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In skateboarding, we’re wired to think more is “better.” Learn a trick, then take it to something else. Something bigger. Flip in, flip out, do it switch. Hell, do it with your eyes closed while spinning a basketball on your finger and talking to your estranged uncle on the phone. In our current era, skaters…

Nothing screams summer in New York like hotdogs and beer, and now that everyone’s god awful puffer jackets have been packed away, I have some big news. Jenkem’s Third Annual 999 Challenge is here! If you missed the first two years of carnage, let me explain. Birthed on the baseball diamond by frat boys and…

photo: charles deschamps Many filmers have made their mark on New York City skateboarding throughout the years, but very few were as prolific in the 2010s as Lurknyc, AKA Nick VonWerssowetz. Through New York Times, Mean Streets, and full-lengths like Strangers, Nick launched careers while documenting the characters, random run-ins, and chaos that attracts people…

In the same way that pants go from baggy to skinny, music trends move in a cyclical motion. And recently, second wave emo, aka “Midwest Emo,” seems to be making a comeback. From cult bands going on reunion tours to young bands turning heads, the genre that can feel like a time capsule into the…

From dropping in on vert to packing a car 12 deep and hitting the road, there are plenty of meaningful experiences every skateboarder should have before turning their setup into a perma wall board. To make it easier for you to keep track of some of these experiences and help guarantee you squeeze every last…

For some professional skateboarders, retirement can ironically be the scariest part of their career. How do you live without your name on a board? How do you translate a kickflip back lip into real-world skills? Shit, how do you explain the 20-year resume gap? With no clear answer to many of these questions, oftentimes pro…

A couple years ago New York experienced the Great Texas Takeover, a moment in time where The Late Nite Stars crew assembled in Brooklyn and swiftly started kicking ass. Since then, we’ve had the pleasure of working with a number of dudes from the LNS crew, but we’ve never gotten the chance to feature the…

Over the years, Chris Sterling has amassed an archive of thousands of photos highlighting forgotten skate moments from average skaters in the 80s and 90s. In the grand scheme of skateboarding’s timeline, it was sort of in a rut at this point. A simpler time, when skating in a parking lot might equate to a…

We’ve all seen Japan’s neon-colored skate mouse trap called Kasso by now. Created by the people behind American Ninja Warrior, it’s an obstacle course built to gamify skateboarding. Last weekend, Kasso had an event in Long Beach, California, marking the competition’s first time in the States. The build featured a tilted, hopscotch nightmare, tightrope gaps,…

Have you ever noticed that the best board companies and bands are kinda similar? They are made up of friends, aren’t formed with the goal of making money, and create independently from current trends. The only difference we see is that a board brand would never quit at the peak of their popularity, which is…