
Brian VanHooker
Brian VanHooker is a staff writer at MEL specializing in pop culture, food (especially pizza) and long form oral histories. He is the co-creator of the comic book "Barnum & Elwood" and "The Tramp," a comedy pilot starring John O'Hurley. He also hosts a TMNT interview podcast called "Turtle Tracks" and was once called a "Good Guy" by Mr. T.
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An Oral History of ‘Everything’s Coming Up Milhouse’
With its eternal optimism and endless hilarious applications, the line has fast become the internet’s most victorious meme
Out to Pasture with Pie-O-My, Tony Soprano’s Beloved Horse
The Jersey mob boss’ whacked horse is alive and well in New York’s Hudson Valley — so I paid her a visit in the Pony Protection Program
The People v. Cap’n Crunch: Inside the Crunch Berry Lawsuits
Between 2007 and 2010, a number of misinformed consumers rained legal hell on Kellogg and PepsiCo when they discovered the companies’ kids’ cereals didn’t contain real fruit