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Shannon Melero
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Premiere Batman sex correspondent. Staff writer covering women's sports, pop culture, and whatever the instructors at Peloton are up to.

I’m a huge Wonder Woman fan. But the more I think of the second movie, the angrier I get. Read more

He was the main guy, the drummer, in that college jazz band movie, “Whiplash.”  Some other movies.  I don’t agree that he has a punchable face, nor do I believe that “punchable face” should be a thing. 
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This is something that happened when I was a student nurse doing my final clinical placement before graduation; for those who don’t know, this consists of being paired with a mentor nurse (called a preceptor) and following her hospital schedule, including the night shift. I was lucky enough to be assigned to the Read more

People always share really heartwarming ghost stories in this contest. This isn’t that exactly, but I hope it’s the prelude to someone else’s heartwarming ghost story. Read more

Not supernatural, but scary (and true) as fuck. This has been on my mind after the stories of that young woman killed by someone who worked at her apartment complex. Read more

Can I also plead that we don’t need to know the layout of your entire house to hear about something scary that happened inside? The long, overly detailed and confusing architectural descriptions are nearly a convention at this point. Read more

Pompeo yelling at the director and it not being news when it happened is totally because she is white. Iterations of the sensational “Angry Black Girl” stories would be all over the media if Pompeo were black. Read more

i call bullshit... people of color - particularly women of color - far harsher penalties and far more stigma in, out, around, or near incarceration.... calling this white woman on her privilege is the duty of anyone who gives a shit about justice and equality... she would be left alone had she just gone quietly into Read more

I still get a fly-by side-hug, and the other  day I got a thanks and I love you for helping him remember long division 🥰.   Read more

That’s a little rough on a-roid. Don’t we always roll our eyes when celebrities post things clearly written by focus groups? He’s just messing around with this post (I mean, it’s what he knows). What are you, Shannon, a Mets fan? Read more

As a man allow me to mansplain the use of mansplaining in this article: Sometimes it’s funny to just toss it around, especially in an article about the Bachelorette. Read more

This is a great piece and I think speaks to the larger problem of guru culture. The Yoga Is Dead Podcast did an episode on it that would likely resonate with people who struggle with the desire to find that one person who will make everything possible and then find themselves either disappointed when the guru is trash Read more

‘”Matt Damon’s daughter refuses to watch Good Will Hunting, which is fine because she’s really not missing much!”’ Read more

Im with Shannon. I've watched the challenge since the beginning. 6 wins, spin offs or not is 6 wins. That's like saying the Lakers championship doesn't count because it was in the bubble. It still counts. He was the best out of the bunch. A win is a win. Read more

I’m not going to shell you (lol) but I am going to offer a different perspective. I was 10 when this came out and watched it again recently. The ol’ girl holds up mostly because of how women are portrayed in the films you cited. At the time this was released the P!nk “Stupid Girls” vs. Lindsay, Paris, Britney thing Read more

Yes, The Man would definitely kick your ass.

I love him even more for initiating a campaign for queer representation and inclusion in the WWE. His WrestleMania debut w/a group of LGBTQ+ fans while he was decked out in pride-themed wear was awesome. Read more

Winston Marshall is quitting Mumford & Sons to follow his passion, talking about right-wing conspiracy theories. Read more