Posts in ARTICLES
-
THE 2019 JENKEM YEAR IN REVIEW
Looking back at all the wack and less wack stuff that happened this year on Jenkem.
-
CAN SKATEBOARDING BE A RELIGION? A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
A sociologist investigates the overlap between church and skate (zing!).
-
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."
-
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.”
-
HOW “BAKER 3” BANGED US OVER THE HEAD
We overanalyzed the most straightforward skate video of the 2000s.
-
WE SEARCHED FOR THE WORST SKATEBOARD RAP LYRICS
Rapping about skateboarding is never a good idea.
-
THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR CITY MORE SKATE FRIENDLY
How to convince your city officials to fund skateparks, de-knob spots, and be more chill about skating in your city.
-
BILL STROBECK MADE AN ART SHOW OUT OF HIS APARTMENT
If you ever wanted to know what it's like to be inside Bill's iconic apartment, this life-like replica is your best shot.
-
HOW A SEXUAL PREDATOR INFILTRATED ATLANTA’S SKATE SCENE
The story of how one man used a DIY skatepark and a brand to take advantage of young skater boys.
Popular
-
KEITH HUFNAGEL ON THE FUTURE OF HUF
We heard a rumor that HUF was going out of business, so we talked with boss man himself to find out.
-
HANGING OUT WITH ANDREW HUBERMAN, SKATEBOARDER TURNED NEUROSCIENTIST
Curious what it would be like to hang with this guy outside of a stuffy podcast studio? Us too.
-
GETTING KINKY WITH DANIEL VARGAS
Daniel Vargas' philosophy on whips, chains and getting choked out.
-
CASTLE BAM TO LIL JERRY SPRINGER: A JENKEM TRAVEL DIARY TO RICHMOND
Armed with the Genius skate crew, we hopped from DIY to DIY, leaving a graveyard of crushed cans along the way.
-
CHECK OUT THE ZINE IMMORTALIZING EARLY ONLINE SKATEPARK FIGHTS
Filled with altered screenshots, Colton Abernathy’s zine distills these fight videos into a single moment.
