Foam Props from ShopEatSurf!
Check out the kind words about Foam’s new redesign and crew!
Go here to see what our friends at ShopEatSurf have been saying, and check out the interview with our favorite Insight mastermind Jesse Faen while you’re there!
Gifts for Good: Adopt a Manatee
Who wouldn’t want a manatee for the holidays?
For just $25, supporters of the Save the Manatee Club can give friends and family the gift of adopting an irresistible and endangered manatee — complete with adoption certificate, photo, biography, membership handbook, subscriptions to the club’s newsletter and e-newsletter, and free shipping.
Surf Girl Roxy at Equator Books
On Wednesday, August 27th, the Southern California surf community gathered at Equator Books on Abbot Kinney to celebrate the publication of Roxy’s new hardcover photography book, Surf Girl Roxy.
Showcasing images and interviews from throughout the company’s 18-year history, Surf Girl Roxy visually commemorates the brand’s beach girl culture. The crowd that gathered at Equator –a fun and funky half-bookstore, half-art gallery in Venice Beach– presented this same sunshine-oriented aura.
Check out the official event photos.
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HAVE YOU HEARD?
She handles a gun like an expert, wants to do her part to save the world and, oh yeah, she can act too. Amber Heard is one of Hollywood’s coolest leading ladies
By Crystal Meers
“Carpe omnes,” says Amber Heard. “It’s not just seize the day – which is grossly overused. It’s seize everything. I like that. I’ll take it all.” Heard smiles prettily. Read more
MIDGET SMITH R.I.P.
Jeffrey “Midget” Smith, Legendary Shaper, ASP Judge, Local Surfing Icon, father and grandpa passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the young age of 56. Read more
The Pros Paddle Manhattan
Curren, Doerner, Lopez, and Malloy to Benefit Autism Awareness and the Environment. On the morning of August 18th, the scene at the East River was an unusual one— pro surfers on paddleboards, helicopters buzzing overhead, a throng of boats and outrigger canoes circling NYC’s metropolitan waterway.
The event: Surfer’s Environmental Alliance’s 28-mile paddle around the island of Manhattan to benefit autism awareness and environmental organizations.
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WHERE THE PARTY AT
It’s right here silly! In celebration of our relaunch (you know, where we made our pages look awesomer and prettier than ever before), we threw down and invited the world to the Surf Gallery in Laguna Beach last night. Read more
IT’S AN ART
)(urley’s Pre-Season Fashion Show, August 11, 2008
The folks at Hurley put on an amazing show within the hallowed halls of the Laguna Beach Art Museum. The show was held at the museum where Hurley’s sponsoring the Retinal Delights exhibit featuring work from Raymond Pettibon, Robert Williams and other contemporary masters. Read more