by Lexi Reich | May 28, 2021 | Health
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com Did you know that vaginal odor is the cause of unhappy marriages and broken homes? At least that’s what this 1950s Zonite douching ad wants you to believe. Misogynist marketing tactics are not as passé...
by Padideh Aghanoury | May 26, 2021 | Arts/Entertainment, Features
//Comedian Shanel Hughes performs at The Bad Apples Comedy Show, a comedy showcase that she headlined at Stem Ciders in Denver on May 20. Photo by Ali Mai | alimai@msmayhem.com In 2007, Vanity Fair ran an article titled “Why Women Aren’t Funny” that based its premise...
by Madison Lauterbach | May 24, 2021 | Features, Local Business
//Amber Hage-Ali, co-owner of the Terrorium Shop in Denver, stands by the register and gets ready for closing the shop for the day on April 6. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com Taxidermy, a word that conjures images of museum caveman exhibits, moth-eaten...
by Emma Jerry | May 21, 2021 | Features, Local Business
//Casey Stelter, owner of SheWolf Studios, holds one of her art pieces, a ceramic vase sculpted out of doll faces. Lafayette on May 10. Photo by Polina Saran | Polina.sarana@gmail.com SheWolf Studios’ inventory is literally eye-popping. A commonplace macrame plant...
by Addison Herron-Wheeler | May 19, 2021 | Arts/Entertainment, Features
//Nicole Cacciavillano, owner of The Black Box in Denver, stands in the pool room of the music venue on May 11. Photo by Ali Mai | alimai@msmayhem.com Ever since she first got into underground drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep, Nicole Cacciavillano wanted her own venue. A...
by Padideh Aghanoury | May 17, 2021 | News
//Demonstrators gathered on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol, calling for the U.S. military to end its support of Israel in solidarity with Palestine on May 14. Photo by Kieran Purce | purce.kieran1@gmail.com On May 14, the Party for Liberation and Socialism...
by Madison Lauterbach | May 17, 2021 | Equity, Features
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com //Marketing strategist Krystal Covington. Photo provided by Covington. Public relations strategist Krystal Covington is a one-woman powerhouse. Over the last seven years, she’s built a networking empire...
by Ali Mai | May 14, 2021 | Equity, Features
//Molly Merkert looks out the window of her Denver apartment on March 28. As Chinese adoptee, Merkert has felt hurt and confused by the anti-Asian comments her white extended family have made. Photos by Ali Mai | alimai@msmayhem.com For Asian intercountry adoptees in...
by Madison Lauterbach | May 13, 2021 | Equity, Features
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com //Freelance multimedia journalist Chandra Thomas Whitfield. Photo provided by Whitfield. Chandra Thomas Whitfield has made a name for herself as a freelance multimedia journalist, a rare achievement in...
by Madison Lauterbach | May 11, 2021 | Equity, Features
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com //BLM5280 Director of Strategic Development Amy E. Brown. Photo provided by Brown. Colorado-born Amy E. Brown has worked tirelessly for years fighting the oppression of marginalized people, specifically...
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