✍️ NBC News // words in New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, CNN, and more // NYC + MIAhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lsdy4vpjp22pHow feminists, religious crusaders and “alpha male” influencers have turned the tide in the decades-old battle over adult content. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/anti-porn-crusaders-winning-pornhub-age-verification-rcna21068424 Jun 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdy4vpjp22phttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lsdy3swdms2pICYMI: A Ryan Murphy production rarely arrives without controversy — and this time, the backlash involves a mis-sized Birkin bag. https://nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/ryan-murphy-american-love-story-carolyn-bessette-kennedy-fashion-rcna21457824 Jun 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsdy3swdms2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lprqaozxqs2iWe’re so back22 May 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprqaozxqs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3ljj7zsivek2pHappy Monday! Today is my first day as a breaking news editor at @NBCNews! I will still be writing so please add me to your press lists and send tips to pilar.melendez@nbcuni.com04 Mar 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljj7zsivek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lixg7os4oc2b‘Big Balls’ on Top of the World: How 19-year-old Eddie Coristine came to join the Elon Musk revolution. My latest for New York Magazine: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/edward-coristine-big-balls-doge-elon-musk-trump-team.html24 Feb 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lixg7os4oc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lgtkergbmc2pNew, heartbreaking story by me for @thecut.com Will My Baby Still Get Birthright Citizenship Under Trump? https://x.com/pbmelendez/status/1884339358821671217?s=46&t=0eyzs16IUW3uBLTgstirhA28 Jan 2025 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtkergbmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lfannfdpvc2bHappy New Year! After a decade of experience covering breaking national news and high-profile stories about crime, justice, and celebrity—I'm available to take on some freelance work! Editors, please be in touch at pilar.bosch.melendez@gmail.com08 Jan 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfannfdpvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lfannfdpvc2bHappy New Year! After a decade of experience covering breaking national news and high-profile stories about crime, justice, and celebrity—I'm available to take on some freelance work! Editors, please be in touch at pilar.bosch.melendez@gmail.com08 Jan 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfannfdpvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarmelendez.bsky.social/post/3lba2nyjbhv22Hello!! I am comically bad at all things social media but thought I'd start this off with one of the more fun stories I've written this year :) https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/kelly-cutrone-anna-delvey-nyfw Want to see more and need some crime/justice/national news freelance work? Info here! linktr.ee/pilarmelendez18 Nov 2024 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:kcssqxznjvyku74yaue4swha/app.bsky.feed.post/3lba2nyjbhv22