![]() ![]() In 1995, ESPN, sniffing around a growing youth demographic into fringe sports beyond football and basketball, launched the X Games, giving BMX, street luge, and skateboarding competitions a home on cable television. ![]() ![]() But it was the ’90s that blew the lid off the scene. In the ’80s, films like Thrashin’ and Gleaming the Cube made messy attempts to bring the burgeoning movement to the masses while actual skate crews like the Bones Brigade shot videos of their own in Future Primitive, The Search for Animal Chin, and others, showcasing gifted riders like Bucky Lasek and Tony Hawk. Skate culture caught fire in the ’70s thanks to crafty Cali kids turning empty pools into hangout spots and linking with the satellite network of photographers, manufacturers, and builders responsible for creating the early skateparks and founding the first magazines. Illustration: Maya Robinson/Vulture and Photo Courtesy of Epic Games ![]()
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