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Ryan Reed

Ryan Reed is a contributing writer for GOOD residing in Knoxville, Tennessee who specializes in stories on music and pop culture. He has contributed to Rolling Stone, Relix, Revolver, SPIN and The New York Times.

Photo credit: Genesis photo by Steve Knight via Wikimedia Commons</a>; Phil Collins by Philippe Roos via Wikimedia Commons – Genesis performs on stage; (Inset) Phil Collins singing on stage

Culture, Past Events

The unbelievable 1982 Genesis reunion with Peter Gabriel was to save him from crushing debt

Ryan Reed

11/21/2025
Photo credit: courtesy of Kaitlyn Ross – After a woman lost her job and home, she surrendered her dog to a shelter. Then the community rallied to help.

Good People

She surrendered her dog but wrote the shelter every day. Community rallied to help them reunite.

Ryan Reed

11/21/2025
Photo credit: Canva, Africa images (main image) / anlomaja (black box) – People say these small social rules are "impossible" to follow.

Culture

The super small social rules that people say are ‘absolutely impossible’ to follow

Ryan Reed

11/21/2025
Photo credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 – Aaron Paul recalls how his daughter made him rethink his smartphone use.

Culture, News, World

Aaron Paul recalls heartbreaking exchange with his daughter that made him rethink smartphone use

Ryan Reed

11/19/2025
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‘Coming out’ as non-religious to my Christian parents was painful but important.

Ryan Reed

11/13/2025
Photo credit: Republic Country Club via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (cropped) – Even butt-rock haters should be able to appreciate these six staples.

Culture, Editorial, Featured

Millennial-era ‘butt rock’ is making a comeback. Here are 6 songs even haters should love.

Ryan Reed

11/11/2025
Photo credit: Canva, Konstantin Postumitenko from Prostock-studio (main image) / anlomaja (black box) – How should you answer "What's your biggest weakness?" in a job interview?

Work & Money

Experts reveal how to flip ‘what’s your greatest weakness?’ cliche into a winning job interview answer

Ryan Reed

11/9/2025
Photo credit: Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook, cropped – John Waite poses with members of the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office

Culture, Local, News, Past Events

Police pulled over an ’80s pop icon for speeding and it turned into a hilarious photo shoot

Ryan Reed

11/8/2025
Work & Money

Experts reveal how to flip ‘what’s your greatest weakness?’ cliche into winning job interview answer

Ryan Reed

11/7/2025
Photo credit: Canva, champja from Getty Images (left, cropped) / Africa images (right, cropped) – Are men more afraid of the dark than women? One study says yes.

Culture

Men are more afraid of the dark than women, plus more sleep secrets no one talks about

Ryan Reed

11/6/2025

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