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letter from the editor

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austyn gillette & the birth of former

2 years without dylan rieder

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DESIGN DIRECTOR Bianca Gomez PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Julia St. Pierre STYLE EDITOR Linda Immediato FOOD EDITOR Garrett Snyder ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR Marielle Wakim DIGITAL MANAGING EDITOR Gwynedd Stuart RESEARCH EDITOR Eric Mercado ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mark McGonigle, Chris Nichols DIGITAL STAFF WRITER Brittany Martin ASSISTANT EDITOR Zoie Matthew SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Pamela Avila WRITER-AT-LARGE Steve Erickson PUBLISHER Josef Vann ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Caitlin Cullen LUXURY GOODS DIRECTOR Samantha Greenfield INTEGRATED ACCOUNT MANAGERS Brittany Brombach, Denine Gentilella, Mathew Jongsma, Tina Marie Smith SMALL BUSINESS SPECIALIST Jean Greene BRAND DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH MANAGER Jennifer Moran PUBLISHING SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bianca Gomez

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Shane Atkinson, Alistair Klinkenberg, Linda Burum, David Davis, Ben Ehrenreich, Bill Esparza, David Hochman, Matt Jaffe, Gabriel Kahn, Ben Kallen, Jesse Katz, Mike Kessler, Leslee Komaiko, Patric Kuh, Ed Leibowitz, Steven Mikulan, Greg Nichols, Steve Oney, Brandon R. Reynolds, Andrea Richards, Joel Stein, Laurie Winer, Emily Young CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS Shayan Asgharnia, AndrÃ© Carrilho, Comrade, Lauren Devon, Dylan + Jeni, Misha Gravenor, Spencer Lowell, Jeff Minton, Kyle David Moreno, Jason Schneider, Dustin Snipes, Joe Toreno, Jen Wang

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letter from

the editor To the Reader: Welcome to the The Paris Review Daily, a culture gazette brought to you by the editors of The Paris Review. Since its founding in 1953, The Paris Review has devoted itself to publishing “the good writers and good poets,” regardless of creed or school or name-recognition. In that time the Review has earned a reputation as the chief discoverer of what is newest and best in contemporary writing. But a quarterly only comes out…well, youknow. We have been looking for a way to keep in touch with our readers between issues, and to call attention to our favorite writers and artists in something close to real time. If the Review embodies a sensibility, this Daily will try, in a casual and haphazard and at times possibly frivolous way, to put that sensibility into words. Taking inspiration from the Review’s founding editor, George Plimpton, our mode will be participatory journalism, our beat the arts. We will write about what we love, not as critics, but as participants—as amateurs in the Plimptonian sense of the word. Furthermore we hope that you will enjoy the Daily and—most of all—that you’ll write in and tell us what you think. If you are like us, you hear a lot of gloomy

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talk about the future of reading, but you don’t quite recognize yourself in these discussions: books are the reading you care most deeply about, and you doubt that’s going to change. You love your favorite blogs, but you also know when to turn off your devices. You read your favorite magazines faithfully—and if sometimes you skip the fiction, it’s not because you think new writing is in some sort of inevitable decline. It’s probably because you are what Roberto Bolaño called a “desperate” reader, on the lookout for a story that will speak more directly to your condition. “Perhaps the critics are right,” wrote William Styron half a century ago, in the Review’s first issue: “this generation may not produce literature equal to that of any past generation—who cares? The writer will be dead before anyone can judge him—but he must go on writing.” In the same spirit, we say there is plenty to interest us in the writing of our moment, and not only in the writing. Everywhere we look, whether it’s the new painting, film, or YouTube clip, we find beauty sufficient unto the present day, the only one we’ve got. Ever faithfully yours,

Bianca Gomez

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Black Sabbath were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler, drummer Bill Ward and singer Ozzy Osbourne. Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath (1970), Paranoid (1970) and Master of Reality (1971). The band had multiple lineup changes, with Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history.

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Formed in 1968 as the Polka Tulk Blues Band, a blues rock band, the group went through line up changes, renamed themselves as Earth, broke up and reformed. By 1969, they had named themselves Black Sabbath after the film Black

Sabbath starring Boris Karloff, and began incorporating occult themes with horror-

inspired lyrics and tuneddown guitars. The band’s first show as Black Sabbath took place on 30 August 1969, in Workington. Signing to Philips Records in November 1969, they released their first single, “Evil Woman” in January 1970. Their debut album, Black Sabbath, was released on Friday the 13th, February 1970, on Philips’ newly formed progressive rock label, Vertigo Records. Though receiving a negative critical response, the album was a commercial success and reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart, so the band quickly returned to the studios to quickly record the follow up, Paranoid, which was also released in 1970. The band’s popularity grew, and by 1973’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, critics were starting to respond quite favourably. Black Sabbath rocks.

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Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance. A year after embarking on a farewell tour, the band played their final concert in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017. Though receiving a negative critical response, the album was a commercial success and reached number 8 in the UK Albums Chart, so

rejoined Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer (1992).

the band quickly returned to the studios to quickly record the follow up, Paranoid, which was also released in 1970. The band’s popularity grew, and by 1973’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, critics were starting to respond quite favourably. By 1969, they had named themselves Black Sabbath after the film Black Sabbath starring Boris Karloff and Kate Hannah, and began incorporating occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and tuned-down guitars.

Osbourne’s regular use of alcohol and other drugs led to his dismissal from the band in 1979. He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Following two albums with Dio, Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin, as well as several drummers and bassists. In 1991, Iommi and Butler

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They were ranked by MTV as the “Greatest Metal Band” of all time, and placed second in VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” list. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”. They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Black

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Granted, it doesn’t really get too cold in LA, but there’s never really a bad time for ramen. Few foods are more comforting and satisfying after just one serving, thanks to the complexity of its components: a steaming bowl of flavorful broth packed with tender noodles and (usually) a marinated egg full of irresistibly gooey yolk. To help you survive LA’s occasional sub-50degree days, or just give you an excuse to slurp your food -- seriously, that’s how you eat ramen -- we’ve got a list of the top shops serving up the most satisfying bowls all over the city. Here’s where you should be slurping.

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the fall issue

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AUSTYN GILETTE

The birth of Former featuring Dylan Rieder, Dane Reynolds, and Craig Anderson. A peek into stepping away from traditoinal big-time clothing brands and doing things their own way, not having to answer to anyone. By Alistair Klinkenberg

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The rise of Former.

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MEET AUSTYN. By Alistair Klinkenberg

here’s been the tight-lipped outfit—on rumblings about Skype, one thing that becomes the new brand from abundantly clear about this Dane Reynolds, Craig operation is that it isn’t meant Anderson and Austyn Gillette to be taken too seriously. To do for over a year now, and the so, as has already happened reason that the rumblings are (in the ever-speculative surf still little more than that (and a media, in particular), would deliberately cryptic Instagram be very much against Former’s account), is because the guys mantra. While our odd little aren’t in a hurry. Multi-national chatroom is waiting for Craig corporations, such as the ones Anderson to appear, Austyn that the trio used to endorse, are Gillette, widely regarded as one all KPIs, target demographics of the most stylish skaters of his and release schedules, and the generation, decides to quell the reason that the trio set up their awkward silence by giving us a own shop virtual tour “It’s fabricated fun,” is so they of his garage. chimes Austyn with his He walks over don’t have usual deadpan delivery. to one of the to be slaves “We have real fun.” to these brownest, restrictions. shittiestAfter much internal debate looking old surfboards I’ve about names, release dates, seen in some time, shaped by logos, samples and the like, Gold Coast shaper JS, gives it they’ve decided on Former as a spin and whistles. “Would the name, and their first range y’look at this chestnut? You is now live. don’t find that in the stores.” He Talking to the three points to the peeling-off deck stakeholders (a term they’d grip, proclaiming “cool stompundoubtedly hate) and former pad,” and picks up a green, pro surfer/go-to LA guy yellow and red Rasta leash, Warren Smith—who along before announcing: “Look at with his best pal and designer this ‘leggie’, as you call it down Grady Archbold, and Creative there.” Everyone laughs, and Director/Fearless Leader of Craig’s head pops up with a Monster Children, Campbell “Sup fuqbois, you ready to go?” Milligan, make up the rest of Then, we begin.

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TEAM RIDER JAKE ANDERSON PHOTO BY SHANE SMITH

Former was originally a to ride for, and the clothes they took an axe to the surf world quartet, before the tragic, muchwant to wear. “I’m really curious in the 2000s with his raw and publicised passing of Dylan as to who’s going to buy Former, honest approach, and in turn Rieder at the end of last year. The because I think that surfers are inspired a whole generation, crew was first brought together on too cool to buy surf brand shit, including Craig. Likewise, Dylan a Monster Children Team Average and I don’t know where we’ll and Austyn brought an emphasis trip back in 2012, during which land,” says Dane. “But I’ve been on style, both in skating and they camped, surfed, skated, and presented with all these brands fashion, and the fact that they drank their way up the east coast over the years who’ve done market all became friends and started of Australia. “Campbell brought research and they’ve known hanging out helped bridge the us together originally on that trip their target demographic and gap between surf and skate. “My in 2012,” remembers Dane, “and how they’re going to coax them take on it is that surfers want to shit, I guess we be skateboarders kept in touch since “He played a big part in the clothing and skaters want then. I actually and the whole ‘fuck you’ aesthetic. to surf, but think remember talking surfers are kooky,” He was a super smart dude with to Dylan about says Dane. “Signings, great taste who could set trends and the brands, it’s just doing brand stuff do whatever he wanted.” at that point but fake and it’s silly. All it wasn’t really so the surf companies simple with being sponsored and into getting traction, and we’ve are just ripping each other off and whatever. But we kept in touch gone completely backwards and trying to make their shit stretchier and all was good.” Austyn cracks basically just thrown everybody’s and brighter, and it’s just eggy.” a beer, holds it up to the screen, likes and dislikes out there and There’s no outside backers and announces, “We met over tried to meet in the middle.” (despite much interest), and every a couple of these.” The Former Trying to create a product that’s piece in every range has been mantra’s relatively simple. After going to land on the backs of painstakingly designed within years of being at the disposal of hip kids in the surf and skate the group. They’re not sticking to large, disconnected companies, worlds will be no easy task. But the shackles of seasonal releases, Dane, Craig and Austyn are out if there’s anyone who can do it, rather each range will be available to create the brand they want it’s these three. Dane Reynolds to buy when it’s good and ready.

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The first collection, Luxury 29.99, is a refreshingly stark departure from the usual huge, cater-to-everyone releases in every colour imaginable. It’s black and white, a little coral, and the message is clear: ‘The colourless system of control and easy listening brought to you by...’ It’s tongue in cheek, sarcastic, and it certainly pays homage to the guys’ late pal, Dylan. “He was involved as much as possible over the last year,” says Craig. “And he played a big part in the clothing and the whole ‘fuck you’ aesthetic. He was a super smart dude with great taste who could set trends and do whatever he wanted.” The guys are realistic when it comes to pricing–the range doesn’t come with a heavy swing tag–and the only place you can get it is online at the Former store, for now. The rumours continue to circulate: Pop up shops in Sydney and LA manned by the guys, film parts to go with each drop (the first of which feat: Craig dropped today), and the signing of another skater who may or may not have the same last name as one of the current owners are among them. Not even the brand owners themselves could confirm or deny them. And, the unpredictability is one of the best things about the product. Surfing and skating are well due for a shake up, and Former may well be the brand to do it.“For me personally, if kids respond well and are stoked on it, if they get into it and we can build a culture around it, then it’ll be a success.” You’d be brave man to doubt Craig, Dane and Austyn’s ability to create a culture.

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LUXURY 29.99 ‘The colourless system of control and easy listening brought to you by...”

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2 Years without D Remembering Dylan Rieder and his footprints in the world of skateboarding.

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Dylan.

By Shane Atkinson

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ylan Rieder was not merely a phenomenally gifted skateboarder. He was, in many aspects, the most influential figure within the modern skateboarding landscape – a landscape he carved largely himself, with a trailblazing style both on and off the board. Skateboarders look like Dylan; they skate like Dylan, dress like Dylan, act like Dylan. With his impossibly tragic death yesterday, skateboarding lost one of its favourite sons. While Dylan’s passing is unbelievably painful for the greater skateboarding community – and well beyond – the thought that he’ll live on forever through the mark he left on our culture is somewhat comforting. People will never stop attempting Dylan’s signature wraparound impossibles;

‘Dylan arms’ will forever be a style staple; cuffed pants and tucked-in wifebeaters will always be present. Dylan will always be present, and we can’t thank him enough. Skateboarding fucking loves you, mate. We’d known about a talented young Californian ripper by the name of Dylan Rieder for a while before 2006, but it was in that year that he broke into the forefront of the sport. With a highly memorable part in Transworld’s A Time to Shine, an 18-year-old Dylan was suddenly a new fan favourite. We were introduced to his untouchable frontside flip, and watched in awe as he blended smooth park lines with raw and stylish street moves. Later that year, Dylan turned pro for Alien Workshop, one of the biggest and most respected teams of the era.

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ith his elevation to pro status, Dylan began filming for Workshop’s magnum opus – Mind Field. With a new long-haired look and a freshly procured bag of tricks, Dylan’s stardom skyrocketed following the video’s release. He somehow looked even more natural than before, yet it was different to anything we’d really seen previously. The once little rail-chomping kid had grown into a style of his own. Dylan’s style was his, and it was almost as much of an artform as anything else. Kids mimicked it. Everyone mimicked it. He made landing tricks look fucking cool – he made everything look fucking cool, without even trying. A little over a year later, we were introduced to something different entirely. It was the early days of solo internet video parts – still a relative obscurity within the skate world back in 2010 – and Dylan dropped something that changed the skateboarding landscape once more. His kicks were like formal shoes, but he was skateboarding in them. His pants were rolled up to his shins. He impossibled over the bench under the Manhattan bridge – how? You can’t impossible over that, you can’t do that trick like that. But Dylan could. His ‘simple’ tricks were popped unfathomably

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high, and never simple. Kids wanted to do what Dylan was doing. He was wearing Supreme, so kids wanted to wear Supreme. At this point, you couldn’t go to any skatepark without seeing people who were mimicking Dylan. Skateboarding followed his lead. Arguably his best and most influential part was tragically his final. In 2014, Supreme released Cherry, and Dylan was the star. This was a man at his absolute peak. With a slightly tweaked style once again, he skated over picnic benches in schoolyards like nothing – and cemented his place as the king of Gardner Elementary. He re-invigorated the LA schoolyard scene while stamping his own style on skateboarding once again. He skated to INXS, he skated in black-and-white, he skated with an inset video of a girl smoking a cigarette. He wasn’t afraid to do it differently, and the world of skateboarding wasn’t afraid to follow his lead. It was unanimously voted Transworld’s Best Part of 2015, and helped cement Supreme as one of the hottest brands in skate culture. Nobody did it like Dylan. And as transcendent as his influence was, nobody will ever do it like him again. Thank you, Dylan, for showing us what our sport was really capable of. You may be gone, but you will never die.

“You always inspired with your effortlessness. You’ve left the most memorable legacy. For the future generations to come, they’ll always remember you, and the gift you crafted” – Alex Olson

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