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.

January 8, 2020/ Ian Browning/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 46

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.

January 3, 2020/ Timothy Deconynck/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 7

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