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Eddie Kim

Eddie Kim is a features writer based in Los Angeles, covering social and cultural issues for MEL.

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The Best Balls I Ever Ate

Years after the ‘nose-to-tail’ trend took off in American restaurants, animal testicles remain an exotic, frightening prospect to most diners. But these culinary gonads deserve respect — and a place on our menus

Elon Musk Is Desperate to Be the ‘Good Guy’

Buying Twitter isn’t a profit play, or even about controlling the means of communication. It’s a $43 billion salve for Musk’s ego

How Happy Hour Became Illegal in a Number of Different States

A moral panic around drunk driving led state legislators to push for bans on ‘happy hour’ discounts on drinks. Nearly four decades later, there’s little evidence it did any good — but some states still don’t want people getting a late-afternoon deal on booze

Zyzz Can Never Die