My favorite kind of article we do here at MEL are the ones where we go, “You know who’s a total daddy? This guy you probably hadn’t publicly admitted to being attracted to before.”
This week, we finally admitted our feelings for Rick Moranis, perhaps the 1980s and 1990s most iconic sexy nerd. I watched Spaceballs probably once a week growing up, despite not knowing any of the inside jokes (Star Wars fandom is for chumps). And why did I do that?
Because Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet, obviously.
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Don’t Let It Go to (Your) Waist
The Long(ish) Reads
Some People With Disabilities Can Be Stripped of Their Right to Vote — My Brother Might Be Next
Everything Else That Was Great
But Don’t Just Take Our Word For It…
I was too busy reading this that I missed my Metro stop. Awesome job @perlberg https://t.co/A0wXAUKYBr
— Kalina Newman (@KalinaNewman) February 20, 2020
thank you @TaylorLorenz for these kind words about @wearemel on @the_caret!
this is also just a fascinating and thoughtful interview about how internet culture became real life https://t.co/Im2Q1LsMzY pic.twitter.com/TB2nINQ54J
— Cooper Fleishman (@_Cooper) February 20, 2020
A really fascinating article on the dynamic of our favorite Frog and Pighttps://t.co/0FS4E9lAHq
— Muppet History (@HistoryMuppet) February 20, 2020
MEL YOUVE DONE IT AGAIN https://t.co/GUqnkm4wvX
— Rick Moranis Stan Account (@thegoodolddais) February 19, 2020
Magdalene Taylor
Magdalene Taylor is a staff writer at MEL. She covers internet culture, sex and the online adult industry. She lives in Brooklyn but is from God's Country, Western Massachusetts.
