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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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Hey, Vern, I Binge-Watched Every Single ‘Ernest’ Movie

No matter how desperate you get for content during this pandemic, I do not recommend the entire ‘Ernest’ catalog

‘The Ladykillers’ Is Tom Hanks’ Best Performance

‘Cast Away’? Nah. ’Forrest Gump’? Nope. ’Apollo 13’? Please. None can touch Hanks’ work in this widely panned 2004 Coen Brothers film.

Three Atmospheric Scientists Explain Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’

It’s called nitrogen, Phil

What’s With All These Chodes in the Bible?

Three Drill Sergeants Do Battle With Mulan’s ‘I’ll Make a Man Out of You’

The Science of Throwing a Kid in the Air — A Dad’s Greatest Superpower

How Bad Is It if My Kid Doesn’t Go to School for a Year?

Why, Exactly, Is Knowing Half the Battle?

The Despicable Biology of Minion Sex

Is a Corn Dog a Sandwich or a Popsicle?

Inside the World of People Who Film Animals Boning — For Science

That Time I Pitched Regis Philbin a TV Show in the Lobby of Equinox