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Magdalene Taylor

Magdalene Taylor is an editorial assistant and contributor at MEL. She loves Korn, Juggalos, and being a dumb bitch. She lives in LA but is from God's country, Western Massachusetts.

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Do Some Goddamn Chores If You Want to Live Longer

I’ve got some good news that might seem like bad news at first: People who do housework live longer than those who don’t. You might…

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So… Why Does Rolling the Batteries in the Remote Make Them Work Again?

Battery scientists do the extremely important work of figuring out sustainable ways to store energy to make things last longer, help protect people during natural…

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How to Deal With Your Partner’s Fucked-Up Sleep Schedule

My boyfriend’s sporadic sleep schedule means he’ll probably die young of intestinal cancer. His shifts at work begin anywhere from 5:30 in the morning to…

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The Science of How Getting Hit in the Head Stops Your Dick From Working

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Sunday Reads: Embracing ‘Horny on Main,’ the Fight Against Retirement Depression and the Basketball Player Who Is Paid to Be A Loser

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Why the Snooze Button is Ruining Your Day, The Case for a ‘Maximum’ Wage and Chinese Rappers V. the Hong Kong Protests

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Holiday Weekend Reads: Why Everyone Has Ceiling Titties, the Private Investigators Who Know You Aren’t Really Dead and the History of ‘Up In Them Guts’

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Does the Tinder Super Like Actually Work?

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Seinfeld Fan Fiction, David Arquette’s Pro Wrestling Redemption and the Teen Labor Organizers of TikTok

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Taco Truck-onomics, Why Life Is Better With a Comb in Your Back Pocket and Awaiting the Vape Plague

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Why You Rip Off Your Clothes When You Get Home From Work

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Bedbug As Insult, Deconstructing the Blank Tinder Profile Pic and Why Special Agent Tench is FBI Daddy