BOOKS FOR LAZY SKATEBOARDERS AND PEOPLE THAT DON’T LIKE TO READ

We hit up a bunch of our contributors & respected writers and asked them to recommend some books for lazy skateboarders

November 10, 2014/ Jenkem Staff/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 25

“THE CHERRINGTON EFFECT”

Following the release of Supreme's video, Cherry, something unexpected happened to skateboarding’s economy: skate shops started selling a shit load of Chuck Taylors

October 23, 2014/ Anthony Pappalardo/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 71

ARE SKATEBOARDERS THAT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN JOCKS?

Do we really act that much different?

October 2, 2014/ Jeff Ihaza/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 95

AN INTERVIEW WITH SKATEBOARDING’S GAYEST PHOTOGRAPHER, SAM MCGUIRE

Is skateboarding really as homophobic as people think it is?

June 17, 2014/ Ian Michna/ INTERVIEWS/ Comments: 101

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE REMIXER IN SKATEBOARDING?

Should raw skate footage be made available to editors all over the world after a new part is released?

May 14, 2014/ John Bringans/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 18

SKATEBOARDING & WRITING: NOT SO DIFFERENT AFTER ALL?

The writer’s struggle is very much the skateboarder’s struggle, the skateboarder’s joy is very similar to the writer’s joy.

April 10, 2014/ Morley Musick/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 23

PRETEND WE HAVEN’T GROWN

"This is the secret treasure hidden inside of our pursuit of skateboarding. The activity is so terrible for us, and cares about us so little, that we can’t possibly do it without loving it. Which means that even the ugliest and biggest assholes in our midst are capable of love."

March 17, 2014/ Kyle Beachy/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 35

WHAT IF SKATEBOARDING LOOKED LIKE THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY?

Both started as illegitimate offshoots – skateboarding from surfing, video games from scientific computer laboratories – and found their own footing through periods of rapid refinement driven by core practitioners.

March 10, 2014/ Dirk Vogel/ ARTICLES/ Comments: 11