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C. Brian Smith

C. Brian Smith writes hard-hitting gonzo features for MEL, whether it be training with a masturbation coach, receiving psycho corporal treatment from a spank therapist, or embarking on a week-long pleasure cruise with 75 Santa Clauses following their busy season.

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The Guy Who Whispers to Poseidon and Saves the 1 Percent’s Yachts

Renaming your boat is the epitome of bad luck — unless you’ve got Christian Due Hammershøy on your side

How TV Comedy’s Funniest Characters Got Their Names

Screenwriters on ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Arrested Development’ and many other comedies share the stories behind instant classics like Frink, Smithers and Bob Loblaw

The Unsung Heroes Making It Snow in Sunny California

Winter is coming — but not without brilliant engineers, state-of-the-art tech and even a little magic

Solitude Is the Singing Cowboy’s Oldest Tune

The Homo Rodeo Rides Off Into the Sunset

The Drugstore Cowboy in the Opioid Crisis

What Do We Call Boomers Who Are Just as Screwed as Millennials?

What It’s Like to Be the Father of a Child With Autism

Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah: My Weekend at Adult Summer Camp

The Alien True Believers Who Were Searching for Answers Long Before It Was Cool to Storm Area 51

My Weekend at ‘Nice Guy’ Bootcamp

Inside the New Movement of Support Groups for Retired Men