Interview Nefer Flores Photos & Introduction Francesca Carpinelli Lead Photo Hair, makeup & style: Eve White; Model: Danielle Chaves; Photo: Holly Feral Web Feature sponsor SoCal Vegfest Originally published in Driftwood Issue Two Día de los Muertos, called Hanal Pixan in the Yucatan Peninsula—Maya for “Food of/for the Souls”—is a beautiful celebration of the dead. It is said that the dead visit their families every year on this date, so most households will set up an altar a

Story Alex Payne Photos Nicole Brodeur Web Feature sponsor V-dog Originally published in Driftwood Issue Two Paris Unexpectedly, France’s growing vegan scene greeted us before we stepped off the plane. Our flight attendant, the perfect petite picture of a chic young Parisian, noticed a copy of Laika poking up from our seat-back pocket. She’s vegan, she said, but she didn’t think her hometown had much to offer in the way of plant-based dining. Happily, Paris would prove her w

Story Holly Feral Photos Holly Feral, Jeremie Frémaux, courtesy of Miyoko Schinner Web Feature sponsor Bare Bones Body Care Originally published in Driftwood Issue Two As someone who recently started a business, I can tell you that the fear of failing wakes me up at night. It ranks between the fear of death and having an unknown sex tape surface. The thought of going on to start another business, and then another, and another after that… It seems an unfathomable feat of huma

Story and Photos Daniela Lais Web Feature Sponsor Fetch Eyewear Originally published in Driftwood Issue Two In Austria, we have some rules for visitors. One says: If you travel to our country, you need to visit the Stephansdom (St. Stephen’s Cathedral) in our capital, Vienna. It’s an impressive 12th-century cathedral with 13 bells; one of which, The Pummerin, is the second biggest bell in Europe. And high above, ornate glazed tiles along the roof shine in a mosaic of the Vien

Story and Photos Michele Truty Images courtesy of the publisher Web Feature sponsor Vegan Street Fair For publication in Driftwood Issue Two The Taco Cleanse by Wes Allison, Stephanie Bogdanich, Molly Frisinger, and Jessica Morris You had me at “Cleanses are the fucking worst,” the opening line in Laura Beck’s foreword for The Taco Cleanse. Truth be told, if it had started any other way, I would have stopped right there. So thanks be to the Taco Gods I was met with such a we