Fabiola Lara

Nov 8, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Fabiola Lara |Yasmeen Abedifard |Sean Knickerbocker |Hannah Good |Chelsea Conrad |Evan Verrilli | +1 more

After the presidential race was called early Wednesday morning for President-elect Donald Trump, Americans across the country reacted with a mix of anxiety, despair and excitement. His victory over Vice President Kamala Harris ends what was a tumultuous 2024 presidential campaign, which included criminal charges, an assassination attempt and his onetime opponent, President Joe Biden, dropping out of the race.

Aug 27, 2023 | msn.com | Fabiola Lara

Being a true crime “fan” is complicated because you’re often wrestling with consuming it as a form of entertainment and as a form of self preservation — a quasi-survival guide — from those who often didn’t make it themselves. Every new Netflix docuseries, competing Hulu show, and behind-the-scenes companion podcast sobers me to the dark realities of the world and drives my sense of hypervigilance — for better or for worse. If you look hard enough, anything can look like the scene of a crime.

Aug 2, 2023 | latimes.com | Fabiola Lara

Something as simple as a cleaning routine can reconnect you with your culture in such a subtle way. I swore I would hate cleaning forever — but here we are. I always thought everyone cleaned with blaring Latin music, but now that I know it’s not a universal American experience, I find it to be so tender and sweet. Growing up is being able to reclaim your childhood and culture, and this is just one way I’m able to. Plus, upbeat music makes cleaning feel rewarding instead of like just another chore.