By Beatriz A few weeks ago, I told you my story of when I went vegan for a week– the inspiration behind it, my eventual slip-up, and my conclusive enlightenment. Due to its very warm reception, I feel it is only fair to regale our readers with some super easy recipes that kept me trudging along…
By Beatriz Born in Paris in 1908, Simone de Beauvoir had a comfortable childhood. She went to the best schools, and excelled in the academic world. How good was she in the classroom, you ask yourself? She was the 9th woman to be allowed to obtain a degree from the Sorbonne University, since, you know,…
By Beatriz Is it me or is there a major health and fitness fever sweeping social media? It’s almost part of table ettiquete to take a picture of your food and upload it onto Instagram or Facebook. If you do not take a gym selfie, your workout did not happen- not even if it was…
By Laxmi R. (Ann Shoket is the current editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine.) Dear Ann, As you may know, the Hispanic market is roughly a $1.5 trillion market in the US. I say you may know since I’ve noticed Seventeen.com has included more and more articles geared toward Latinas, with a new section coming from misquincemag.com. I think…
By Beatriz After a super tasty meal at a Tunisian restaurant, I asked my waiter to “surprise me!” for dessert. A few minutes later, he came with a delicate crystal bowl filled with a white concoction. It was topped with chopped pistachios and…honey? I didn’t know how to feel at first. Was this some coconut thing?…
By Laxmi R. Atoosa Rubenstein. She is probably one of the most honest and ballsy magazine executives that has ever walked the halls of Hearst Corporation. She not only stayed true to her readers, but most importantly, to herself; an important lesson everyone should learn about the secret of being and staying happy in life.…
By Beatriz “Hispanic”, by definition, does not do anyone justice A quick look-up of the word rendered these results: His·pan·ic hiˈspanik/ adjective adjective: Hispanic 1.of or relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, esp. those of Latin America. of or relating to Spanish-speaking people or their culture, esp. in the US. noun noun: Hispanic; plural noun: Hispanics 1. a…
By Laxmi R. I made it! Well, sort of. I was supposed to do 8 days, but ended up doing only 7 because I left on a ski trip on Thursday, so I thought it was kind of a bad idea to start eating normal again the same day of my trip. So here’s are…
By Beatriz In a time when we may think women were not equal to men, Eleanor of Aquitaine reminds us that women did, in fact, exercise political power and could have a strong influence over their male-dominated world. Using wits, brains, and straight up bravado, she was willing to put it all on the line…
By Beatriz So you have the finances, the time, and the looks (hell yes, you do!)…but do you have the motivation and the energy to go out these days? Life after college is an interesting, if not bizarre, experience. You’re still young…on the outside! But inside, all the job searching, awesome bad decisions you made while…
By Laxmi R. As I’ve juiced more and more for the last 5 days, I’ve come up with my own recipes, which are pretty comforting, especially since I give them names like Candy Cane and Strawberry Shortcake. So here’s my top three juice recipes. Keep in mind that these are best to consume in the…
By Laxmi R Picture this: you work extremely hard through high school in order to get into a kickass university, to get picked for some of the most competitive internships, and ultimately land your dream job at a Fortune 500 Company. Let’s say you work for this Fortune 500 Company’s startup project for a couple…
By Beatriz (Disclaimer: Now at a healthy weight, I am a former “fat kid” who still has the mentality of one. Though I have control of my thoughts now, I still struggle with negativity sometimes.) Parisian women are famous worldwide for being chic and trendy and fashionable. Welp…I guess it’s true, but in a parallel…
By Laxmi R. Is it me or is there a boom of “juicing” that’s been going around for a couple of years now? From Lebron Jame’s wife’s new juice bar, to JugoFresh expanding to several other locations in Miami, to a funny Australian-accented man that I watched get rid of his fat belly and skin…
The Cocktail Party 