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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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A Spirited Search for the Perfect Highball Combination

Rum and Coke, Seven and Seven, Gin and juice… there’s an endless universe of two-ingredient highball cocktails out there. But which combination of spirit and sugar reigns supreme?

The Kyle Rittenhouse Copycats Have Arrived

A man obsessed with far-right conspiracies and the existential threat of ‘antifa’ shot five unarmed women at a recent anti-police march in Portland, killing one. His justification: He was just a ‘concerned’ citizen who was attempting to ‘protect’ his neighborhood

The Viral Stories of the Russian Soldiers Who Don’t Want to Fight

Across social media, videos of Russian soldiers lamenting the invasion — and their role in it — has lifted the fog of war to reveal a force that mostly just wants to go home