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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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HELL RIDE: THE DIY RAMP THAT CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF THE NYC SKATE SCENE
What began as a janky wallride built of Tompkins Square Park scraps quickly became something much more.
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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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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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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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INSIDE THE MIND OF ROGER BAGLEY
From success doctors to controversial guests, this one’s long and Roger didn't hold back.
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GETTING KINKY WITH DANIEL VARGAS
Daniel Vargas' philosophy on whips, chains and getting choked out.
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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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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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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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WILL TIKTOK BE THE NEW HOME FOR SKATEBOARDING ON THE INTERNET?
We called up some "skate TikTokers" to find out what they've learned and seen so far.
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’90S SKATE LEGENDS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES LEARNING TO SURF
We hit up some older pros to hear about the struggles and pleasures of picking up skating's older cousin: surfing.
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DOING LESS, BETTER: AN ODE TO MINIMAL SKATING
Let’s cleanse our tech timelines with some uncomplicated tricks, both old and new.
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ONE SHEET: POPPY STARR OLSEN
If Poppy wins a gold medal in the next Olympics this sheet might be worth some coin.
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A CONVERSATION WITH BLACK NINJA, THE ORIGINAL SKATE YOUTUBER
In the early days of YouTube, Black Ninja was pulling in millions of views every month, creating iconic moments like rapping over his own video parts.
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JENKEM MIX 161: EVILGIANE
Best known for founding Surf Gang, a music collective that originated as a skate crew, Giane is a rising producer from New York City.
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WHERE DID “GO SKATEBOARDING DAY” COME FROM?
Most of us see Go Skateboarding Day as yet another skate industry marketing event, but was it always that way?
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HIJINX AND NEW BEGINNINGS WITH VIDEOGRAPHER TRISTAN WARREN
We chat about his controversial cult video "Hijinx Unlimited" and stop by the premiere of his new brand, Medieval skateboards.
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YOUR GUIDE TO SKATING THE NYC SUBWAY SYSTEM
What's rawer and (literally) more underground than skating a century-old subway system?















