Features for The Boston Globe, Nashville Scene, New York Observer, Interview, and The FADER. Reviews for Pitchfork and The Atlantic Monthly. News for The New York Times. And an oral history of The Shins’ Chutes Too Narrowfor MAGNET. Oxford American once published my photos of my hurricane-wrecked hometown.
I have an M.A. in Journalism from NYU, where I learned from writers and editors at The New Yorker, New York Magazine, and Slate, as well as the city itself. While in school, I was a fact-checker at Vogue. 17-year-old Ryan didn’t see that coming.
I've DJ'd fashion shows, architecture symposiums, clubs, weddings, and impromptu Atlanta block parties.
I made a surf record. Another record—Southern's 11 Years—was featured on Bandcamp's homepage many years ago.
I, uh, ‘dance’ in this video for Kelly Clarkson’s “Tie it Up.”
I’m a long-suffering fan of the Florida State Seminoles, the Atlanta Braves, and common decency.
I was raised on Florida beaches. I've adulted in Nashville, Atlanta, Malibu, New York City, and greater Boston. And I’m curious if either of us needs a jacket. Likely, but it never hurts to ask.