Self2024-03-13T15:47:26-04:00

Topicals Skincare CEO on the Importance of Care & Culture

Self|BEAUTY 

Topicals Skincare CEO on the Importance of Care & Culture

The skincare brand Topicals is at the intersection of care and cause. The brand makes skincare products targeting chronic skin conditions like eczema and hyperpigmentation, while recognizing the interplay of diverse skin tones with chronic skin conditions and mental health. According to Topicals CEO Olamide Olowe’s research, 50% of dermatologists [...]

Remembering My Family’s Stolen Land

Self|HISTORY 

Remembering My Family’s Stolen Land

As a child growing up in a large Mexican-American family, I heard countless tales of new beginnings, adventures, reunions, losses, and joys from my older relatives. The context for nearly every story was the border town of Brownsville – Texas’s southernmost city – where my parents and grandparents were born [...]

A Brief History of Gay Bars

Self|MAUDE X LATINA 

A Brief History of Gay Bars

The landscape before, during, and after Stonewall. In 2021, a gay bar is hardly a niche venue. Quite the opposite: Most folks will tell you that dedicated queer nightlife venues have a notable reputation for particularly raucous and lively environs –– or rather, for being a damn good time. However accurate that superlative may be, [...]