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Harry Styles' music video for 'Watermelon Sugar' taps into our need for touch during quarantine

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Harry Styles' new music video for "Watermelon Sugar" is our collective end-of-quarantine dream come to life.

Released May 18, the video showcases the 26-year-old and a large group of swimsuit-clad young people frolicking on a picturesque beach, caressing one other, sharing laughs, and enjoying juicy watermelon.

While Styles shared the video with a disclaimer to "not try this at home" and instead "practice social distancing" on his Twitter, "Watermelon Sugar's" imagery taps into our collective desire for physical touch during the pandemic. 

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Quispe (pronouns: he/they) is a former Sex & Relationships Reporter at Insider covering kinks, porn, LGBTQ issues, and the intersection of health and race. As a transmasculine Quechua Two-Spirit writer, their primary focus at Insider was covering transgender health and wellness, from hormone replacement therapy to skincare In 2020, Quispe began covering the wave of anti-trans legislation sweeping the US, appearing on The Young Turks, MSNBC, and The Majority Report as an expert commentator.  Quispe previously worked for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune's social media team and The Uptown Messenger's news team.  They graduated from Tulane University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Africana Studies. Quispe currently works at Them. as a Lifestyle Editor.