Ashwin RodriguesinElementalSix-Pack Abs Are Mostly GeneticEveryone can train and diet to make them more visible, but at the end of the day, they are not a measurement of fitness and health·4 min read·Dec 18, 2019--10--10
Ashwin RodriguesinElementalThese Are Not Your Grandfather’s Hair PlugsThe long history of hair transplants, and why they’re suddenly so popular·6 min read·Dec 12, 2019----
Ashwin RodriguesinElementalPeople Are Turning to YouTube and Instagram for Physical TherapyHigh costs and lack of coverage are pushing people to online PT·6 min read·Nov 18, 2019--2--2
Ashwin RodriguesinOneZeroAmbulnz Promised to Disrupt Emergency Transport — But Workers Paint a Grim PictureThe company promises EMTs a “flexible schedule” and “a path to entrepreneurship.”·10 min read·Oct 23, 2019--4--4
Ashwin RodriguesinElementalWhy Is the Internet Obsessed With This Cult Toothpaste?American customers are paying big bucks to import tiny tubes of toothpaste·8 min read·Apr 29, 2019--22--22
Ashwin RodriguesinHuman PartsAll Pain, No Plane: My Grim Experience With Indoor SkydivingThe popular team-building activity that literally broke me·7 min read·Dec 7, 2018--8--8
Ashwin RodriguesDear Abby: What Were You Thinking?An Indian-American writer reacts to a recent advice column on “foreign” names·5 min read·Oct 19, 2018--42--42
Ashwin RodriguesinMEL MagazineThe Phenomenon of the Dog AvatarThe #dogavi trend is just the beginning. Why are there so many racist pets out there?4 min read·Oct 9, 2018----
Ashwin RodriguesinMEL MagazineWhat’s Raffi Been Up To Since ‘Baby Beluga’? Fighting FascismYour favorite children’s folk singer was woke before woke was a thing5 min read·Oct 2, 2018--1--1
Ashwin RodriguesinMEL MagazineBring Back the RingtoneThe latest iPhone might be made of surgical-grade steel and have beyond-DSLR photo specs, but if one rings in a room full of iPhones, can…5 min read·Sep 18, 2018----