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WHY IS THIS FURRY SKATE VIDEO SO DAMN GOOD?
"I wanted to make something that wasn't afraid to scare the normies."
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“OVERBOARD” A BIG FAT GREEK BOAT TOUR WITH MONSTER
Oh captain, my captain, may we skate this 12 stair hubba?
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MATT KING IS BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO TWO CLASSIC SKATE SHOE BRANDS
The new Team Manager, Filmer, and Editor of Emerica and etnies lets us into his world.
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TURNING JUNK FOOD INTO FINE ART WITH SAM KELLER
A look at how this artist's fried ideas led him to deck graphics and gallery shows.
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INSIDE THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE OF BAKER
Andrew Reynolds, Shane Heyl, and Kevin "Spanky" Long weigh in on what makes a Baker soundtrack so special.
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AFTER MANY YEARS IN SKATE SHOE PURGATORY, DVS IS BACK. SHOULD YOU CARE?
A conversation with Lee Berman, a skater who spent over a decade building Converse CONS, about reinventing DVS Shoes.
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“WISHBONE” BY ORCHARD PROVES BOSTON STILL KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A SHOP VID
"They’re fiscally irresponsible at best, but you can’t put a price on the collective memories."
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THE DAY AFTER 9/11 THROUGH THE LENS OF SKATE PHOTOGRAPHER MIKE O’MEALLY
"The streets were so empty. People were kinda waving us on, it was a weird optimistic outlook."
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HOW FRIENDSHIP BUILT MILAN’S PANORAMA CREW
Luka, aka Spezzatura, and some members of the Panorama crew visited New York City and we filmed a couple days of their trip.
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“OVERBOARD” A BIG FAT GREEK BOAT TOUR WITH MONSTER
Oh captain, my captain, may we skate this 12 stair hubba?
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MATT KING IS BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO TWO CLASSIC SKATE SHOE BRANDS
The new Team Manager, Filmer, and Editor of Emerica and etnies lets us into his world.
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WHY IS THIS FURRY SKATE VIDEO SO DAMN GOOD?
"I wanted to make something that wasn't afraid to scare the normies."
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ANGELA WHITE IS BRINGING SKATING’S MOST ICONIC CAMERA BACK INTO PORN
Her 2000s, gonzo-inspired tour de force was filmed completely on the sleek, sexy, grainy VX2000.
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WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH ILLEGAL CIV?
The Illegal Civ stuff feels like an ongoing soap opera, so to air out any confusion we talked to a few key characters.
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SKATERS RECOMMEND THEIR FAVORITE SKATE PANTS
We hit up some pro skaters and Jenkem contributors known for their 'fits to offer recommendations.
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GETTING KINKY WITH DANIEL VARGAS
Daniel Vargas' philosophy on whips, chains and getting choked out.
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INSIDE THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE OF BAKER
Andrew Reynolds, Shane Heyl, and Kevin "Spanky" Long weigh in on what makes a Baker soundtrack so special.
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TAYLOR NAWROCKI GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE TO SKATE SELF-LACING SHOES
We went Marty McFly with it and tried skating in Nike's newest self-lacing shoes.
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GETTING TO KNOW JACUZZI’S NEWEST RIDER, JOEY MARRONE FROM NEW JERSEY
"Philly has way more to offer and it still does. This is our generation of what we can do. Let’s keep going until we can’t anymore."
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HOW HEROIN HELPED REINVENT THE OLD GUY SKATER
"People who make fun of us for skateboarding at 50 need to remember, everything’s weird."
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TUTORIAL: HOW TO FILM ON A VX1000 WITHOUT TAPES
A DIY hack for all the VX1000 purists and skaters that want to be able to film on the camera forever.
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JENKEM’S LONG ISLAND SKATE SPOT GUIDE
Tired of skating the same spots that you see in all the NYC montages? Trek out to Long Island for the weekend and hit these spots.
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16 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT WOMEN IN SKATEBOARDING
Skate librarian and author Natalie Porter digs through the archives for this women's skate history lesson.
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AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE DIY SKATE SCENE MADE FROM RUBBLE IN SERBIA
After decades of war and economic strife, the Serbian skaters are putting the rubble to use.
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UNSEEN PHOTOS OF SKATING NYC IN THE ’80S
Take a trip back to a time before iPhones and Instagram ruled the world.
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WE RESURRECTED THE L.A. HIGH RAIL WITH KEEN RAMPS
Revisit a classic L.A. spot that got taken from us 15 years ago.
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A VISUAL GUIDE TO SKATING CARS
Unlike most of the US Olympians, this post is not sponsored by Toyota.