Skating might have been for punks, but they were as traditional as they come -- until some girls came along with the toughest 180 ever.

It was the most memorable and perhaps painful day of my childhood -- and it made me a skateboard lover for life

Female skateboarders are fighting to keep women's action sports in the public eye.

In praise of unfilled corners, shelves and whole rooms

On the board, I could be the kind of girl I wanted to be -- fearless, gnarly and completely myself.

The lawsuit states that Rittenhouse conspired with police officers to intentionally cause harm to protesters

Police say a 19-year-old man was responsible for the attack

This fictional version of the skateboard doc "Dogtown and Z-Boys" gets rolling despite the messages that bog it down -- and it has a few gnarly tricks up its sleeve, too.

Stefon has a few ideas for what to do on St. Patrick's Day

Gabbard says it is "crazy" and simplifies aid as giving someone a house and a skateboard which won't fix violence.

The death of my child brought a pain like no other, and made me question every parenting decision I've made

Fascinating world views from war-torn Mosul, Iraq to flare-wielding soccer fans in Italy

Slide show: We talk to artist Nicholas Hyde about George Lucas' influence on contemporary graphics culture