year-in-review

The MEL Movie Awards for 2017

A salute to the films you missed — and a little snark for the ones you really wished you had.

The People, Places and Things That Made Us Forget That It Was 2017

By now it’s commonly accepted that while 2016 was bad, 2017 was worse and 2018 will see the final collapse of the social order. But…

What I’m Leaving Behind in 2016: Complacency

The year taught me I can’t expect things to get better unless I’m willing to put in the work

How to Be a Guy: What I Learned My First Year Living as a Guy (at Age 34)

From the pain of being misgendered to the newfound pleasures of shopping at Topman