Natasha Piñon
By Natasha Piñon
The TikTok beauty filters that will teach you how to apply makeup
Some filters apply virtual makeup. These filters will train you to apply actual makeup.
Are heated eyelash curlers worth the internet hype?
Putting 90 degrees worth of heat right next to my eyeball feels a little dangerous.
Oral-B's toothbrush uses AI to grade your teeth brushing habits
Never thought I would be emotionally affected by my toothbrush's rating of me, but here we are.
The Dyson Airwrap's secret sauce is jet engine tech
It makes your hair zip up into the barrel, just like the air does on a jet plane.
You can print your own lipstick thanks to YSL — but is it worth $300?
Watching this thing whir out pretty little lipsticks is so satisfying.
Online reviews shaped the internet as we know it. Now they might be in danger.
Section 230 touches every corner of the internet — even the corner telling you where to find the best vegan restaurant.
A fight between cosmetic surgeons reveals online reviews may only be skin deep
When cosmetic surgeons are accused of fake online reviews, where can people turn for accurate info?
She taught a generation to type. But who is the real Mavis Beacon?
The model for the '80s software program once represented excellence in typing — then she vanished.
What is critical race theory?
And why is everybody fighting about whether it should be taught in schools?
After the worst school year ever, here's what students want most
Mental health needs to be a priority this fall, students and experts say.
How Black Lives Matter could change Pride for the better
There is no gay liberation without Black liberation.
Universal basic income vs. guaranteed minimum income: What's the difference?
It could be the difference between getting more stimmies or...not.
Black farmers denied loans teach each other how to make money growing hemp
"If I was going to get into farming, I was going to have to find another way to do it."
What is the digital divide?
"We can't let ourselves be OK with a child, or anyone, going to a parking lot to do their homework or fill out a job application."
Giving people free money helps them get better jobs, cash experiment shows
A major guaranteed income pilot program just released its first-year findings, and UBI proponents will be pleased.
How a Facebook group for people who can't smell handled the COVID rush
For years, one Facebook group was a relatively niche yet helpful forum. Then came the pandemic.
This 22-year-old DACA recipient empowers undocumented youth and the immigrant community
She's been in the fight for more than a decade now.
15 protests that defined 2020
A look back at some of the most consequential moments of the year.
There's racism in our food system, too. Here's how to combat it.
A few long, long overdue actions you can take right now.
Undocumented immigrants can't vote, but they're still mobilizing others
"It's people's lives on the line."
The Me Too movement just launched its next chapter
"The end of sexual violence begins with this next act."
4 ways you can join the fight to support equal pay
Structural problems need structural solutions — and you can, and should, advocate for them.
'This is not normal': Cory Booker critiques Supreme Court nomination process
Booker called for a delay in the nomination process.