INTERVIEW WITH BRANDON NOVAK FROM HIS PENNSYLVANIA JAIL CELL

We write letters snail mail to Brandon Novak in his Pennsylvania cell and talk about jerking off in jail, skateboard tricks, pickup advice and his invisible friend, Minson.

June 24, 2011/ James Lee/ INTERVIEWS/ Comments: 33

CHEERS TO ANOTHER YEAR

Some small talk, some 2025 highlights and plenty of links to keep you busy.

December 26, 2025/ Jenkem Staff/ RANDOM CRAP/ Comments: 8

I TRIED SKATING SWITCH FOR A MONTH

Our friend Greg commits 30 days to only skating switch in this daunting experiment.

December 19, 2025/ Greg Navarro/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 2

REAL SKATEBOARDS “OVAL” IS THE BRAND’S FIRST FULL LENGTH IN OVER A DECADE

Featuring a full Ishod part and Mason Silva with hair!

November 7, 2025/ Jenkem Staff/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 12

“ACROSS AMERICA” DOCUMENTS THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF SKATING ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Watch the behind-the-scenes reality of Chad Caruso's world record skate in this new documentary.

August 27, 2025/ Ben Komins/ VIDEOS/ Comments: 6

LEFT ON READ: AKWASI OWUSU

Our series where your favorite skaters share memes, movie recommendations, camera roll photos, notes and more.

June 12, 2025/ Ben Komins/ LEFT ON READ/ Comments: 1

VINCENT MILOU IS BETTING ON THE FUTURE OF ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS

"I know Element’s an old brand, but they’re re-launching, keeping it simple and local. I like that."

June 9, 2025/ Ian Michna/ INTERVIEWS/ Comments: 4

JAPAN BUILT REPLICAS OF FAMOUS CALIFORNIA SKATE SPOTS

Funded by boat race gambling, West LA's Stoner Plaza and San Francisco's 3rd and Army can now be skated in Japan.

May 22, 2025/ Kai Rosenthal/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 4