Although this year has been caked and doused in horrid personal and political hardship, I nonetheless managed to write several features of which I am incredibly proud. Here is a thread of those stories. Massive thanks to my editors.
First off, queer beauty boys are dismantling the prejudices of the mainstream cosmetics industry through social media https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/20/beauty-boys-men-makeup-teenagers-cosmetics-industry
Meet the teenage 'beauty boys' coming for the cosmetics industry

Gen-Z boys online are chipping away at the taboo against men wearing makeup – with or without the makeup industry’s help

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/20/beauty-boys-men-makeup-teenagers-cosmetics-industry
I noticed that Gen Z resurrected Paris Hilton on Instagram so I looked into what exactly they love so much about her and other stars of nineties and aughts pop culture for @InsideHook https://www.insidehook.com/article/internet/rise-of-celebrity-nostalgia-instagram-account
The Rise of the Celebrity Nostalgia Instagram Account

Transport back to a simpler time, when Paris Hilton and whoever was dating that dude from Sum-41 ruled all

https://www.insidehook.com/article/internet/rise-of-celebrity-nostalgia-instagram-account
I live with severe anxiety and one way I find relief is brewing and drinking tea, and the quiet moments of reflection that come with that process. I wrote an essay about that experience for @ArchDigest https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.architecturaldigest.com/story/tea-routine-for-anxiety/amp
When I Feel Anxious at Home, I Turn to Tea

This little at-home ritual keeps me grounded when things feel tough

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.architecturaldigest.com/story/tea-routine-for-anxiety/amp
I’m so so proud of this essay I wrote for @StarTrek about raffi, alcoholism, and why she and all mothers like her deserve redemption and a second chance https://www.startrek.com/news/i-grew-up-with-a-mom-like-raffi
I Grew Up With a Mom Like Raffi

The troubled Picard character's demons are all too relateable- but so is her growth.

https://www.startrek.com/news/i-grew-up-with-a-mom-like-raffi
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