, is the ...

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A project two years in the making has brought the spirit of skateboarding’s origins back to the sport’s birthplace. On June 30, the California Heritage Museum launched its exhibit "Dogtown and the ...

Art imitates art imitating life in "Lords of Dogtown," the fictionalized version of the award-winning documentary "Dogtown and Z-Boys," about the Southern California dudes who revolutionized ...

Stacy Peralta has had an outsized impact on surfing and skateboarding culture. In the latest installment of Justin Jay’s podcast, The Plug, Peralta talked about… well, a lot. He was one of the top pro ...