Posts by Ben Komins
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JENKEM TRIES… WHEATPASTING
Welcome to a new series where we try out the hobbies, hustles and pastimes of our friends and fellow skaters.
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WHAT FILM CAMERAS ARE SOME OF SKATING’S BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS USING?
It’s easy to feel lost in finding your own go-to camera. We hope this helps.
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SHOP TALK AT THE VANS BLOCK PARTY
The series where we bring controversial questions to you, live and unscripted, is back.
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A POST-OLYMPIC CHAT WITH CROWD FAVORITE POE PINSON
"I don’t identify with only contest skating, core skating, or anything. Those are just labels that people come up with.”
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ATTEMPTING THE PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE WITH ALEXIS LACROIX
The man of “Oh Yeah” and Dime fame takes on a historic set of questions that is said to reveal a person’s true character.
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TIPS AND TRICKS FROM SKATEBOARDING’S MOST TRAVELED
Learn the do's and don't from these experienced globetrotters.
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NAVIGATING SKATING’S HIGHS AND LOWS WITH MATT MILITANO
Over coffee and cigarettes Matt talks prank shows, ABDs and his love for the VX.
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RECONTEXTUALIZING ZAK ANDERS, ONE OF TODAY’S MOST MYSTIFYING SKATERS
"I don’t want to be this brutal punk that hates everything that people like, and I’m trying really hard to undo that."
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A SCHOLARLY LOOK AT ZINE CULTURE’S IMPACT ON SKATEBOARDING
Peep a gallery exhibit featuring zines from many different subcultures and the insights the curators have on skateboarding.
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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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ANGELA WHITE IS BRINGING SKATING’S MOST ICONIC CAMERA BACK INTO PORN
Her 2000s, gonzo-inspired tour de force was filmed completely on the sleek, sexy, grainy VX2000.
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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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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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TRACKING DOWN THE GIRL ON THE DEFTONES’ ALBUM 28 YEARS LATER
Shot by skateboarder Rick Kosick, we went to Seattle to meet the woman on one of rock's most iconic covers.