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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: Canva, Africa images (cropped, left) / Pexels from pixabay (cropped, right) – Someone decided to shave their balding head and wound up with a massive confidence boost.

Culture

‘Coping’ with going bald, they shaved their head and self-esteem surged. The Internet was amazed.

Ryan Reed

9/15/2025
Photo credit: Canva, Thomas Dutour (left, cropped) / videodet from Getty Images (right, cropped) – Wallethub's new report ranks the happiest states in the U.S.

Culture, Nation, News

New report ranks the happiest states in America

Ryan Reed

9/12/2025
Photo credit: J.ébey via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0, cropped (left) / ceedub13 via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, cropped (right) – Beyonce crushed a live version of Kings of Leon's "Sex on Fire" in 2011.

Culture

Beyoncé transformed Kings of Leon’s ‘Sex on Fire’ into a smoldering power-ballad in 2011

Ryan Reed

9/11/2025
Photo credit: Canva, supapornjarpimai (left, cropped) / millann from Getty Images (right, cropped) – These foods seem to be disappearing, according to Boomers and Gen Xers.

Culture

Gen Xers and Boomers say that these beloved foods they loved growing up are disappearing

Ryan Reed

9/10/2025
Photo credit: Canva, photology2000 (left) / Pressmaster (right) – You should put these these scary, creepy songs on your Halloween playlist.

Culture

These ‘scariest’ and ‘creepiest’ songs are perfect for your 2025 Halloween playlist

Ryan Reed

9/9/2025
Photo credit: Canva, Kyle Loftus from Pexels (left, cropped) / Jacob Lund (right, cropped) – These might be the most hilarious (by accident) scenes in film history.

Culture

Movie fans say these are the most unintentionally hilarious scenes ever

Ryan Reed

9/8/2025
Photo credit: Sasha Kargaltsev via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (left) / Canva, Artem Stepanov from ArtStudio Images (right) – David Lynch once said that eating the same meals every day opened up his imagination.

Culture

Why David Lynch said eating the same meal every day helped spark his surreal creativity

Ryan Reed

9/6/2025
Photo credit: Canva, Robert Trull from Pexels – A retired teacher says it's cheaper to live on a cruise ship than at home.

Money

77-year-old retired teacher moves onto a cruise ship because it’s cheaper than a traditional home

Ryan Reed

9/4/2025
Photo credit: Canva, pixelshot (main image, cropped), Malipa Studio from Malipa Studio (speech bubble) – Array

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People are traveling over an hour to visit a 9-year-old’s free compliment stand

Ryan Reed

9/4/2025
Photo credit: Canva, pixelshot (left, cropped) / Ivan Samkov from Pexels (right, cropped) – These are some of the saddest songs ever.

Culture, Music

These are the saddest songs ever recorded, according to researchers and listeners

Ryan Reed

9/3/2025

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