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A DISCUSSION ON HOW TO GET A JOB IN THE SKATE INDUSTRY
Hopefully, this little discussion will help you get a little motivation to start the new year off right by firing off those resumés.
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BEHIND THE SCENES FROM OUR TRIP OUT WEST
We went to LA for New Year's Eve to escape the New York cold and stack a bunch of new segments.
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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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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.
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BLENDING SKATEBOARDING AND FASHION: TEN YEARS OF RASSVET
"I've never purposefully pissed people off, I just want to look and do different."
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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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8 ARTISTS REIMAGINE THE INDEPENDENT LOGO
What would an Independent rebrand even look like?
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MY EXPERIENCES IN SKATEBOARDING
"I've been terrified of garnering the reputation of 'ramp-tramp' or 'pro-ho' just from spending time with skaters."