Published in MEL Magazine·Mar 4, 2020Coronavirus Racism, Nude Storage Calculus and Fake Meat for LentMust Read — 2 min read2 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Mar 4, 2020The Real ‘Brown Acid’ at Woodstock, The Rise of Gentrifying Ghost Kitchens and RIP James LiptonWhen you think of Woodstock, you probably think of muddy hippies, hallucinogens and Jimi Hendrix. Well, this story from a guy at Woodstock who took the notorious “brown acid” has all of that. But there are a few details that may change your perception of the festival forever: Namely, the…2 min read2 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Mar 2, 2020Everything Coronavirus, the Truth About Bernie Bros and Prepping for PrisonThis week’s been all coronavirus, all the time — and for good reason. Honestly, it might be better for us all to turn off our brains for awhile, since it seems like the only thing the news has been doing is making us anxious. On an immediate level, the stress…3 min read3 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Feb 24, 2020A History of wikiFeet, Stabbing People on LSD and Rick Moranis, DaddyMy favorite kind of article we do here at MEL are the ones where we go, “You know who’s a total daddy? This guy you probably hadn’t publicly admitted to being attracted to before.” This week, we finally admitted our feelings for Rick Moranis, perhaps the 1980s and 1990s most…3 min read3 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Feb 19, 2020Skinning Florida’s Python Problem, the Pigs of Personal Finance and Justin Bieber, Wife GuyI’ve always stood by the idea that “Florida Man” is a myth, perpetuated solely by the fact that Florida has open public-record laws. …3 min read3 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Feb 10, 2020The Taut-Ass Coefficient, A History of the Members Only Jacket and the Dark Crimes of the HamburglarAllow me to rock your world: This week we learned that the “tautness” of an ass has nothing to do with whether or not you could bounce a quarter off of it. In fact, it’s funny that an ass you “could bounce a quarter off of” was ever used to…3 min read3 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Feb 6, 2020Preschool Teachers on the State of the Union, How to Take Criticism and Resting Bastard FaceWhen you write for a living, it can be a challenge not to take criticism personally. …2 min read2 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Feb 5, 2020The Burnout Economy, the Last Blimp Pilot and Tourette’s in a PC WorldIs there anyone who isn’t at least a little burnt out? I hate to be the type to rail against those gosh darn millennials (though, I am more Gen Z myself), but when our parents would come home exhausted and miserable from another day of decades of working nonstop, I…2 min read2 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Feb 4, 2020How ‘Wild Wild West’ Got So Wildly Bad, the Case for a Tax Strike and the Black Market for Fitness Influencer Workout RoutinesSo you’ve just filed your taxes, and oops, it turns out you owe more money to the government. But what if you just… didn’t pay it? What if all of us got together and went on a tax strike? You know, like Netflix, General Motors and other major corporations already…3 min read3 min read
Published in MEL Magazine·Feb 3, 2020Just Super Bowl Things, All of Our Coverage from Sundance and Lots and Lots of Bernie MemesMust Read — The Super Bowl Beat2 min read2 min read
