Michelle Lhooq

Michelle Lhooq is the Features Editor at THUMP. 

Drugs

WTF is Wearable Ketamine?

To fight opioid addiction, a biomedical startup is developing a wearable Bluetooth device that administers ketamine like an insulin pump.
Michelle Lhooq
12.17.20
Drugs

People Are Using Ketamine at Home to Escape Their Pandemic Reality

“Some people get into witchcraft. Some bake bread. I’m doing ketamine," said one woman who first tried it amid COVID-19 shutdowns.
Michelle Lhooq
11.4.20
Weed

How to Get Into Weed While You're Self-Isolating

Here’s a guide to getting started with cannabis—including how to stock up safely, the best weed for smoking alone, and the new rules of stoner etiquette.
Michelle Lhooq
4.20.20
this is fine

Getting 'California Sober' Showed Me a Kinder, Gentler Way to Do Drugs

When I quit every substance except weed and psychedelics, I could still party and expand my mind, but without the selfishness and addiction.
Michelle Lhooq
4.29.19
Festivals

Wonderfruit Is So Much More Than 'The Burning Man of Asia'

Why this growing festival in Thailand is the future of eco-raving.
Michelle Lhooq
1.25.19
Gifts

10 Casually Sexy Gifts for Your Cuffing Season Partner

A little something for your friend with benefits, that benefits you too.
Michelle Lhooq
12.14.18
Culture

meet the ballroom legends of atlanta's underground voguing scene

Leikeli47 and Cakes da Killa headline an extravagant vogue ball in Atlanta — where one of the last great American subcultures has been quietly thriving for decades.
Michelle Lhooq
11.24.18
Culture

meet the ballroom legends of atlanta's underground voguing scene

Leikeli47 and Cakes da Killa headline an extravagant vogue ball in Atlanta — where one of the last great American subcultures has been quietly thriving for decades.
Michelle Lhooq
11.24.18
Gifts

The Best Weed Gifts of 2018 from Women-Run Brands

Soothing balms, a home infusion kit, and even a healing stick for period pain are the hottest items weed-lovers are buying.
Michelle Lhooq
11.21.18
Life

What I Learned at an Expo About Women, Weed, and Politics

A day of politically-charged discussion between women about weed, wellness, and the never-ending terror of the news cycle.
Michelle Lhooq
10.4.18
Singapore

"Modern Singaporean" Cuisine Is Giving Nasi Lemak New Life

Two wildly different approaches to reinventing a much-loved local dish.
Michelle Lhooq
2.7.18
Thump

Techno-Punks Are Throwing the Sickest Raves in Singapore

In the face their country's legal hurdles, the progressive crew behind Horizon99 are helping to reignite country's appetite for experimental dance music.
Michelle Lhooq
2.2.18
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