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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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Tracking the Entire Life Journey of the Cow From ‘Twister’

According to a dairy farmer, a meteorologist and the Kansas Department of Agriculture, that twister ride was sadly the highlight of the cow’s life

The Birds of Home Depot Help the Long Days Fly By

They may tear into the birdseed and poop in the store. But for Home Depot employees, the feathery friends have become unofficial mascots and a major part of company culture

Before Everyone Hated Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers’ Movies, They Hated 1986’s ‘Transformers: The Movie’

How the 1980s animated movie went from box office bomb to cult classic

Did Dodgeball Teach Us Anything, or Did It Just Give Bullies Flying Weapons?

I Tried Seven Different Ways to Rip a Phone Book in Half and God Help Me I Succeeded

How Good Is the Actual Karate in ‘The Karate Kid’ and ‘Cobra Kai’? We Asked a Master

History’s Most Notorious Penises

Three Architects Deconstruct ‘Jenga’

An Oral History of ‘Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage’

How Banned Is Winnie the Pooh in China, Really?

Why Ordering ‘the Works’ Gets Chefs So, Uh, Worked Up

Three Swedish Chefs Marinate on the Swedish Chef