Read and Destroy: Skateboarding Through a British Lens

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Read and Destroy: Skateboarding Through a British LensFor British skateboarders in the mid '80s, RAD (aka Read and Destroy) was more than just a magazine. Before the X Games, before the internet, a whole generation of this once underground subculture relied on RAD to provide a beacon, bringing them together in spirit and in person. Under the guidance of editor and chief photographer, Tim Leighton Boyce, RAD took on an experimental, irreverent approach with a vibrant, chaotic energy. The legacy of the

of success and of resilience

Most fascinating of all are the ordinary and extraordinary people along the way—the ferrymen and fishermen

uncompromising picture takes you inside the minds of two desperate men chasing dreams in a city that offers none

his love of the British Empire

an apocalyptic reimagining of Laurel Canyon folk

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the band deliver an exclusive

and tour de force execution has exerted its influence authors like Thomas Pynchon and J

and fearless fashion

being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping

and often horrifying tale now gallops at a pace befitting its legendary battle scenes

Early film treatment