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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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What Do Roadrunners Taste Like, If You Can Actually Catch One?

Desert survival experts, Mexican shamans, a food historian and a roadkill connoisseur weigh in on a topic that has nothing to do with the meat shortage, nope, totes not

A Supremely Heartfelt, 120-Year Cultural History of Athletes Thanking Their Mom

From Lou Gehrig to Kevin Durant, we proudly present the proudest mama’s boys of sports

Just How Old Is That Frozen Pizza You’re Eating?

Ranking frozen pizzas by how long they last, in case a possible frozen pizza shortage threatens our very existence

Six Baseball Historians on Everything Wrong With John Goodman’s Shitty Babe Ruth Movie

How ‘Osmosis Jones’ Ended Up Teaching a Generation of Children About Germs

Three Isolation Experts on the ‘Cabin Fever’ Song from ‘Muppet Treasure Island’

We’ve Hoarded Toilet Paper So Many Times Before, Our Coronavirus Panic-Buying Looks Sensible

A Parents’ Guide to Working From Home Without Completely Losing Your Shit

10 Road Movies That Remind Us Traveling Was Kind of Shitty Anyway

What Would Have Happened to Wilson After ‘Cast Away’?

What Does Quarantine Smell Like?

Would Popeye’s Vision Actually Bar Him From Military Service? We Asked a Recruiter