Posts Tagged essays
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WE (SERIOUSLY) WATCHED TODD FALCON’S INDIE SKATE HORROR FILM
We wrote a semi-serious review of the Original Skateboard Freak's newest indie film.
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STOP WATCHING SKATE VIDEOS
You heard the man!
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HOW TO MAKE MONEY FILMING SKATEBOARDING
Hear from three full-time filmers on how to price, sell, and protect your precious clips.
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A JENKY INVESTIGATION INTO JONAH HILL’S SKATE PAST
Did Jonah ever actually skate or was he the dude who scraped the bottom of his board with scissors before school?
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WHAT HAPPENED TO FREAK OUTS?
A pseudo-investigation into the art of losing your shit.
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HOW WORRIED SHOULD SKATERS BE ABOUT CTE?
What happens when skaters repeatedly smack their heads on concrete over the years?
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MY EXPERIENCES IN SKATEBOARDING
"I've been terrified of garnering the reputation of 'ramp-tramp' or 'pro-ho' just from spending time with skaters."
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TRACING THE HISTORY OF SKATEBOARDING’S MOST FAMOUS CAMERA
Video technology has improved drastically over the years, but skate purists still prefer the look and feel of this clunky old camera. We investigated why.
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DECODING MORE OF SKATEBOARDING’S MOST POPULAR PHRASES
We're back again to dissect skateboarding's worst verbal violators.
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RANKING 10 OF THE BEST SKATE SHOP VIDEOS EVER MADE
As always, this is a scientific, peer reviewed essay and is absolutely the be-all-end-all list of worthwhile shop videos.
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A SKATEBOARDER’S GUIDE TO COLLEGES
College isn't for everyone but if you're gonna go, we broke down some skate-friendly schools for you to consider.
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JENKEM PRESENTS: THE 8TH ANNUAL SKATEBOARDING SUPERLATIVES
To properly highlight the good and bad of 2024 we sat down for like 30 minutes and decided to come up with this list.
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JENKEM’S LONG ISLAND SKATE SPOT GUIDE
Tired of skating the same spots that you see in all the NYC montages? Trek out to Long Island for the weekend and hit these spots.
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RARELY SEEN PHOTOS FROM READ AND DESTROY, THE BELOVED BRITISH SKATE MAG
Check out early documentation of London's Southbank, vert ramps tucked into Lord of the Rings-level forests, and everything in between.