Self

Growing up, my curls were a point of pain. My own culture glamorized straight hair, and at school, I was made fun of. I was called “Puff Ball,” “Frizz Puff,” names that drove me to believe that my hair was in fact, ugly. “Pelo malo.” Millions of women, including Latinas, [...]

New York-based makeup artist Marcelo Gutierrez ditched fine art school to push for diversity and visibility in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Gutierrez was born in Colombia and raised in the US after his family fled their home country and sought refuge in Florida. Throughout his youth, Gutierrez's painter [...]

More than a year has passed since COVID-19 changed the pace of how many live. For some, this period has been marked by estrangement - from loved ones, vital communities, and especially one another. For others, this period has also been shaped by loss, pain, and survival. A virus that [...]

From hormonal patches to good ‘ol fashioned condoms. Joy of child-bearing aside, sex, in the 21st century, has just as much to do with pleasure as it does reproduction. Joy and intimacy are fundamental byproducts –– the stakes surrounding each of our sexual encounters need not be so wildly high. [...]

Debunking misconceptions around the female body. With hot flashes as its trigger warning and Diane Keaton (in her many roles as a 50-something) as its mascot, menopause has quite the cultural reputation. In reality, the disappearance of a monthly cycle comes an adjustment period that’s so dramatic we’ve come to [...]