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“JENKEM VOL. 3 – LATEST AND GREATEST HARDCOVER BOOK HAS ARRIVED” by staff via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Feb 3, 2023 | Book Review, Community, Industry, Legends, News, Retail History, Skateboard

It’s been quite some time, but we’re back with the third and final installment in our Jenkem Book Series. That’s right, Jenkem Vol. 3 is finally here, consisting of 100% new content, completing the book trilogy we started back when we were even...

“The Gospel, According to Jeremy Jones – The polymath snowboarder has a new book about the art and philosophy of being in the mountains” by Heather Hansman via Outside

by admin | Dec 27, 2022 | Book Review, Industry, Interviews, Legends, Snowboard

Jeremy Jones, big-line snowboarder, splitboarding sage, and fearless-seeming founder of Protect Our Winters (POW)—a partner of Outside’s Find Your Good fundraising platform—says he was scared to write a book. “I was kind of nervous, but nervousness and excitement go...

“WE CHECKED OUT SOME BOOKS PENNED BY SKATERS” by Matt L. Roar via JENKEM Mag

by admin | Oct 16, 2022 | Book Review, Community, Holiday, Skateboard

Every skater can name everything about their first deck or skate video. You remember the songs, the tricks, the outfits. You remember the art on your earliest completes, T-shirts, wheels, and if you’re a big enough nerd you can even recognize the visual aesthetics of...

“New Book ‘SURFER Magazine 1960-2020’ Captures Essence of Publication’s Six-Decade Run” by Sam George via The Inertia

by admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Book Review, Industry, Surf

The Chris Burkard shot from Iceland made famous in the pages of SURFER. Like just about every other surfer over the age of, let’s say, 20, I distinctly remember the very first issue of SURFER magazine I ever saw. It was the summer of 1967, and as...

“NRF Reports Retail Shrink Nearly a $100B Problem” by Daniel Inman via National Retail Federation

by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Book Review, Industry, News, Retail Crime, Statistics

WASHINGTON – Retail shrink, when taken as a percentage of total retail sales in 2021, accounted for $94.5 billion in losses last year, up from $90.8 billion in 2020, according to the 2022 National Retail Security Survey released today by the National Retail...

“Maya Gabeira Wrote the Most Beautiful Children’s Book: ‘Maya and the Beast’” by Alexander Haro via The Inertia

by admin | Jul 24, 2022 | Book Review, International Travel, Surf

Maya’s first book is available August 2. Images courtesy of Abrams Books. For the last few years, Maya Gabeira has been working on something very different from her normal gig. She’s been writing books. You know Gabeira, of course, as the two-time Guinness World...