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Photo of refried beans in a skillet, topped with queso fresco, radishes, and cilantro.

Historias de la Cocina: Refried Beans

The Mexican staple is a dizzy mix of pop culture meme and slave trade history.
Photo of arroz rojo by Jae Thomas

Historias de la Cocina: Arroz Rojo (Spanish Rice)

The tomato and onion spiced dish is rooted in colonization and oral tradition.
Graphic of microneedle patches by Téa Kvetenadze.

The Interlude Tries: Microneedling Patches

This quarantine buy turned my tiny NYC apartment into a skincare lab. And I was the rat.
Illustration of handwritten letters by Chloé Mauvais.

Writing Letters When There’s Nothing to Write About

Greetings from the land of baked bread and déjà vu.