Seven Days Last year, the cover of
Seven Days annual Wellness Issue, published on January 15, 2020, depicted a young woman in an 802 tank top sitting in a serene, cross-legged lotus position inside a protective bubble. With her were a steaming mug of tea, a vial of CBD and other cozy-healthy accoutrements. Said bubble floated above, wait for it, a flaming dumpster. The image was not meant to be prophetic. We
actually thought the world was a dumpster fire at the time. In January. We ll wait for you to stop laughing. The subsequent months were . well, they weren t good, folks. You were there, so we ll spare you the triggering rundown of 2020 s Greatest Hits. Let s just say things devolved, and quickly.
Candace Jennifer Taylor
Candace Jennifer Taylor s email autoreply might come as a surprise to those used to the breakneck speed of online communication. Both my life and the work I do in this life is grounded in the desire to dismantle colonial rule, capitalism and dominance culture, reads the message, which says Taylor may take two weeks to respond. The pace within which both our culture of living and working functions is rooted in the very things I seek to uproot; it s toxic, traumatic and deeply harmful. I will not live my life or curate the offerings I create for my business within that colonial pace.