CUTENESS BELIES THE SCARS Takashi Murakami explains that that Japans culture of cuteness in some ways is a method of healing and dealing with the scars of past wars and conflict. Primarily World War Two

A WHEELCHAIR ATHLETE ELEVATING EVERYONE'S GAME This is a big jump. It takes commitment. There's no calling it off at the last second. Get up enough speed, keep your line straight, let it fly and stick

DISTANT BEACHES OF VOLCANIC BEAUTY Vestrahorn Beach, Iceland Photo: Spencer Cox Dark rock, grey skies and a pounding ocean combine to create a powerful and foreboding seascape. Experiencing these rugged

BE THE CHANGE Most people know Ryan Sheckler as a professional skateboarder. You should also recognize and appreciate him for his foundations work giving back to kids an communities all over the country.

VANDALISM AS CONTEMPORARY ART Photo credit: Aaron Spohn Photo credit: Aaron Spohn This is all I can show or say for now. A cool show about to open, incredible art and artists. I'll be posting a lot more

THE SUN RISES ON THE DEW TOUR IN OCEAN CITY, MD Photo credit: Aaron Spohn The Dew Tour is a premier skateboarding event touring the US to hold Pro Skateboarding competitions. One of these stops is Ocean

If the first half of this post bores you just read the bottom. My Name is Aaron and I'm a skatepark builder (during my non-steemit time) and I'm headed to CDMX on Thursday to meet with a bunch of skaters,

WHERE THE DEBRIS MEETS THE SEA Venice Beach is a curious place that represents part of the unique history of Los Angeles and Southern California. The original Venice of America was once one of the most

VHILS - CHISELED RELIEF ON ABBOT KINNEY Photo credit: Aaron Spohn Photo credit: Aaron Spohn Photo credit: Aaron Spohn Although Alexandre Farto (aka Vhils) is a renown street artist from Portugal, his unique

DOORWAY ART COLLECTIVE Photo credit: Aaron Spohn Today while in Venice.....72 Windward. I love the thought that so many people stood in this spot and added a moment in creating this artful doorway. See

THE EYES OF A TRAVELER Photo credit: Aaron Spohn VENICE BEACH, CALIFORNIA I've heard that the lure of the west beckons. With visions of California sunsets and sand. The young and fearless rise to that

DECISIONS AND REVIEW ART COLLECTIVE Claude Monet in Echo Park Photo credit: Aaron Spohn The other day while driving past Echo Park Lake and the Clinton Street Stairway, something caught my eye. As it turns

Photo Credit: SitnSkate (unknown rider) Can you believe this? It's extreme sitting at the skatepark! It's wheelchair motocross. Can you believe there's no wiki page for this yet? That needs to change.

Photo credit: Aaron Spohn The New York Pavilion and observation towers stand vacant against the distant Manhattan City skyline. View Google Maps 3D Model: Kindly, if you follow, up-vote, or resteem me,

Abandoned 1937 Chevrolet Coupe Photo credit: Aaron Spohn Bodie is a California Ghost Town that in large part remains intact from the days when it was a thriving mining town. Today Bodie State Historic

A RIDERS PARADISE Photo credit: Aaron Spohn Go about as far South and East in Califonia and you'll find the Chocolate Mountains, go a little further and you'll find 270 square miles of golden motocross

Another Sinkhole, Another Scooter Disappearance Video credit: Press TV: Ant_Daddy There are some parts of the world where sinkholes are more common than others. And there are some parts of the world where

A discovery that could help clean up plastic pollution in the Oceans Photo credit: TERI BALDASSARI In 2016, while sifting through plastic waste Japanese scientists found bacteria capable of “eating” one

MODERN DAY DANIEL BOONE Photo credit: Dylan McWilliams Facebook Page How about all three? They say everyone get's 15 minutes of fame but apparently Dylan McWilliams is working on 45. It seems like every

A SECRET GARDEN IN THE HEART OF THE CITY Photo credit: Aaron Spohn The Begijnhof courtyard was originally built in the 14th century as a sanctuary for a Catholic sisterhood. Today the residents find the