Therapist and contributor Maria Turner-Carey on trauma-informed practises for navigating the dating scene • Illustration ℅ “Argument” by Firenze lai
Currently Creasing: Week of June 17
Here’s what to read the week of June 17th, from what CBD can really do to thirst starting in the gut • Still ℅ “A Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dalí” by director Jean-Christophe Averty
Phytoremediation: Plants that Detoxify the Air
Contributor and Naturopathic Doctor Bryant Esquejo on the house plants that can effectively detoxify your home • Photograph of Henri Matisse in his studio, Hotel Regina, Nice, 1948 ℅ MoMa
8 Simple Things We Need To Do To Legitimately Lessen Climate Change
Contributor Maya Lewis on how as climate change intensifies, those who are most impacted—low-income and communities of color—should be centered in the conversation as well as how tips on how to lessen our impact • Photograph source unknown
What Do We Know About Marijuana’s Medical Benefits? Two Experts Explain the Evidence.
According to two contributing researchers, despite claims that cannabis or its extracts relieve all sorts of maladies, the research has been sparse and the results mixed • Photo ℅ Nice Paper
Currently Creasing: Week of June 10
Here’s what to read the week of June 10th, from what CBD can really do to thirst starting in the gut • Collage ℅ The Paris Review
Artful Astrology : Gemini Season & The Magic of the Mind
Astrology Editor Emmalea Russo on Gemini Season and how if devil is in the details, god is in there too somewhere • Illustration courtesy of Barbara Bazzi
Fund Fresh Foods: The Young Entrepreneur Fighting Against Food Deserts in South LA
Hunger is happening right in our backyards in South L.A., and this entrepreneur needs your help in changing that • Photograph ℅ SÜPRMRKT
5 of Your Herbal Questions Answered with Herb Pharm
Herbalist Lina Watanabe of Herb Pharm is back with answers to your pressing herbal questions • Photograph ℅ Olivia Bee/Trunk Archive