Posts by Ben Komins
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HOW HEROIN HELPED REINVENT THE OLD GUY SKATER
"People who make fun of us for skateboarding at 50 need to remember, everything’s weird."
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INSIDE LETTER STORE, A 100% DIY STOREFRONT STARTED BY A 20 YEAR OLD
"People tell me all the time that physical stores are going out of business, but I don’t think the need for community and physical spaces will ever go away."
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LEFT ON READ: FABIANA DELFINO
Our series where your favorite skaters share memes, movie recommendations, camera roll photos, notes and more.
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BRINGING YOUR SKATE CAREER BACK HOME WITH BLAKE CARPENTER
Ever consider moving back home? Blake Carpenter just did, after a long stint operating out of LA, he's back where it all began.
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JENKEM TRIES… CERAMICS
Can't afford the Tony Hawk meet and greet? Don't sweat it, just make him out of clay.
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WATCH “SPRING RIDERS”, A VIDEO FILMED EXCLUSIVELY AT DUTCH PLAYGROUNDS
"Skateboarding is supposed to be childish and fun."
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LEFT ON READ: AKWASI OWUSU
Our series where your favorite skaters share memes, movie recommendations, camera roll photos, notes and more.
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TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF SKATEBOARDING’S FAVORITE GAME: S.K.A.T.E
From its first steps in the '80s to its messy '90s boom, its commercialization in the '00s and its Berricification, it has come a long way.
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LEFT ON READ: NICOLE HAUSE
Our series where your favorite skaters share notes, camera roll photos, memes, movie recommendations and more.
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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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HOW ONE SKATER TURNED A FROZEN RIVER INTO A SKATEPARK
Ilya Batrakov skates remote spots made of ice on the breathtaking frozen Iskona River in Russia.
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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.
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BREAKING THE MOLD OF TRADITIONAL OIL PAINTING WITH SKATEBOARDER ANDREW BARNES
A skateboarder and graffiti artist, Andrew’s art accentuates urban dystopia through the quiet capture of the mundane.
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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.
