In case you missed it, this week marked the launch of our new after-hours content block, which we’re calling MEL@Dusk. Hot, right? There were lots of stories to choose from. Such as:
- Miles Klee on whether we’re “coming” or “cumming.”
- Tiffany Diane Tso on the myth of the sideways Asian vagina.
- Lauren Vinopal’s interview with a neuroscientist about the concept “thirst.”
- Ty Mitchell’s new column “This Could Be Us,” in which he finds himself nursing a concussion and warding off an unwanted advance at a Mexico City bathhouse.
They’re all great, but that last one in particular shouldn’t be missed. Here’s just a taste of Mitchell’s dreamy prose (the column itself will riff on queer culture and past hookups to help us all better understand relationships and intimacy):
Must Read
Remorse Is a Terrible Way to Decide How Long Someone Should Go to Jail
The Week in Features
The Trailblazing Doctor Who Helped a Mob Boss Cheat Death — And Changed History
What You’ll Inevitably Be Bingeing This Weekend
What Aaron Hernandez’s Documentarian Still Doesn’t Know About the NFL Star’s Life and Death
More From The Etymology Beat
From the Service Dept.
The Best of the Rest
How This Completely Silent Song From the 1950s Became a Meme
The Nine Celebrity Jurors Who Caused the Most Courtroom Drama
How Imposter Syndrome Holds Back First-Generation College Students
Tweet of the Week
"As Mel Magazine explains, Mr. Buttigieg is seen by some as 'bland and overwhelmingly white.'" https://t.co/k23FdoUZLK https://t.co/wI1zISrITL
— MEL Magazine (@WeAreMel) January 16, 2020
But Don’t Just Take Our Word For It…
this is such a good story idea https://t.co/2UywKYxncc
— ᴅᴇʀᴇᴋ ᴍᴇᴀᴅ (@derektmead) January 16, 2020
My enduring memory of the Bad Boys series is its homophobic humor. So there's that. https://t.co/00dpE5Ud1r
— MeredithB-S (@MBennettSmith) January 15, 2020
A GLORIOUS, fun, and uplifting read. Not least because I grew up in this turf. THANK YOU @rosenfeldjb and @WeAreMel — Drag Queens and Volunteer Firefighters Are Teaming Up to Save Rural America | MEL Magazine https://t.co/sGxoOzFfuo #rustbelt #rural #vfd #lgbtq
— Joel Lawson (@JoelLawsonDC) January 13, 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.
