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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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A Cultural History of Dudes Wanting to Fuck Hot Aliens

Guys in pop culture have generally done pretty well when it comes to extraterrestrial lovemaking — apart from all the times their bodies got torn into tiny pieces

All the Times Science and Pop Culture Tried to Make the T. Rex Less Badass

Jurassic Park III, I’m looking at you

A Cultural History of the Trench Coat

From the hell of the trenches to the very different hell of early 1990s comic books, it’s been a billowing icon of macho cool for more than a century

A Priest’s Guide to Confessing Your St. Patrick’s Day Sins

How to Deal with Every Way You’ll Get ‘Pinched’ on St. Patrick’s Day

A Conveniently Compact History of the Murphy Bed

A Cultural History of Porn in the Hotel Room

Why Can’t We Just Sleep in Our Clothes?

A Very Important Cultural History of People Photocopying Their Butts

A Stripped-Down History of People Reading the News Naked

All the Stuff That Secretly Has Viagra in It (Not Including Your Dad)

FYI, It Takes One to Three Days to Shit Out a Lego Brick