Lina Light is Raising Her Voice for Multiple Sclerosis
Lina Light is Raising Her Voice for Multiple Sclerosis
Angelina Cubero was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2020, but had been experiencing symptoms for almost a decade prior. “Now, I'm able to look back and piece it together and be like, ‘maybe it started here’ or ‘maybe it started then,’ and it can go as far back to [...]
It’s Time To Play Salsa During Hikes: How I Overcame Granola Culture
It’s Time To Play Salsa During Hikes: How I Overcame Granola Culture
I became a “granola” girl while working as a conservation intern during my sophomore year of high school. It was during this experience in the woods that I learned about a few hiking quirks. I was enamored by the term “send it,” used by outdoorsy people to mean "go for [...]
Q&A: Illustrator Ambar Velasco Finds Her Muse in The Seine, Cacti, and Her Two Sisters
Q&A: Illustrator Ambar Velasco Finds Her Muse in The Seine, Cacti, and Her Two Sisters
Name: Ambar Velasco Age: 26 Home base: Los Angeles Tu país: Mexico/US What's been your journey to becoming an illustrator? I’ve drawn since I was little but never considered pursuing it as a career until recently. I got my bachelor's in Creative Writing, which I wasn’t very passionate about (it [...]
Q&A: Illustrator Gabriela Alemán aka Smug Morenita is a Self-Taught Artist
Q&A: Illustrator Gabriela Alemán aka Smug Morenita is a Self-Taught Artist
Name: Gabriela Alemán aka Smug Morenita Age: 26 Home base: San Francisco's Mission District Tu país: Nicaraguan-Salvadoran What's been your journey to becoming an illustrator? I'm a self-taught artist. It's been a journey of learning [through] making a lot of mistakes and always being open to learning [more]. Luckily, I’ve been able [...]
Q&A: Illustrator Jennifer White Johnson Brings Disability Justice to Creative Culture
Q&A: Illustrator Jennifer White Johnson Brings Disability Justice to Creative Culture
Name: Jennifer White-Johnson (formerly Jennifer White-Torres) Age: 40 Home base: I was born in Washington DC, grew up in Prince George’s County, MD, and I currently live in Baltimore, MD Tu país: Puertorriqueña-African American My mother was born and raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She moved to Washington DC, where she met [...]
Q&A: Cienna Smith Integrates Realistic and Surreal Elements in Her Bold Illustrations
Q&A: Cienna Smith Integrates Realistic and Surreal Elements in Her Bold Illustrations
Name: Cienna Smith Age: 22 Home base: New York City, NY Tu país: Colombia & Curacao What's been your journey to becoming an illustrator? I’ve been painting and drawing ever since I was very young. I'm inspired by the beauty of the Caribbean island of Curacao, where my parents immigrated [...]
The History of Lube
The History of Lube
From seaweed to olive oil, all the things humans used to get it on. Studies have proved that the best sexual interactions are often accompanied by lube. Looking back at its history, lubricants have been used around the world for 1000’s of years. In the early days, there was an [...]