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Tracks of My Years (My Birthday Tradition)
On this day, ninety years ago, Norma Jean Mortenson was born. Fifty-two years later, well after she changed her name to Marilyn Monroe and left us mere mortals behind, I was born on the same day of...
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Unforgettable: Ryan’s Top Five of 2016
That’s about right isn’t it? Twelve months that none of us will forget about anytime soon? It’s OK, you don’t have to answer that…I’ve seen the meme being tweeted the last few weeks. All I know is...
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Walk it Back : Ryan’s Top Five of 2017
The temptation is to say that it was a terrible year. Whether it’s clinging to what didn’t go your way, or being beaten down by the bad things in the world at-large, it’s fashionable to say that 2017...
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A Seat at The Table: Ryan’s Top Five of 2018
2018 will likely go down in my memory as a year where I left a lot on the table. For all sorts of reasons, my filmgoing slowed a step. “Why” doesn’t matter, nor do any tangents about those still...
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Small Worlds: Ryan’s Top Five of 2020
Visit any art gallery in the world, and odds are good two types of pieces will be waiting for you; large format and small. The large-format are the pieces and installations that most readily wow you....
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