Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez
Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez is a lifestyle writer based in New York City. Her writing has appeared in Shape, Self, Seventeen, and Women's Health. She is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion and was a founding teacher at the Academy for Software Engineering, NYC's first public high school devoted to software development. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, son, and two TV-loving cats.
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Stories By Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez
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Famous for playing barrier-breaking role models ranging from baseball star Jackie Robinson to Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall to Black Panther's regal T'Challa, actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away of colon cancer Friday, was a hero on the silver screen and also to his peers.
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It may have made its debut last May, but Katy Perry's 'Never Really Over' continues to win us over, providing an upbeat track to quarantine to.
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Before their August release of Imploding the Mirage, alt rock band The Killers were known for their indie take on faking it till you make it, "Smile Like You Mean It." Now it turns out there's science to back up them up: The act of smiling can trigger your brain into taking on a positive mindset.
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Turns out, those binge-watching sessions of I May Destroy You may be destroying your waistline. New research from the University of Sussex in England found eating while engrossed in something perceptually demanding makes it harder to notice when you feel full.
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The Duchess of Sussex has a message for anyone planning to sit out the election: "If you're not going out there and voting, then you're complicit. If you're complacent, you're complicit." Though she did not call out the president by name, Markle's comments turned heads on both sides of the Atlantic.
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om the moment she was announced as Joe Biden's VP pick, Senator Kamala Harris instantly began paying it forward by creating jobs for other women — particularly comedian Maya Rudolph.
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One thing presumptive Democratic nominees Joe Biden and Kamala Harris share? They know someone's got their back.
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While it's clear that Kamala Harris has been an influential force in niece Meena Harris' life based on the recent release of Meena's children's book, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea, the 35-year-old activist and founder of the Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign is proving that she, too, has big ideas.
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When you're crunched for time, there's nothing like a few sets of squats to get your whole lower body in shape. The classic strength move engages your quads, glutes, and hamstrings, not to mention your core and hip flexors. "In life, we squat all the time."
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First she shook up the beauty industry with 40 shades of foundation. Next came 50 shades of concealer (via Elle). Now singer, songwriter, and bonafide beauty magnate Rihanna proves she's on the cutting edge of inclusion once again with the launch of Fenty Skin, her new gender neutral skincare line.
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If you're lucky enough to work from home during the pandemic, turns out there's a tradeoff for not having to commute to the office every day. New research from the National Bureau of Economic Research confirms what may be painfully obvious by this point: Working from home can mean longer workdays.
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If you caught Luke Bryan's performance of his number-one hit "One Margarita" on Today this morning, consider yourself reminded: Summer is not over yet! Despite the notable contrast with the official video, shot during pre-lockdown times, Bryan and his band performed the song to a virtual crowd.
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If you're finding yourself more dissatisfied with your purchases since the onset of the pandemic, you are not alone. From trouble with returns to delayed shipping and more, customer complaints have been on the uptick this year, according to the aptly named 2020 National Customer Rage Study.
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Whether you're looking for a new job, trying to organize your home, or want to lose the dreaded quarantine 15, it can be hard to get and stay motivated after months of sheltering in. So what can you do to get fired up and start checking things off your to-do list? For starters, revamp your list.
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If that draft of you swinging your arms all over the place in your early attempts at the Renegade on TikTok has you cringing, you can delete the evidence.
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While the pandemic has highlighted some of the lavish ways celebrities have hunkered down, it's always refreshing to be reminded that they're also just like us. Pink recently opened up about her secret weapon for keeping her marriage to Carey Hart humming, and it's refreshingly honest.
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By now, many of us have mastered the art of showing up to Zoom meetings with creative backgrounds, or clicking on the handy "Touch up my appearance" filter in the app's video settings in order to project our best selves. But how do you ensure your meetings go beyond simply showing face?