Once a year we put the word out for people to submit art, illustration, writing and their alternative take on surfing culture. We mix it up and print on paper from sustainable forests using vegetable inks. The result is the KooK – a 24-page surfing newspaper featuring contributions from all over the surfing globe. KooK2 just launched, with copies being sent out 1st July. You can buy K2 exclusively online from thisrichtapestry.blogspot.com

What is the KooK?

Be a kook, it's fun.

*24-page Independent Surfing Newspaper
*Pink Newsprint
*UK-printed paper from sustainable forests
*No paid advertising
*Almost 90 Global Contributors
*Available worldwide to your door

It’s like getting back to the old school: way before the internet and fancy shit like PDFs, when print magazines were king, we used to check over four layers of film, and – if we were lucky – we could scratch off (some of) our mistakes. The KooK seems to tap into something further back still, when newspapers were trusted and treasured purveyors of information instead of today’s throwaway tabloid tat.

It’s a quirky mix of photography, design and words, shunning easy categorisation in favour of something unique, personal and occasionally downright weird. Extra-ordinary? Expect nothing less.

But don’t take my word for it – support the innovation, the effort, the people who buck the norm and who have poured their hearts into making something that refuses to conform and is all the better for it – by buying a copy direct from Mr Crockett himself. It’s cheaper than a pint and lasts longer.

And – hail the modern miracle – there’s actually not a smudge of newsprint on these fingers. How times have changed…