As much as we love to sh-t on dating apps, for a lot of queer people, virtual connections are the only safe connection. From our internet besties that were our first safe spaces to be "out" to meeting our first queer lovers, many of our love lives have been driven by the interwebs. Now, we're older and in our fling era (cause I'm so over the word "situationship") and dating apps provide the variety or shall we say "spice" our sex lives need. So, of course, I went straight to the source to figur...
Picture this: 41 strangers from across the globe – China, Mexico, Los Angeles, Paris, South Korea, Berlin, you name it – gathered in a Greek amphitheater on Mount Helicon at midnight. Their mission: to race to Mount Olympus, over 270kms away, in under 22 hours. It almost sounds like a trailer for a film (or a wild reality TV show) but this scene of mythological proportions was a real event. To celebrate Global Running Day, Nike Running launched the new and improved (but ever-reliable) Pegasu...
Dora Atim is on a mission to empower Black women. She founded Ultra Black Running a few years ago as a way to connect with like-minded individuals who understood her anxieties and struggles without explanation. It's since become a blossoming community and safe space for both Black women and non-binary people, connecting them through their shared love of running and the outdoors.As a Nike trainer and run coach, mentorship and community have always been a part of Atim's life -- initially as someth...
43% of youth are getting their education from TikTok -- but should they? According to Nadya Okamoto, founder of August menstrual care, the app can be both helpful and harmful, meaning your period care facts may not be accurate.Here are the top three period myths that need to be debunked, according to Okamoto.Myth #1: You can’t swim on your period.Truth: While your period doesn’t completely stop in water, which is another common misconception, your flow does lessen due to the pressure of t...