When this whole “self-isolation” thing began, I ragged on the sudden popularity of virtual museum tours and the livestreams of once-accessible places. But now, it’s like the only thing keeping me going. Watching live-footage of big-ass waves thousands of miles away? Baby elephants having a snack? It’s all spectacular. Maybe I’ve just arrived at the point where I’m enamored with simpler pleasures, or maybe I was wrong all along. Either way, I see surf cams in my immediate future.
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How To Do Anything In Quarantine
How to Tell Everyone in Your Apartment Complex That You Don’t Want to Hang Out in Quarantine
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The Gay Butt Doctor Is In to Answer All Your Questions About Keeping Your Ass Happy
No (Other) Stupid Questions
The Hair Up There
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Quarantine Binging
In Times Like These, We Could Really Use a Guy Like Sergio Vieira de Mello
‘Bad Education’ and the Endless Fascination With Beloved Actors Playing Evil People
No Good, Dirty… Bookworms?
But Don’t Just Take Our Word For It…
Such a noble history for one of the world's greatest foods: https://t.co/Cda91wxdJY Thanks for the Friday read, via The Trim @juliaglotz
— Hannah Haslam (@hannahlucy6) April 24, 2020
"The Forgotten Tiger King of Harlem" Antoine Yates shared a NYC apartment with a 450lb Siberian tiger named Ming https://t.co/R8UHyfmqmk pic.twitter.com/ICObM80QSV
— Longform (@longform) April 22, 2020
I was so intrigued by the idea, I forgot to finish reading the article that tipped me off to it. (PS: I'm totally hooked!)
"Inside the World of Hot Wheels Rally Car Racing" @Zaron3 https://t.co/rmTyjkJi7B via @WeAreMel
— Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (@glecharles) April 20, 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.
