Posts in ARTICLES
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HOW A GROUP OF WOMEN FOUGHT FOR EQUAL PAY IN CONTEST SKATING
The story of the women who banded together to change contest skating forever.
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MORE DREAMY SKATE NOISE FOR YOU TO SPACE OUT TO
Anyone that grew up loitering at their local skate park will find something incredibly comforting about these tapes.
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JENKEM PRESENTS: THE 3RD ANNUAL SKATEBOARDING SUPERLATIVES
We thought long and hard about who to shame, celebrate, and reprimand, and we just hope we didn’t leave anyone out.
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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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CAN SKATEBOARDING BE A RELIGION? A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
A sociologist investigates the overlap between church and skate (zing!).
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MEET THE SKATE SHOP OWNER GIVING KIDS BOARDS FOR GOOD GRADES
"We see a lot of people making fun of nerds but the truth is getting good grades means a lot."
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HOW CHINA’S GOVERNMENT IS CHANGING SKATING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
“The Chinese government is ignorant. They tell us what to think, and now they want to tell us how to skate, where to skate.”
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HOW “BAKER 3” BANGED US OVER THE HEAD
We overanalyzed the most straightforward skate video of the 2000s.
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WE SEARCHED FOR THE WORST SKATEBOARD RAP LYRICS
Rapping about skateboarding is never a good idea.
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HARDBODY, MUSHROOMS, AND CANCEL FLIPS WITH ANTONIO DURAO
"Skateboarding should feel like when you were a kid. If you can't reinvent it and make it fun, you should go do something else."
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THE MAKING OF DYLAN RIEDER’S GRAVIS PART WITH FILMMAKER GREG HUNT
An in depth interview about what went into making one of the most iconic video parts of all time.
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WHAT DOES THE END OF SCUMCO & SONS MEAN FOR INDEPENDENT BRANDS?
The East Coast underground mainstay talks about the struggles of running a skateboard brand post-Covid.
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A LOOK THROUGH THE GLASSES OF VINCE PALMER, AKA CHICKEN LITTLE
Get to know the 18-year-old German repping Baker and Supreme in Milan.
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MEET JESSIKA ALEXANDER, ATHLETIC TRAINER TO SKATEBOARDING’S A-LISTERS
"Someone had me pull up to Hollywood High with my table!"