{"id":280169,"date":"2026-05-01T15:21:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/?p=280169"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:21:56","slug":"now-days-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/2026\/05\/now-days-playing\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Days &#8211; Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_video_0 et_pb_video et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NOW DAYS [FULL SURF FILM]\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/okE2130c4Xw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Watch six surfers at the forefront of a new generation \u2013 Caroline Marks, Molly Picklum, Sierra Kerr, Erin Brooks, Sky Brown, and Caity Simmers \u2013 join together to step forward and forge the future of the sport. 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