“Looking back at the past year, we have seen a deep increase in the understanding and importance of representation and inclusion.

However, this intent must be followed by action."

Charlie Max is a chef, art director, and the founder of Fude.

Charlie’s perspective on the art of nourishment and expression through human form has inspired thousands to look within and express joyfully.

Sizzy Rocket is an artist, songwriter, trailblazer, and overall badass based in Los Angeles.

Today we chat with Sizzy about her relationship with sensuality and how it affects her art and influence.

Finding a person to share my intimate life with who understands the true work of allyship became a clear prerequisite for a lasting and authentic relationship.

Every emotion has a cycle; a beginning, middle, and end.

I've found that in order to fully move through an emotional experience or stress cycle, I must use the language of my body to move through the dis-ease.

Cut to this year. I find myself both behind the camera, as well as in front of the camera, capturing a side of myself that I don’t explore often, especially not in such a public way like this.

I'll never forget the awkward feeling that came across me when I ran into a one-time past fling at party and could barely remember any details about what we did that night.

It’s difficult to acknowledge — let alone seek out — external help when it comes to something as frequently stigmatized as sex, but burying inhibitions can have huge pay-off.

For a large period of my life, I was having really shitty sex.

I tried all the tricks I had heard about to make my experiences larger-than-life: pull my hair, move your hips there, let me bend you over there — it felt performative.

For a large period of my life, I was having really shitty sex.

I tried all the tricks I had heard about to make my experiences larger-than-life: pull my hair, move your hips there, let me bend you over there — it felt performative.

The history of 69-ing is as elusive as it is silly.

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the number became synonymous with jokes and memes; even the cultural history is widely speculated to this day.

I looked down and shook my head. Squinted my eyes. I liked the idea of showing more skin.

Friends of mine would always say the same thing when they heard I was talking to a new boy… and after a while, I began to think they were right.

An inviting thought is remembering that style is more about decision. It's not the items, but rather why you chose those items, their through-lines, and your overall consistency in those choices.