by Madison Lauterbach | Feb 7, 2022 | Featured six, Features, Lifestyle/Culture
//Headshot of Amanda E.K. taken by ØttØ for Awakening Boutique. Denver writer and reiki healer Amanda E.K. is set to release their first-ever book titled “The Risk it Takes to Bloom,” a collection of queer erotica stories. The book is also a major leap forward for...
by Hailey Groo | Nov 13, 2021 | Health
//Hannah Liska in her home in Denver. on Nov. 8. Liska conducts counseling sessions with clients out of her home. Photo by Esteban Fernandez | efernandez@msmayhem.com Working through pain and insecurity can be a raw and intense process. So, why not do it in a way that...
by Lexi Reich | May 10, 2021 | Health
//Illustration by Madison Lauterbach | mlauterbach@msmayhem.com Kelly Sammis thinks that sometimes we remain feeling broken because we don’t know things can be different. Ten years after surviving a sexual assault in college, Sammis says her pelvis was speaking to...
by Padideh Aghanoury | Aug 15, 2020 | Editorials, Reviews
//Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion in the video for the new single “WAP.” Photo from YouTube. Cardi B is pissing off white people again. On August 7, the rapper dropped a new song and video featuring fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion titled, “WAP,” which...
by Madison Lauterbach | Dec 4, 2020 | Features, Local Business
//Rose Kalasz, co-owner of Awakening Boutique, at the Broadway location in October 2020. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com Walking into Awakening Boutique feels like stepping into a candy store. Dildos, vibrators and butt plugs in bright colors beckon...
by Keegan Williams | Oct 13, 2021 | Badass Women, Features
//Sasha Dillavou at Awakening Boutique on Broadway on Oct. 6. Photo by Polina Saran | polinasarana@gmail.com As the manager and event coordinator at Awakening Boutique, and the head of her own sexual wellness practice, Sasha Dillavou has her dream career....
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 Amelia Petrini, Padideh Aghanoury | Oct 29, 2020 | Editorials, Reviews
//Photo from Netflix In one scene early into the French film Cuties, a group of women are participating in a Quran study and prayer circle. In this setting, the women, who span across all age groups, discuss the role of women in the context of Islam. They talk about...
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