When comic book illustrator/Undergirl designer Fawn Gehweiler moved into her spacious Brooklyn warehouse room, she fell in love with it.

Bratmobile. They had a 12" EP out that included a cover of the Misfits' "Where Eagles Dare.

Burton Snowboards established Chill, a program that enables inner-city youth to get out of their urban environments and learn to snowboard

Each year in Tahoe, California, thousands of snowboarders gather to spend a fantastic day on the mountain for a very important cause. The...

Emily Tells It Like It Is! Emily the Strange even now... When she prowls around with her posse, the spooks hide from her. She's the girl...

Liz Pepin's life revolves around her job as an associate producer at KQED, her photography, and surfing. She says that she has friends...

The two-day event held at Old Man's on October 5 and 6 was quite a surprise. First of all, there were waves. Second of all, it was a beautiful weekend. Even better, there were so many competitors! Both days filled the beaches with 115 competitors each day - not to mention the lookeyloos wanting to know what all the ruckus was about. The beach looked like it was peppered with ants from the competitive lineup. I never expected to see so many menehunes attack the surf with such

BLUE CRUSH Directed by John Stockwell Well, I saw it. And I'm glad that I did, but I brought a guy along, and he was embarrassed to tell his friends afterwards. I also brought my fourteen-year-old cousin, who doesn't surf, and she seemed psyched about the new "cool" girl flick. From a surfer's standpoint, Blue Crush is somewhat cheesy and unrealistic, but the actual surfing footage is great and energetic, the cinematography beautiful. From the standpoint of a girl who enjo

These boards are made for girls who ride, by girls who ride. Now the only question left is whether or not to let your boyfriend take it for a run when he begs...nah.

Part One. It's a winter day in Michigan, Christmas, 1965. Sherman Poppen remembers, "My wife was pregnant and told me I had to do something to get my two daughters out of the house or she was going to go crazy. When I looked at that hill, I thought why not?" Having previously watched his daughter's frustrated efforts to stand up on their sleds, Poppen hit the workshop. He bolted two skis together, attached a rope to the nose and a leather strap to fit over the rider's shoes.

Once upon a time in a land far, far away there was a girl who scribbled angry yet incredibly witty passages in her school notebooks. Her friends also made angry scribblings and occasionally drew comics. The girls would furtively compare these rantings, amidst much cackling, in the back row of their Senior Psychology class. But that's as far as it went because they didn't have a book like Zine Scene. All right, I'll admit it: the girl was me, and her friends were my friends, a

Heart of the Sea is a documentary about Hawai’ian legend Rell "Kapolioka'ehukai" Sunn who died in January 1998 of breast cancer at the age of 47. Known worldwide as a pioneer of women's professional surfing, in the Islands Rell Sunn achieved the stature of an icon - not only for her physical power, grace, and luminous beauty but also for her high-profile community activism. Named one of Hawaii's most influential women by ABC, Sunn - whose Hawai’ian name means "Heart of the S

Photos by Maya Hayuk In October of this year, Aquarius Records in San Francisco turns 30 years old.* Four years ago, long-time employee Windy Chien bought the store from its second owner, Butch Bridges, and moved the store from its Noe Valley location to the Mission District. Since then, Windy and the small, knowledgeable staff have continued to foster an already entrenched dedication to quality underground music, and to develop the ideals of community and support that she b

What could be finer than spending a beautiful, sunny Southern California day at a place called "Skateboard Heaven" for the All Girl Skate Jam? Last summer withitgirl had the pleasure of sponsoring the San Diego leg of the internationally touring event known as the AGSJ*. We set up a booth at the bottom of a huge vert ramp and met all kinds of ladies (and some gents) who came out to skate or to support their friends. Alongside familiar pros like Cara-Beth Burnside, Elissa Stea

In the beginning, and for many decades to follow, wahine surfers had a difficult time gaining prominence in the sport. Surfing was originally thought of as a male activity unsuitable for women, who were supposed to be ladylike. But as the women's movement gained prominence, particularly in the 1950s, more and more women came to enjoy the sport. Linda Benson did much to pave the way for women in surfing. She began riding at age 11 off the Encinitas coast in Southern Californi