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: 10

THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE YOUR CITY MORE SKATE FRIENDLY

How to convince your city officials to fund skateparks, de-knob spots, and be more chill about skating in your city.

November 15, 2019/ Patrick Kigongo/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 10

HOW A SEXUAL PREDATOR INFILTRATED ATLANTA’S SKATE SCENE

The story of how one man used a DIY skatepark and a brand to take advantage of young skater boys.

November 5, 2019/ Andrew Murrell/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 50

THE HISTORY BEHIND SOME VERY SKATEABLE SCULPTURES

A bit of context behind some jumbo sized sculptures that border on skate porn.

October 28, 2019/ Sam Spencer & James Lee/ ART, ARTICLES/ Comments: 6

HOW SHOULD BRANDS BE RELEASING THEIR VIDEOS?

And is our video distribution model broken?

October 16, 2019/ Alexis Castro/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 32

LOOKING INSIDE THE WORLD OF SKATE ACADEMIA

Here's five pieces of skate scholarship along with oversimplified takeaways to get your mind juices flowing.

October 14, 2019/ Jenkem Staff/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 9

A SERIOUS REVIEW OF MARK SUCIU’S SERIOUS “VERSO”

Verso asks that we pay it a kind of attention many of us automatically do not. Knowing this, we choose to either look more closely or let it pass before our eyes the way the rest of skating does.

October 3, 2019/ Kyle Beachy & Zander Taketomo/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 73