CJ Hendry’s Coloring Her Hyperrealistic World, 15 Colored Pencils at a Time

It’s best not to take CJ Hendry too seriously. She pokes just as much fun at herself as she does at consumerism through her art. Even the holy grail of the Nike Air MAG, which she dipped into black paint, wasn’t safe. But it’s not only what she creates, it’s how she creates it that has both our attention and the attention of the likes of Pharrell and Kanye West. CJ meticulously uses paper and pen to bring to life grandiose portrayals of pop culture objects and icons.

Nadine Ghosn and Her Jewelry Designs Are Feeding Our Appetite for Fun

You may not be able to have your cake and eat it too, but Nadine Ghosn can cover hers in gold and diamonds. The jewelry designer has not made any dessert pieces — yet — but her other baubles have worked up the appetites of Beyoncé, Karl Lagerfeld, NIGO, just to name a few.

 
 

Making Their Permanent Mark: Meet the Women of West 4 Tattoo

When you walk into West 4 Tattoo, the camaraderie fills it in the same manner that the art design inspiration covers almost every corner of the shop. Once upon a time, tattoos were markings of society’s outcasts — the rebels, the nonconformists, the juvenile delinquents — but that’s not exactly whom you’ll find getting inked up there as West 4 has become a hotspot for Hollywood’s elite and fans alike.

Ride with Nora Vasconcellos, adidas' First Female Pro Skater

The narrative that skateboarding isn’t a women’s sport is being kick, pushed into the past. adidas signed their first female skateboarder, Nora Vasconcellos, who brought us to the skate park before the drop of her eponymous documentary.

Cardi B’s Guide to Glowing Up

Cardi B shares her secrets to success as she reflects on the personal qualities that took her from regular to rap and social media royalty.

Vashtie Takes Us to Y7′s “Upward East Side” Studio — A Yoga Haven for Health-Concious Hip-Hop Fans

Welcome to Y7, where you can find zen practicing your downward facing dog while getting turnt up at the same time. No, this is not your average studio. Sarah Larson Levey first opened the space alongside her husband back in 2013, and it’s been expanding ever since, both in locations and members — the likes of 50 Cent and Rae Sremmurd have attended, for example.

Kilo Kish Is Moody and Melodramatic, for Your Entertainment

Kilo Kish cannot get out of her own head, and she’s allowing all of us to enter that sacred space of hers, too. In 2016 the singer released Reflections in Real Time, a sonic manifestation of her inner-most thoughts as a 20-something-year-old woman pondering the questions we’ve all asked ourselves at one point or another in our own lives. “Existential Crisis Hour!” is like a laundry list of all the worries that keep us up at night: “Are my goals necessary or do they just serve as a way to pass the time in an existence that began outside of my control?” “Can we all exist with our set of purposes for living?” “Will I ever be able to see myself the way others see me?”

Camel Assembly Is the All-Female Collective Empowering Women to Literally Fight Back

Women are resilient, and history has proved so over and over again. Even through tough times — times that tell us we still have a long way to go — we persevere. Camel Assembly is on a mission to remind us all that we’re stronger together and empowering women to fight back against shame, against harm, against hate.