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Luke Winkie

Luke Winkie is a writer and former pizza maker from San Diego. In addition to MEL, he's written for Rolling Stone, Vice, the New York Times, Gizmodo, Vox and anywhere else good content can be found.

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    The Humbling of Dane Cook

    In 2005, there was no bigger influence on guy culture than Dane Cook, the king of obnoxious bro comedy. But his hard fall from grace was anything but a failure

    The Straight Male Thirst for Compliments

    Nothing brightens a boy’s day more than hearing ‘Nice hair!’ from his bros

    HBO’s ’90s Docuseries ‘Real Sex’ Was Ahead of Its Time

    Hot and uncensored, undeniably eccentric, with a surprising left hook of genuinely empathetic sex scholarship. How did HBO get it so… right?

    I’ve Been Escorting in the Pandemic. Here’s How I Stay Safe.

    The Guys Who Gather Online and Fap to Nostalgia

    The Lone Webmaster Keeping the Dream of Woodstock ’99 Alive

    Pro Poker Players Are Gambling With Their Lives to Get Back to the Table

    ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Commercials Threw a Million Millennials Into Puberty

    The Ghostwriters Crafting Black Lives Matter Statements for Newly Woke Brands

    As Coronavirus Lingers, the Sky Is the Limit for Outrageously Cheap Flights

    The Inside Story of Derrick Comedy, the College Dudes Who Changed the Web Forever

    Scott Disick, the Patron Saint of Crisis Men