Tag: Culture

Depending on how well you know your in-laws, figuring out what to buy them can be tricky. When it comes to gifts for your mother-in-law, specifically, you want to cater to her interests with something thoughtful that looks as though you spent more than a few minutes clicking around on Amazon—and spent a reasonable chunk […]

One of our favorite retailers, Nordstrom, is celebrating longer days and warmer weather with major markdowns at their spring sale event. Now is an excellent time to round out your rain gear, activewear, skin-care, and accessories with savings of up to 50% off. Nordstrom’s spring sale features a number of can’t-miss deals, including on products […]

There’s something incredibly special about a grandmother’s warm embrace, sister’s sage advice, or a girlfriend’s charm. All the women in our lives—regardless of race, color, creed, or age—are pure magic, and undeniable forces to be reckoned with. And some of them are channeling their very singular magic into building companies from the ground up, ones […]

I refuse to allow this to be my day-to-day. It’s a promise I made right after Drew’s funeral. And it’s a promise my friend Brandon Wolf, who survived the Pulse shooting, has made as well. “A few days after the shooting, we held a funeral service for Drew,” Brandon told me. “His mother asked me […]

My parents left post-apartheid South Africa for Georgia when I was six, fleeing violent systemic oppression against people of color—including the Chinese community—for a better, safer life in suburbia. For them, assimilation was a survival tactic, a means of advancement. As a child, my mother stopped speaking Chinese in favor of English, and my father […]

Plant parenthood has taken flight during the pandemic, but many of us are merely watching in awe as indoor plants thrive. For every person who can turn seeds into trees, there are plant serial killers walking around unchecked. Luckily, for those who want to keep plants alive, the internet is a wealth of information. Whether […]

The best laugh I’ve had in months was at a coffee drive-through—and it was prompted by an unintentional fat joke. My barista was flustered. Their espresso machine had malfunctioned, and they’d had to make my order twice already—once because the machine faltered, and the second time they dropped the coffee. The barista asked for my […]

Every February, Black History Month gives us an opportunity to honor and celebrate African American changemakers, but if 2020 has taught us anything, it’s to not only value Black lives but also continue celebrating Black joy, creativeness, and ingenuity all year round. Aside from taking action in socially distanced protests or sending a charitable donation, […]

Good for: Anyone who prefers canned wine over bottled. Why it’s worth it: Those who are new to the world of wine will enjoy trying WineSociety, which aims to make the experience of tasting wine more convenient through handheld cans. The brand offers six distinct flavors, including their popular Tempt (a Syrah blend), Chance (a […]

Here at SELF, our inboxes are constantly blowing up with emails about buzzworthy new beauty products, collaborations, and wellness launches that aim to revolutionize your self-care routine. In our new monthly series, The Wellness Forecast, we’ll be highlighting the new launches within wellness, beauty, tech, food, and fitness that we’re keeping tabs on (and think […]