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Young designers are rarely able to live on the sales of their designs alone. They emerge from fashion and design schools unknown, ready to present their digital portfolios to buyers or store owners. Most often, they are turned away. But Michelle Aquino defied the odds. She got her first sewing…
I recently adopted a dog. She’s brownish, nine pounds, a little funny-looking, and when she’s not cuddling up next to me sleeping, we’re out walking around the neighborhood or occasionally on a more ambitious hike. I’ve never owned a dog before. I mean, I know NOTHING about dogs. I like…
Marcos Mafia is a 23-year-old professional kitesurfing champion. His sister, Paz, is a former corporate banker. Together they launched the Mafia accessories line in 2012 in their hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The brand has managed to ride the tide from South America to Japan, Portugal, and now the United…
Shocking to believe, but my baby, my son, the light of my life, is in his second year of college. Lucky for me, he chose San Francisco–an easy trip up the coast from Los Angeles. Although he lives in a small studio apartment, and generously offers me his bed, while…
I lived in San Diego for seventeen years–a very long time–the longest time I’ve ever lived in one place. I raised my son there, I made friends for life there, and I grew a career there. Until three months ago, when I relocated to Los Angeles. The last time I…
It’s 2014 and African-American women’s hair is still an issue. Just last week BET got in trouble for saying that Beyonce and Jay Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy’s hair looked un-combed, simply because she’d worn it hair naturally on the VMA Awards. Hmmmm…This makes me think. With all the race issues…
