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Lakai has just posted a new video for Mike Carroll’s new “Select Low” shoe. Take a peek at the commercial, right here. You may get a little dizzy after watching this one…

Adding to the heap of SOTYs in their camp, Fourstar has just stacked the roster with Tony Trujillo jumping on board.

Transworld photographer Seu Trinh recently caught up with filmmaker Jason Hernandez to sit down and chat with him about his recent skate flick, Nike SB’s Debacle. Find out how the video got its unusual name and, of course, Jason’s favorite clip from the film and more.

Yesterday skateboarding lost a good friend as he lost his long battle with cancer. His name was Matthew Arluck and he was the former Plan B Team Manager, an accomplished guitarist, a San Jose local as well as a Chicago resident, and huge skateboarding enthusiast. He will be greatly missed.

The newest skateboard truck to hit the market, Theeve has just added a pair of heavy hitters to its impressive roster this week. First, Matt Mumford signed up to get in his grinds with the titanium touted turning devices, and today it was announced that Tony Hawk has also has jumped on board. Straight up power moves.

With the first round of their Koston ads now showing up in the mags, NikeSB felt it was time to sit down with Eric and talk shop. Topics of discussion are designing the original Koston 1, Nike’s infamous shoe “The Choad” and of course the footwear giant’s widely popular Dunk. Tune in and enjoy!

Chris Pastras recently documented a trip back to his home state of New Jersey for an episode of ‘The Guide by Scion’, on FuelTV. In the brief segment, recent father, Chris Nieratko provides a guided tour to some of the most interesting spots in the NJ brochure, including the Sayre & Fischer Brick Company which is responsible for laying the ground floor on one of the most popular skate spots ever, literally. For even more New Jersey folklore, head over to Nieratko’s column at ESPN.

World Cup Skateboarding has returned from this past weekend’s Nescau Energy Street Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with info and photos where Argentina’s Milton Martinez came away with the top honors.
Final Results
1. Milton Martinez – $10,000
2. Lucas Carvalho – $5,500
3. Rodolfo Ramos – $3,500
4. Alex Mizurov – $2,000
5. Laurence Reale – $1,200
6. Danilo Do Rosario – $1,000
7. Fabio Sleiman – $800
8. Daniel Vieira – $700

The Nuge dropped by the Crailtap site and chimed in about his Top 5 favorite things about being the only Asian on Baker.