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16 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT SKATEBOARD BEARINGS
Here's everything you never needed to know about these small metal balls.
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“OKAY, LAST TRY” EP. 3 WITH GUESTS RASHAD MURRAY AND NNAMDI IHEKWOABA
Despite a wonky Zoom connection, we get into tattoos, Carpet Co, and a certain skater who likes to dance.
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PHOTO DUMP: JENKEM INVADES LA
LA is blown out in skating but we hope the coverage has been refreshing or at least different for Jenkem.
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PREVIEW OUR UPCOMING RECORD: NO_4MAT’S “CONSOLE MENTALITY”
You may already be familiar with No_4mat and not even know it.
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VIDEO ESSAY: THE HISTORY OF ETNIES “HIGH 5”
A deep dive into an underrated but important classic from 1995.
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JENKEM MIX 106: SABOTAGE
This mix will bring you that early-2010's Love Park flair in 2021.
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“PARTS” WITH ARIN
Since Arin is a new face in the larger skate world, we wanted to pick her brain to see what parts she's watching.
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THE NEW PHILADELPHIA PULSE WITH KRIS BROWN
"When I was coming up there was no hope of getting on any sponsors. It’s starting to change now."
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SKATING WITH COMEDIAN MARK NORMAND
We hung with the former skate nerd and found out how it shaped his life and comedy.
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WHAT YOUR GRIPTAPE STYLE SAYS ABOUT YOU
Leave it to us to overanalyze one of the least important parts of your skateboard.
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AM I REALLY A LONGBOARDER?
There comes a time in every man's life when they inevitably ask themselves, "Am I a longboarder?"
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EXPLORING SOME OF HONG KONG’S CRUSTIEST SPOTS
A quick look at the unique and crusty terrain that Hong Kong has to offer.
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8 ARTISTS REIMAGINE THE INDEPENDENT LOGO
What would an Independent rebrand even look like?
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A COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE MOST OFFENSIVE SKATEBOARD GRAPHICS
There have been plenty of controversial art put on skateboards over there years, but these are the ones that really went over the line.
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THE JENKEM GUIDE TO SKATE INJURIES
We used common sense and asked a doctor to give us advice about treating the most common skate injuries.
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7 OF THE MOST TERRIFYING SKATE SHOES
The saddest part: somewhere there’s pairs of these shoes sitting in a vintage shop in Williamsburg with a $300 price tag and someone will buy them.
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JENKEM MIX 105: MARK GONZALES
Gonz radiates the absolute best qualities of our activity: freedom, glee and infinite possibility.
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5 THINGS SKATERS DO THAT “NORMAL” PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND
I'm surprised more people don't think we are legitimate psychos...
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THE 2019 JENKEM YEAR IN REVIEW
Looking back at all the wack and less wack stuff that happened this year on Jenkem.
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WE WENT TO THE SKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME (YES, IT’S REAL)
It felt like a giddy high school reunion (where almost nobody actually graduated).
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PHOTOS BEHIND THE NEW $LAVE VIDEO “RADIO-SILENCE”
$lave's founder put together this package of photos with hand scrawled notes.
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HOW THE VX1000 INFILTRATED PORN
"People’s minds are the same in porn as they are in skating."
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WHERE’S JOHNNY LAYTON?
Is Johnny still skating? Did he get hurt? What happened to his Propeller part? We called him up to find out.
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BRAD STABA OPENED HIS OWN PIZZERIA IN CALIFORNIA
We interrupted one of Brad's early morning bong sessions to find out just how deep his pizza passion goes.
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WE THREW A JENKY BLOCK PARTY TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER
Friends and neighbors came to dance, skate and curate their next hangover.
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HANGING OUT WITH… AARON HERRINGTON
We ate a bunch of vegan food and went to chinatown to get Aaron's aura read.
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REMEMBERING DAVID BOWIE THROUGH SKATE VIDEOS
"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I know it won't be boring."
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A LOOK AT THE SKATEBOARD DROUGHT OF 2020
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DISCUSSING SKATEBOARDING WITH FILMMAKER WERNER HERZOG
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A SKATEBOARDER’S GUIDE TO TOKYO
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WHO’S THE MAN BEHIND THE WEIRD NAIL SKATEBOARD?
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SKATERS RECOMMEND THEIR FAVORITE SKATE PANTS
What shoe brand should Kader switch to next?