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.

December 31, 2019/ Jenkem Staff/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 8

THE 2019 JENKEM YEAR IN REVIEW

Looking back at all the wack and less wack stuff that happened this year on Jenkem.

December 30, 2019/ Jenkem Staff/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 1

CAN SKATEBOARDING BE A RELIGION? A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

A sociologist investigates the overlap between church and skate (zing!).

December 18, 2019/ Paul O'Connor/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 23

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."

December 10, 2019/ Tobias Coughlin-Bogue/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 15

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.”

December 3, 2019/ Matt Moir/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 23

HOW “BAKER 3” BANGED US OVER THE HEAD

We overanalyzed the most straightforward skate video of the 2000s.

November 25, 2019/ Alexis Castro/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 11

WE SEARCHED FOR THE WORST SKATEBOARD RAP LYRICS

Rapping about skateboarding is never a good idea.

November 20, 2019/ Krusty Karl/ ARTICLES, RANDOM CRAP/ Comments: 41

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.

November 15, 2019/ Patrick Kigongo/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 10