by Madison Lauterbach | Feb 4, 2022 | Arts/Entertainment, Features
//Co-owner of Awakening Boutique Rose Kalasz, Horrid Spirits founders Kelsee Ross and Emerald Boes, and Ms. Mayhem’s founder and editor Madison Lauterbach at Awakening’s office space in Denver on Jan. 18. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com Hey...
by Madison Lauterbach | Jan 15, 2022 | Badass Women, Featured six, Features, Obituaries
// A print of Aloria Weaver’s oil portrait of Alicia Cardenas titled “Integrity, Piercing the Veil of Obscuration.” Photo by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com This story was reported with help from Alexandra Cummings. In the body...
by Madison Lauterbach, Polina Saran | Dec 27, 2021 | Featured six, Health
//Elise Lopez looks out her kitchen window after finishing up a custom jewelry order on Nov. 13. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com Elise Lopez sat in what she calls her special chair—a mid-century, wicker barrel back—in the middle of her living room. The...
by Keegan Williams | Dec 20, 2021 | Editorials, Featured six
//Some elder transgender people have held onto the rigid system of the gender binary that they endured decades ago, which has caused some contention within the community. Graphic by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com As conversations surrounding transgender...
by Ms. Mayhem Staff | Nov 25, 2021 | Features, Local Business
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com Another year has come and gone. The holiday shopping season is upon us once again, whether our wallets like it or not. Throughout the year we profiled so many amazing small businesses and artists in...
by Emma Jerry | Nov 10, 2021 | Features, Local Business
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com A tamarind Red Ale, a jackfruit Kolsch, a pomegranate Hefeweizen— these are just a few of the beers that have circulated through Wah Gwaan Brewing Company’s tap list since its inception in 2020. Founded...
by Madison Lauterbach | Aug 11, 2021 | Editorials
//The cover of “Bang! Masturbation for People of All Genders and Abilities” by Vic Liu. Photos courtesy of Liu. This editorial was written with help from Annie Burky. In 1994, Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the first Black U.S. surgeon general and the second woman...
by Lexi Reich | Jul 23, 2021 | Badass Women, Features, Local Business
//Hajra Khan, owner of the custom home bakery Just Us Cupcakes, pipes icing on her chocolate cupcakes in her home kitchen in Centennial on July 21. Khan also works as a lawyer. Photo by Ali Mai | alimai@msmayhem.com Hajra Khan knows how to serve up justice. As a...
by Madison Lauterbach, Esteban Fernandez | Jun 22, 2021 | Features, Lifestyle/Culture
//Food ready, a hungry line of guests fill their plates with food prepared by Shanae Adams and Briannah Hill. Adams is the co-founder of The Chrysalis House, which organized the Juneteenth Jubilee and Cookout at Tooey’s Off Colfax on June 19. Photos by Esteban...
by Ms. Mayhem Staff | Jun 14, 2021 | Features, Local Business
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com Over the last several years, there’s been a discussion about “Rainbow-Washing,” in which corporations replace their regular logo with a rainbow version and carry a limited stock of LGBTQ+ gear emblazoned...
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