IS IT SAFE TO SKATE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS?

Everything you need to know to keep skating and supporting your skate community.

March 17, 2020/ Christian Kerr/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 29

HOW NIKE SB’S DUNK CULTURE AFFECTS SKATE SHOPS

Reselling sneakers has grown from an eBay hustle into an industry, and skate shops have become inadvertent players in it.

March 5, 2020/ Ian Browning/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 31

IS SKATEBOARDING “SOFT” NOWADAYS?

If you're yearning for wilder, less role model-able pros, we put together a list of the skate crews keeping that reckless spirit alive today.

February 19, 2020/ Alexis Castro/ ARTICLES, VIDEOS/ Comments: 34

WHY THE OSCAR-WINNING SKATE DOCUMENTARY MATTERS

"Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl)" shows how skateboarding can be so much more than just skating.

February 14, 2020/ Nic Dobija-Nootens/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 5

THE FACES AT ROWAN ZORILLA’S PRO SHOE RELEASE PARTY

Plus a wear test that involved jumping out of a plane.

February 13, 2020/ Nic Dobija-Nootens & Ian Michna/ ARTICLES, Photo Recap/ Comments: 9

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

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