Roller-skating’s irresistible joy goes mainstream

Image credit: Carlos Buelvas. Article by Amanda Hoover. Morning Brew – August 12, 2022.

Waiting at New York’s LaGuardia Airport falls somewhere between purgatory and hell for most people, but not for Melody Olivera. Instead of sitting in a dingy airport chair before her flight, Olivera whipped out eight wheels and attached them, four to each of her pristine white sneakers. She looks almost tranquil in a chaotic landscape filled with stressed out travelers as she roller skates. She shuffle-steps and backward twists her way through the airport, looking undisturbed in her own blissful world as travelers walked past. […]

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