Award-winning author and journalist La Carmina runs the leading alternative Goth fashion / culture blog (www.lacarmina.com/blog), which won "Best Blog of the Year" from Auxiliary Magazine. Based in Vancouver, her journalism was awarded Bronze by the SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) in 2020. Carmina is the author of three books (published with Random House / Penguin), is a TEDx speaker, and appears on travel TV shows worldwide (Bizarre Foods, No Reservations, Taboo, Oddities, Better Late than Never). She contributes to CNN, Fodor's, Business Insider, Time Magazine, Architectural Digest, Yahoo, Sunday Times, House Beautiful, Huffington Post, Tripsavvy, Buzzfeed, BBC, Roadtrippers, and various inflight magazines (Hong Kong Airlines, Aeromexico). She managed dozens of freelancers and wrote over 600 travel articles for Google’s Touring Bird site. La Carmina is a graduate of Columbia University and Yale Law School.
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La Carmina has a television show for The Satanic Temple TV! "Satanic Show + Tell" is produced by William Morrison, and created / hosted by Carmina and John Skutlin, Ph.D.
In each episode (recorded remotely over Zoom), a notable guest shares a few of their unusual Satanic-related possessions, and the story behind them. These can range from dark jewelry to taxidermy, music, devil-themed books, artwork... we're open to a broad range of possibilities.
So far, they've filmed episodes with Keroppy Maeda (Japanese body mod artists known for bagelheads), Evan Michelson and Ryan Matthew Cohn of “Oddities,” the family of Kirk Hammett (Metallica), legendary silversmith Alex Streeter (designer of the Angel Heart Ring), and more.
Photo of La Carmina with a tote bag designed by Lucien Greaves of The Satanic Temple.
La Carmina is an award-winning journalist and TV host/producer who reports on alternative culture worldwide – including Japanese Satanists, India’s third-gender community, and Moroccan women that shatter social norms. She is the author of three books published by Penguin Random House, and received a Bronze award from the Society of American Travel Writers. La Carmina writes features for CNN, Time Magazine, Architectural Digest, Business Insider, Sunday Times, and more. Her travel television appearances include "Bizarre Foods," "CNN Go" and "ABC Nightline." She is a graduate of Columbia University, and has a J.D. from Yale Law School. Find her subculture stories from over 70 countries on La Carmina Blog (please link to www.lacarmina.com/blog), and @lacarmina social media.
