So for six days the earth spewed its guts and extended to us mere mortals a reminder that we are, and always will be, only human. The ash cloud’s gradual spread across mainland Europe was really a gift, and I wonder if, in time, we’ll come to mourn its passing.
Switch-Foot II
Drift checks in with Andrew Crockett following the release of the much-anticipated 'Switch-Foot II'.
Asylum seeker
Nigel Semmens on machine shaping and Gerry Lopez's backhand
Free falling
In an exclusive extract from his new book, Al Mennie explains what it's like to survive the mother of all wipeouts.
Promised land
Alex Klein discovers surfing in Israel and Gaza is more important than politics and war.
The Rules
Drift contributor Tim Conibear points a finger at localism and finds three more pointing right back.
Peanuts
Chris Stevens meets Thomas Meyerhoffer, the mind behind the Peanut.
