Happy Birthday to MEL

“Smart and insightful reported features about modern masculinity.”

— The Goods by Vox

“Doing the lord’s work.”

— The A.V. Club

“@WeAreMel is phenomenal ... the best outlet covering digital culture today.”

— @TaylorLorenz

“I just laughed out loud for a solid five minutes.”

— @SexAtOxbridge

“The rare men’s magazine that has taken upon itself to investigate masculinity, not enforce it. It gets double points for managing to pull off that project with style and charm, not self-seriousness.”

— The New York Times

“MEL f--kin rules they’re so consistently knocking it out of the park and everyone on the staff is brilliant.”

— @cravves

“sometimes I worry [MEL is] a psy-op meant just for me.”

— @puppethusbandry