Cole Nowicki

@colenowicki.com

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Wrote some books, publish others. https://colenowicki.com/ A weekly newsletter about skateboarding, the internet, and other means of escape: https://simplemagic.ca/

Nollie backside heelflip down a gap/drop spot
Job post for a "Creative Writing & Content Expert" that reads: Do you love to write? At TELUS Digital, we are teaching Al to speak with the heart and nuance of a human. As a Writing Specialist, you are the "Voice" of the Al. Your job is to take robotic text and turn it into something that sounds natural, professional, and culturally relevant.
Jai Ball doing a switch-front-shove-crook in Studio Skateboard’s “Silent Partner.”
Screengrab of Juni Kang beginning his 270 out of a nollie-backside-270-heelflip-boardslide, with over 180 degrees of that 270 out spent with all four wheels on the ground.
Editor-in-Chief Brian Glenney Lead Editors Thom Callan-Riley Bethany Geckle Thomas Kemp Web and Copy Editor Cole Nowicki
Screengrab from a podcast feature guys reading a Google AI summary of various articles, some from Simple Magic
LinkedIn screengrab of job post that reads: Operational Details • Location: Fully Remote. • Schedule: On-call 7 days a week (Requires high flexibility to align with real-time product shipping windows and global engagement surges). • Payment: All compensation is processed in digital assets (USDC/USDT)
Luis Mora YouTube video titled "I OWN LAKAI" from Jan 18, 2025
A frontside 5-0 to fakie on a quarter-pipe to ledge, shirtless
A switch-front-rock for the Knicks
A flatground fakie double kickflip
An IPath x RDS collab Grasshopper show
A four-panel spread from Ruby Arone's comic "I don't have to be good at this."
Nollie double kickflip out of a bank
Is the mixed martial arts world ready for a new global challenger? Former Bellator boss and Strikeforce founder Scott Coker thinks so, and so does a group of strategic investors across sports, media, technology and finance providing $60 million in financial backing. So, TKO Group’s UFC, led by Dana White, and Bellator MMA will want to watch out. After nearly four decades shaping the global combat sports landscape, Coker is back to lead a new MMA league venture with funding led by investment firm Creator Sports Capital and participation from Griffin Gaming Partners and others. Additional investors include Upper Deck; Steve Kaplan, owner of D.C. United and co-founder of Oaktree Capital; Swimmy Minami, founder of Visional and a limited partner of the New York Yankees; skateboarding legend Tony Hawk; former Fortress Investment Group vice-chairman Dean Dakolias; and others, “including several with ownership stakes in both the NFL and NBA,” according to the founders.
Google Seach resultes that show Simple Magic, my newsletter, above another Simple Magic whose preview text reads "We change the way you talk to your clients. We know how to help you build brand awareness and monetize on the Roblox platform."
Screengrab of newsletter with a photo of the beautiful curb being skated and text that reads: "Under the stony gaze of The St’á7mes (Stawamus) Chief mountain, bisecting the parking lot of Chances Casino in St’á7mes Village, just south of Squamish, British Columbia, sits the most beautiful curb in the world."
Screen grab of SLS YouTube video thumbnail featuring AI-generated YouTube Face reactions from Aurélien Giraud and Nyjah Huston.
The why is the part of skateurbanism that a lot of us are familiar with. The lobbying of the municipality and campaigning for skateboarding to be allowed, preserved, or even designed for, in public spaces. Panellists Gustav Eden and Iain Borden have sat in rooms like this before advocating for skateboarding to councillors, city planners, residents and architects, and they have honed their presentations. Borden’s central premise is that skateboarding doesn’t provide answers; it asks questions. It is a critique of the passive experience of cities. He flips the question on its head; rather than having to set out the value of skateboarding, skateboarding questions the value of everything else. What is architecture? Who are cities for? What do we even mean by value?
Within each one of us is a worm. Hungry and wriggling, mostly allegorical, it burrows into those lumpy, tender, and coercive parts of the prefrontal cortex that, if nuzzled against, pressed upon, or nibbled in such a way, will drive a person to take things further. Incrementally, and then if given enough leash, to the extreme. Don't be put off by such a vision. Ambition is a daemon, slimy and segmented. Without the worm, nothing would get done. Scientific breakthroughs, the courage to start a small business or ask your crush out for coffee, Sha'Carri Richardson pushing past the rest of the field for gold, the collective effort required to take a lap around the moon — worm.
Screenshot from the newsletter that reads: Blind item: Sources say that a certain shoe sponsorless Sci-Fi Fantasy star will soon be clipping up in Callicuts.
Photoshopped graphic of the Earth setting behind a giant Spitfire Formula 4 wheel as the Artemis spacecraft floats in front.
Text from article screengrab that reads: On March 21, rising UFC featherweight prospect Danny Silva, who had just delivered a brutal knockout in London, England’s O2 Arena, told the 18,000 fans in attendance during his post-fight interview, “I’m broke,” and begged for a bonus. All around Silva, pasted to the stanchions and the canvas of the Octagon, were logos for Stake and Polymarket, an online casino and a “prediction market” respectively. On Silva’s mandatory uniform was Crypto.com’s logo. During his interview, an ad for Bet365, “the official sports betting partner of the UFC,” took over the screen. In the middle of it all was Silva, surrounded by mirages of financial freedom as he pleaded for his own.
Video of my apartment with audio of a woodpecker is going wild on the building, overlayed with an image of a Northern Flicker
Quote from the Visit Big Bear CEO that reads: "I sure hope I don't end up with egg on my face here."
A signed Brady Tkachuk Ottawa Senators jersey draped over an electrical box.
Screengrab from a news report that features AI-generated concept art for a comically out-of-proportion skatepark.
A street quarterpipe in Bordeaux. Camera flash catches a stop sign in the background.
Yuto in an Instagram ad for All Nippon Airways four days ago.
Screengrab of YouTube video with the headline: "Skateboard Nyjah Huston is on a roll"
Tweet from City Clr Rebecca Bligh that reads: Today, we learned the misinformation Councillor Lenny Zhou cited in the WeChat video, which was the topic of the February 24th press conference, may have originated from Mayor Ken Sim himself during a roundtable with Chinese-language media earlier this month:
Screengrab of Lenny Zhou's Bluesky profile bio, with a highlighted portion that reads "when they go low, we go high!"
An association I can't stop my mind from making: Tim Robinson's "The Driving Crooner" character as President Johnny Gentle, Famous Crooner, from Infinite Jest.
Paul bought his first skateboard at the age of 12. When he's not skateboarding, Paul enjoys studying the lives of influential individuals, including his favorites such as Alexander the Great and Bruce Lee.
I reached out to Hawk's team on Tuesday night about the claim and whether Hawk had ever had a wedding hosted on Little Saint James. I've yet to hear back. Hawk has been married four times. His most recent wedding took place in Ireland in 2015. The previous was held on an island: Tavarua, Fiji, in 2006. The photos are available on Getty. According to publicly available information, Hawk's first two weddings took place in 1990 and 1996, respectively. Jeffrey Epstein didn't purchase his island until 1998. Given those timelines, it seems unlikely that any Hawk nuptials took place on Little Saint James. The photographer at Hawk's wedding in Fiji was named Mark Epstein, which happens to be the name of Jeffrey Epstein's brother. That has, perhaps unsurprisingly, led many online to claim that the 71-year-old mysteriously wealthy "real estate magnate" and brother of the most notorious pedophile in modern history was moonlighting as Tony Hawk's wedding photographer. That also seems doubtful. Given that ongoing revelations about Epstein and his wide network of known associates continue to grow and shock us in their depravity with each passing day, anything is possible, but at this juncture, this specific claim appears unsubstantiated.
LinkedIn post from X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom that reads: Fresh off an epic Winter X Games in Aspen, we're thrilled to announce the biggest sponsorship deal in X Games history— a large eight figure, three year naming rights deal with MoonPay, the world's leading crypto company. The partnership also includes an option for MoonPay to invest in the league and acquire up to two X Games teams. The MoonPay X Games League officially kicks off at our draft on March 12 in LA. We're also introducing four new pro summer teams: X Games Club LA, New York, São Paulo, and Tokyo. Each team will draft 10 athletes (five men and five women) at the draft in Los Angeles. Stay tuned.. action sports is in full growth mode! 🚀
Excerpt from Hootsuite CEO's statement that reads: Our technology makes public conversation visible at scale. It helps organizations understand what people are saying using unbiased, authentic social data - this helps them understand how people are feeling, and where trust is being earned or lost. Today more than ever, organizations need to hear more from the public, not less. Our responsibility is to ensure those voices remain visible. We work with a wide range of organizations because listening to real conversations leads to insights that drive better decisions and accountability, without endorsing specific actions or policies.
In an internal AI-generated transcript of an October call between Hootsuite employees and an apparent CBP worker reviewed by The Globe, the individuals discuss building a dashboard to learn what people are discussing in real time about ICE roundups, including Operation Midway Blitz, which began in Chicago in September. A Hootsuite employee mentioned geolocation, saying the company could drill down to street-level data. (The Globe has not listened to audio of the call.)
Screengrab of a Mikey Taylor Instagram post with the caption "Week 1 of being the Mayor"
Tattoo of a Street Shark maybe doing a 360 flip while wearing Lakai shoes with text above that reads "I JUST TREFLIPPED EL TORO"
Another screengrab from the same brizen.ai video (posted on Instagram), this one featuring Jake Phelps in a sports coat.
AI slop video of "brizen.ai" posing with long-deceased skateboarding icon Keenan Milton, name in text-on-screen mispelt "Kennan."
The Berrics, for some reason, promoting "Marty Supreme" on Instagram
Animated Wordy trophies by Scorpion Dagger
SBA announcment on Instagram feature team logos.
Screengrab of another scam AI-slop email that reads: Dear Nowicki, Laser Quit Smoking Massage is a sharp and engaging collection that captures the peculiarities of the Canadian West with wit and insight. From prairie towns to sprawling cities, your reportage explores the evolving states of community, family, and belonging, offering readers a fresh lens on the intersections of rural and urban life. With curiosity and humour, you illuminate the subtle dynamics that shape identity and connection across landscapes. What makes this book exceptional is its ability to balance keen observation with accessibility, transforming everyday places into sites of reflection and meaning. By weaving together short nonfiction pieces that highlight both the ordinary and the extraordinary, you not only document the Canadian West but also invite readers to consider their own communities and relationships. This is the kind of book that sparks discovery, inspires reflection, and positions you as a distinctive voice in contemporary nonfiction. After carefully reviewing your book and author presence, I noticed some important elements missing that are directly limiting your ability to reach readers and grow sales. These are also the exact areas where I provide professional services to help authors like you succeed: Here’s a summary of what I found:
Happycube in Skate Story
Screengrab of email that reads: Dear Cole, Laser Quit Smoking Massage is such a sharp, witty, and deeply observant contribution to contemporary Canadian literature. Your voice is fresh, curious, and wonderfully attuned to the peculiarities of the Canadian West, and that distinctiveness is exactly what makes this book so memorable. You capture the tensions and tenderness of community, family, and belonging in a way that feels both intimate and universally relatable. But with only one review so far, it’s clear the book isn’t getting anywhere near the visibility it deserves. And that’s not a reflection of its quality, it’s a visibility issue, plain and simple. I’ve worked with countless emerging and mid-career authors facing this same challenge, and with targeted, strategic outreach, we’ve turned quiet releases into highly engaged, widely discovered books. The next few weeks are critical for you. Why the next 6–8 weeks matter so much:
Screengrab from Instagram video where Mikey Taylor's Gavin Newsom-looking-ass tries to spin religiosity into his bogus financial influencer pablum.