Mick Carrigan's essays on nostalgia and pop culture have appeared in VICE, Bon Appetit, Eater, Literary Hub, The Rumpus, and more. He is the editor of Taco Bell Quarterly, the most prestigious literary magazine of all time. His thoughts and interviews have appeared in The New Yorker, Eater, The Take Out, Vox, Salon, Food & Wine, New York Post, Mental Floss, and beyond. He received a master's in writing from Johns Hopkins University, which has not yet come close to returning the investment his parents said it would.