Musas Sonideras may not be as well-known as their male counterparts, but they are making waves with fans and skeptics alike — Marisol Mendoza takes to the DJ booth in a personalized black-and-purple windbreaker. Her name, embroidered in bright block letters, adorns the right arm, and the left arm displays the flags of Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Cuba — three of the most iconic producers of tropical music. The back of Mendoza’s…

In January, 10 Mexican women were murdered every day. Now, they’re fighting back — by kicking down the patriarchy.

On side hustles and making a living. — It first happened just a week or two after I plunged into the murky swimming pool of existential uncertainty & side-hustles that is participation in the gig economy. A stranger at a party asked me what I do. I fumbled to explain that I was sort of unemployed and sort…

How expats handle debt from abroad. — Callie Woods was 18 years old, on the brink of choosing a college, when her older sister sat her down for a talk. “Mom and Dad did a crap job of explaining student loans,” Callie remembers her sister saying. “You don’t have to go somewhere expensive. You can go to…

When my siblings and I entered the Chestnut Hill branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the librarians greeted us by name. “The Wattenbargers are here,” the librarian at the front desk would call to her colleague in the children’s section. I’d spend as long as I could browsing the…