Priscilla Blossom

Comedian Cristela Alonzo has been killing it for years. In 2011, she had audiences roaring with her segment in Legally Brown, a comedy special showcasing non-white comedians in which she was the only woman. Three years later, she became the first Latina to create, produce, write, and star in her own primetime sitcom, Cristela. And in 2017, she got her first Netflix special, Lower Classy, while also becoming the beloved voice of Cruz Ramirez in Pixar’s Cars 3. Since then, she’s had a second Ne...

Best places to soak in the vibes of La Isla del Encanto
Published on Sep. 24, 2025
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There’s no doubt that this past summer belonged to Bad Bunny. Instead of touring the U.S., the Puerto Rican music superstar put on one of the most unbelievable residencies ever in Puerto Rico, playing a whopping 31 shows and pumping millions of tourism do...

In 2011, citizen journalist Lee Roy Chapman wrote a scathing exposé in This Land Press about Tulsa founder W. Tate Brady’s ties to the Ku Klux Klan and his participation in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The story made waves across Tulsa and beyond. It even prompted their city council to change the name of their arts district — then named after Brady. Chapman himself was a self-taught historian, a seeker of deep buried truths, including those which harmed Black and Indigenous communities. He w...

Engage with Denver’s rich Latine heritage and culture during your visit.
By Priscilla Blossom

Nearly a decade ago, I booked a couple of flights to Denver for an anniversary trip with my spouse. At 5,280 feet in altitude, landlocked, with proximity to mountains, breweries galore, and legalized cannabis, it felt like the antithesis of my hometown of Miami. We loved it so much that just two months later, we packed up our belongings into my Subaru (the unofficial car of Colorado) and drove cross-...

Periods are a part of life for many, but talking about them — and the challenges of working while pushing through painful cramps and energy-sucking fatigue — remains largely taboo. In a 2023 UVA Health study, 45.2% of women using the Flo app reported needing to take time off due to period symptoms, but most felt they lacked workplace support to address these concerns.
Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100K, wants to change that. In a recent LinkedIn post, Dunlap shared her company’s new poli...

Why wait until June for Pride? Oregon’s Winter Pride is kicking off March 6.
I was at a vision boarding party last year at a lesbian-owned bookstore (shoutout to Denver’s Petals & Pages) when I realized one of my goals for 2024 was to attend more queer events—especially for Pride. As Pride is generally in June, though, I figured I’d have to wait a while. That is, until I got an email inviting me to check out Winter PrideFest in Bend, Oregon.
What’s Winter Pride Fest, you ask? Just another gay...

Be a gracious guest by avoiding these missteps on your loved one’s special day.
Attending a wedding is always exciting, whether you're a guest or you're part of the wedding party. Weddings are considered the happiest day in many people’s lives, after all, and the happy couple wants to share it with you. However, weddings also require a lot of careful planning and expense. This means a wedding invitation also comes with a silent agreement that all will be on their best behavior for the event. ...

Jessica Gee on raising her internet-famous kids without social media — and the family's latest adventure.
It's been 10 years since Garrett and Jessica Gee sold off all their belongings to wander the world with their children — they now have three: Dorothy, 12, Manilla, 10, and Calihan, 7 —in tow. Over the years, they've visited nearly 100 countries and become social media stars known as the Bucket List Family, sharing their adventures (camping in Botswana, scuba-diving with sharks) with milli...

In my younger years, I dreamt of hitting Sin City for a hedonistic weekend that could only be remembered via poorly scribbled notes written in an inebriated haze.

Like many would-be writers, I longed to recreate Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing" firsthand. Las Vegas has a reputation, after all, for being the sort of place one goes to make endless mistakes in, hopefully, enjoyable ways.

As a lower-income lush in my 20s, the trip never happened. Back then, it felt most important to invok...

Ube season is in full swing at Trader Joe’s, and that, of course, means the return of none other than their Ube Ice Cream. This purple yam-based frozen concoction is a traditionally Filipino food item that TJ’s has capitalized on and mass marketed fairly well in recent years. It’s been great for folks who want to expand their palate. But it begs the question: Is it any good?

When she had her first child, Taylor Capuano found herself bringing in only a couple of hundred dollars (after accounting for her child care costs) despite working as a senior-level marketer. It's little wonder; according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s statistics from 2022, families across the nation spent anywhere from $6,552 to $15,600 annually on full-time day care for just one child. Fast-forward three years and those costs have risen, with some estimates bringing it to upwards of $36,...

Twenty years ago, “Grey’s Anatomy” opened with the premise: What if a pretty surgical intern hooked up with her hot neuro attending and romance ensued? “Pulse,” a new medical drama created by Zoe Robyn (“Hawaii Five-0,” “The Equalizer”), attempts a twist on this premise: What if a resident hooked up with her chief … and then she accused him of sexual harassment?
It’s a compelling spin on a problematic trope (work romance between people with a significant gap in power dynamic), but does it wor...

New ACA President M. Elsa Soto Leggett, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, CSC, stands on the shoulders of her ancestors. She comes from a long line of educators and academics, including Sarita Soto Zajicek, the first Latina American woman to receive a PhD from the University of Texas, and Clemente Martinez, a notable educator and public education advocate in Texas who became the namesake of one of Houston’s elementary schools.
Soto Leggett also faced her share of hurdles: She is a Mexican American woman wit...

It’s been a rough year for fans (and employees) of Hooters, the restaurant chain known for chicken wings and the revealing orange-and-white uniforms worn by the women who work there. In early June, more than two dozen of its company-owned locations across the U.S. closed their doors for good. It wasn’t exactly surprising, given the struggles casual dining restaurants nationwide are facing. Still, the shutdowns put people out of work, including many oft-mythologized Hooters Girls.
Drea Rutledg...

Every child eventually becomes curious about where they come from. While their school’s human growth and development class might cover the basics of egg meets sperm, they don’t often include information about the many ways families are made.
So how do you explain to your child that you sought out a sperm donor for their conception? How do you tell them you needed a surrogate to carry them to term? How will kids react to this information?
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