Posts by Ben Komins
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THE LASTING LEGACY OF TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER WITH AUTHOR COLE NOWICKI
20+ years later, people are still talking about how the THPS games affected pop culture, so much so that Cole Nowicki wrote a book about it.
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WHAT IS 2? TALKING RISER PADS WITH ROBERT BLAZEK
The brand is taking advantage of something we all overlooked: who TF has a riser pad sponsor?
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A CONVERSATION WITH BLACK NINJA, THE ORIGINAL SKATE YOUTUBER
In the early days of YouTube, Black Ninja was pulling in millions of views every month, creating iconic moments like rapping over his own video parts.
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A VERY SCIENTIFIC LOOK INTO WEIGHT LOSS THROUGH SKATEBOARDING
Our newest contributor wanted to conduct an experiment to see if skateboarding could help him lose a bit of drinking weight.
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BUILDING CUSTOM SKATE VANS WITH TJ GASKILL
After living out of a van for two years, TJ has started a business converting vans for skaters and their sponsors.
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THE WORST CASES OF SWAMP ASS CAUGHT ON FILM
Summer’s quickly approaching, and nothing is more synonymous with a mid-day summer skate than swamp ass.
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CAN SKATEBOARDING HELP PEOPLE DEAL WITH TRAUMA?
Meet Joel Pippus, a counselor who is exploring if skateboarding can effectively help children heal from trauma.
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THE BEST WAYS TO PLAY OFF EATING SHIT IN PUBLIC
We’ve compiled a list of options to weaken the blow of your next embarrassing slam
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WATCH KENNY KAMIL AND HIS CREW LEAD THE SKATE SCENE IN SINGAPORE
When researching Singapore, we found one consistent thing travel guides want you to know: leave your damn chewing gum at home.
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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.
