Chris Ryan

Confessions of a Gay Straight Man I can’t keep living a lie.

I've decided to come clean about being a gay straight man. open.substack.com/pub/chrisrya...

The Unlikely Friendship That Saved Lucy’s, a Homey New York Tavern (Gift Article) When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst.

Need something positive? This is a very cool story about a little bar I used to frequent when I lived in the East Village in '88-'89. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/s...

So ... lot's of premature ejaculation?

639 - Vincenzo Barney (Cormac McCarthy and Sudden Fame) Young guy writes a Substack piece about his favorite author, Cormac McCarthy.

Just posted my conversation with intrepid Cormac McCarthy scholar, Vincenzo Barney. Does "Believe Women" also apply when they DON'T consider themselves to be victims? open.substack.com/pub/chrisrya...

Well, he's often misquoted as having talked/written about "survival of the fittest."

Looking forward to watching Florida take care of its own problems.

Trump proposes changing "New Mexico" to New America.

Hat as birth control.

The Myth of F*ck You Money I have a friend who explained his alcoholism to me thusly: “I have a drink, I feel good.

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Beware the Daiquiri of Death! Are we being scared to death?

Beware the daiquiri of death!
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Elon Musk: The Architect of Tomorrow Inside Elon Musk's world-changing plans to inhabit outer space, revolutionize high-speed transportation, reinvent cars – and find love along the way.

This profile of Elon, from 2017 is worth a read. Beautifully reported and written, Strauss shows Musk to be a lonely, frightened, lost man.

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634 - Peter Anderson (Author/Poet/Mountain Man) Pete and I entertain a few questions and we talk by the fire.

Just posted my fireside conversation with Pete Anderson, poet and author and a damned good neighbor. open.substack.com/pub/chrisrya...

Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather have Congressmen snorting coke with hookers than Supreme Court Justices sipping champagne with billionaires.

The children who remember their past lives What happens when your toddler is haunted by memories that aren’t hers?

What does it mean when your child remembers another life? wapo.st/3ZOv0H3

YouTube video by Jesse Welles Take Me Home, Country Drones

“You may have had a rough year but was it “whistleblower” hard?” 🤣

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Injuries aren't incidental to the NFL, they're central to the sport's resonance with war and thus, it's popularity.

In light of all that's happened in the past year or so, maybe we all owe Dean Phillips a huge apology? (I'm looking at you, Democratic power-brokers.)

In a world dominated by institutions, institutionalized cruelty and killing would be excused as "just doing business" or "collateral damage," while individual or organized resistance would be demonized as "terrorism" or "mental illness."

Yes, thanks. Saw that, too. But now I'm wondering, how do we know THIS one is real? Feels like a lot of fog is being generated to obscure his message.

SF Chronicle headline that reads: "The recent killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan has brought renewed attention to the escalating costs of protecting top executives."

the last three words of this headline were not what I expected them to be, but they should have been I suppose

I don’t think people realize just how bad this is. Wow. www.climate.gov/news-feature...

Worth reading what drove him to take that shot. archive.is/7jUsF

A single person should be able to afford rent without roommates. Any system that can't produce such basic results is fundamentally bullshit. I'm looking at you capitalism!

I seriously think this is the pivot point of where we're at. The ruling class as successfully normalized killing us with denial of care, lack of regulation, and pollution as part of "just the way it is." None of those things are morally right but they're all legal and therefore "OK."

Your fingers show your athletic potential and anxiety By comparing your index and ring fingers, a neuroscientist can tell if you are likely to be anxious, or if you are likely to be a good athlete.

Relative finger lengths indicate T exposure in utero, which predicts cognitive and athletic ability. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...

There is no path forward because the enemies of the potential Democratic voter are the allies/employers/funders/friends of the Democratic party establishment. What Democratic candidate is going to go after banks, media, elite universities? None. Some will pretend, but that act has grown thin.

Associated Press 100 Photos of 2024: An epic catalog of humanity In nearly 100 countries and all 50 U.S. states, visual journalists with The Associated Press are eyewitnesses to the world’s news, and have won 36 of AP's 59 Pulitzer Prizes since the award was establ...

Stunning photos of a very hard year. apnews.com/associated-p...

The experiences of these children show the profound impact that having UFO encounters has on people. Emily was one of the children who were shown the effects of climate change and the need to be better stewards of this planet our home. RIP Emily Trim your legacy will not be forgotten. ❤️

#UFO #UAP

Cormac McCarthy’s Secret Muse Breaks Her Silence After Half a Century: “I Loved Him. He Was My Safety.” When he was 42, Cormac McCarthy fell in love with a 16-year-old girl he met by a motel pool. Augusta Britt would go on to become one of the most significant—and secret—inspirations in literary history...

This is a beautifully written “inappropriate love story.” www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...

Is the Iceman a Nice Man? Should we care?

Is the Iceman a Nice Man? My thoughts on the Wim Hof controversy. chrisryan.substack.com/p/is-the-ice...