The Queens of Lumban Embroidery
Words by Glenn Martinez Photograhy by Jamie Barredo Morning sunshine generously streams through a narrow door inside the home of 61-year-old Lolita Lakbay-Rosales providing…
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Helen Nurse’s Parlour of Style – TracyChambers Vintage
Words by Molly Hays Photography by Jacklyn Greenberg Many a woman working from home soon finds her professional life elbowing in on her dining…
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The Contented Life of JoJo Johnson
Words by Megan Smith Photography by Sarah Beaty 318. That’s the number of curves I experienced on an 11-mile stretch of the mountain…
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The Cirque de Soleil of Her Imagination
Words by Bethany Miller Photography by Natalie Morris There is no “they.” This is but one of the many truths spoken by Vanessa…
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The World’s First Freelance Programmer
Words by Robbie Clark Photography by Clare West When Dame Stephanie Shirley founded the British software company F.I. Group in 1962, the young upstart…
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Heart and Soule
Words by Molly Hays Photography by Steve Soule Writers, accountants, lawyers, artists: there are as many work-from-home arrangements as there are home-based workers. Still,…
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Fire Within: The Making of Fire-resistant Clothing for Women
Words by Esther Marr Photography by Natalie Morris Unfulfilled in her profession as a registered nurse, Amelia Papapetropoulos, who lives close to where billions…
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The Heart of Mishti Verma: Inner Katha Interventions
Words by Lanie Anderson photography by Akash Mehta For five years, Mishti Verma began every workday the same: a nutritional milkshake, sprouts, and boiled…
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Jane West: Queen of Cannabis
Taboo Issue Topic: Drugs Words by Robbie Clark Photography by Rebecca Stumpf For a long time cannabis has been considered a societal scourge, a…
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Dawn Weleski: Conflict Kitchen
Taboo Issue Topic: Politics Words by Melaina Balbo Phipps Photography by Conflict Kitchen Pulling into a parking spot, I wasn’t surprised when my stomach…
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Camelle Daley: The Clergy Couturiere
Taboo Issue Topic: Religion Words by Linnea Zielinski Photography by Clare West After finishing her degree at the London College of Fashion, Camelle threw…
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Kendra Montejos: The Immigrant Educator
Taboo Issue Topic: Immigration Words by Renee Boss Photography by Sarah Jane Sanders Clutching a small blue purse with a single coin inside, a…
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Krista Tippett: The Wisdom Seeker
Words by Megan Smith Photography by Pamela Sutton It’s unusually muggy for a September day in Minneapolis and hair around the city is paying…
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Candan Yazar: The Sobriety Savior
Taboo Issue Topic: Alcohol Words by Esther Zunker Photography by Merve Hasman First published in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous documents the organization’s 12 key concepts…
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Maria Mejia
Taboo Issue Topic: HIV Words by Bethany Miller Photography by Sonya Revell Maria Mejia is a powerhouse, even when she’s fragile. The deepest valleys…
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LeNora Fulton: The Native Leader
Taboo Issue Topic: Politics Words by Laura Zolman Kirk Photography by Keith Pitts We found her by chance: a search for small-town female politicians….
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Island Love
Words by Lanie Anderson Photography by Jessica Hill Imagine a wedding with a center aisle carpeted in leaves and colorful rose petals, gift bags…
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La Cuisine Paris
Words by Linnea Zielinski Photography by Rebecca Plotnick “We need to be sitting together over a bottle of wine,” Jane Bertch says as she…
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An Ode to Farm Life: Erin Brennaman
Words by Kelli Loos & Linnea Zielinski Photography by Jen Madigan City girl. Country boy. The age-old tale of young love between two people…
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Gold Medal Work Ethic
Words by Kaelan Hollon Artwork by Roberta Pinna As a rule, divers are a little bit crazy. Surely it must be lunacy to careen…
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Beauty in Brokenness
Words and Photography by Annie Kruyer Kintsukuroi, ‘to repair with gold,’ is the Japanese art of repairing shattered pottery and ceramic vessels with gold…
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Tea Time
Words by Virginia Myers & Megan Smith Photography by Jesse Fox In 2010, Heather Howell was wooed away from her job in talent acquisition…
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Youth Uprising
Words by Lanie Anderson Photography by Rebecca Drobis Hiking in the mountains of Rwanda, snowboarding along the Eastern seaboard, and paragliding in Ecuador, Sarah…
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Soar: The Misty Copeland Story
Words by Molly Hays Photography by Jacklyn Greenberg “I’ll bet you didn’t know that I could fly,” Misty Copeland writes in Life in Motion,…
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Salt of the Earth: Sarah Sproule and her Rooftop Salt Garden
Words by Megan Smith Photography by Jacklyn Greenberg For a seemingly unending rainy streak in NYC, even the gloomy skies can’t keep Sarah Sproule…
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India Hicks: Island Dreamer
Words by Megan Smith Photography by Brittan Goetz & Suzanne Kantak Each morning she sinks her toes into the cool pink sands of the…
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The Model Activist: Summer Rayne Oakes
Words by Pamela Sutton Photography by Jacklyn Greenberg “I’m the person who likes to take the machete to clear the path so other people…
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The Road to Splendid: Jeni Britton Bauer and her Splendid Ice Creams
Words by Molly Hays Photography by Rachel Joy Baransi and Sarah Beaty When the history of ice cream in America is written, chances are…
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Soda Pop PR: Dyan Dolfi-Offutt
Words by Danielle Adkins Photography by Chelsea Brewer “My first job out of college was very ‘Office Space-esque’ and not fulfilling on any level….
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Helen Turner: Pitmaster of Her Domain
Words by Theresa Stanley Photography by Sarah Jane Sanders Helen Turner is living a classic love story of fairytale proportions. Boy sees girl, girl…
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Following the Paper Trail: Rifle Paper Co.
Words by Freedom Martinez Artwork from the brushstrokes of Anna Bond is hard to miss these days. Her name might not ring a bell,…
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Shama Hyder: Buzz Maven
Words by Danielle Adkins Photographer by Gilberto Vasquez Just after finishing up Friday morning errands, Shama Hyder (Kabani) sat down to speak about the…
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Sigrid Olsen: Paradise Found
Words by Janet Holloway Photography by Andrea Hillebrand How is it that nearly every woman I meet who’s over 50, or even 40, is…
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Whitney Rockley: Living the Dream as a Canadian Venture Capitalist
Words by Cheryl Arkison Photography by Lora Vertue When most people say that they are living the dream, they usually mean a big house…
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Ms. Small Town USA: Minnesota Photographer
Words by Pamela Sutton Photography by Kelly Reed “Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie…
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