Barranquilla Born Silvia Tcherassi Designs with Flair
Barranquilla Born Silvia Tcherassi Designs with Flair
Barranquilla, Colombia native Silvia Tcherassi is a Florida-based, fashion designer and hotelier that designs with flair. With an atelier located in Miami, her designs have been presented during the official calendars of Paris and Milan fashion weeks. Her collections can be found across the Americas and Europe at any one of [...]
Cultura: Chicano Connections
Cultura: Chicano Connections
Edgar Daniel Olazaba is a Mexican-American/ Chicano film director and photographer based in LA. The son of immigrant parents, Edgar’s work explores the complexities of Latino culture, particularly for members of the US Latino diaspora. “As I deepen my connection with my heritage, so has my need to get to [...]
WATCH: Kali Uchis Shares her Favorite Childhood Memories and Discusses New Denim Line
WATCH: Kali Uchis Shares her Favorite Childhood Memories and Discusses New Denim Line
"My favorite memory of playing around in Colombia is that randomly out of nowhere it would start raining, and it would just be the most beautiful rain,” shared Kali Uchis over IG Live on Wednesday evening. As part of a month-long series for Hispanic Heritage Month, Yaris Sanchez sat down with [...]
How to Prevent UTIs
How to Prevent UTIs
Beyond merely urinating after sex. Hell hath no fury like an infected urinary tract. And for those of us susceptible to the wrath of the dreaded UTI, it’s rarely an isolated instance. Once the seal is broken...well, you know the drill. Now, the most colloquial consensus on UTIs is pretty uniform: the [...]
Staff’s Note on Hispanic Heritage Month
Staff’s Note on Hispanic Heritage Month
This past May, we re-launched our platform with a new vision and a new look. We committed to creating a space that celebrated distinct cultures, voices, and stories. We told ourselves that above all else, we wanted to avoid being put in a box. We’ve all experienced this box - [...]
Why Sex is Painful for Some Women
Why Sex is Painful for Some Women
Pinning down the root cause is the first step to a solution. Unless you're toying with bondage, sex should not be painful. But for many people with vaginas, it can be all too common. According to a 2014 study, anywhere from 10 to 20% of women in the United States experience dyspareunia—recurrent [...]
Washington Heights: A Visual Love Letter
Washington Heights: A Visual Love Letter
Earlier this summer, we sent out two photographers to capture the true spirit of Washington Heights. Initially, we wanted to do this as a response to the film In the Heights - a film that broke barriers in many ways, but that received criticism for its Hollywood depiction of Washington [...]