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Ryan harbors a constant fear of losing his keys, prefers flip flops and will always choose cereal if it's an option. He maintains his own blog, Giddy Up America and hasn't gotten a speeding ticket in over the year. He has previously contributed work to UPROXX & Heavy. Ryan is on Twitter: @ryanoconnell79

• 20 Things: Vampire Weekend’s Modern Vampires of the City

  By Ryan O'Connell on 06/02/2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Twenty things I feel about Vampire Weekend’s new album besides feeling unimpressed.

• Today in Awesome: New Rogue Wave

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/30/2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Rogue Wave’s new album, Nightengale Floors, is cause for celebration

• Mad Men Recap: The Bob Benson Mystery

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/29/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  This week’s episode was about a lot, but ultimately it was about one man…Bob Benson

• Field Trip: Gaslight Anthem in Asbury Park

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/28/2013 • ( 3 )

  

  The good, bad and ugly from the band’s Memorial Day Weekend show

• Alive Amongst the Living: A Winter Morning on Casco Bay

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/24/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Feeling nostalgic for my days at Casco Bay Lines in Maine. So here is an essay from my thesis, It Will Be Amazing Eventually, about a trip down Casco Bay on the 505 run for Casco Bay Lines.

• Drinking Buddies: Downton Abbey

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/22/2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Which character on Downton Abbey would be the best one to go out and do some drinkin’ with?

• Today in Awesome: Soundgarden and Segways!

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/21/2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Soundgarden’s video for “Crooked Steps”

• Investigative Journalism: The Cat Empire

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/21/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Doing some digging to learn more about the Australian band, The Cat Empire

• Mad Men Recap: Speed Kills…and Confuses

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/21/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  The Stan Rizzo Fan Club continues to be open to new members and other thoughts on this week’s episode, “The Crash.”