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Journalist in PA. | Contributing writer, @UnHerd, Contributing editor: @Bungacast Also found at: @CompactMag_ @Jacobin

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Ryan Smith’s Biography

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Writer/journalist. Bylines in The Guardian, The Verge, Chicago Sun-Times, Belt Magazine, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Reader, Curbed, In These Times, Chicago Tribune, The Onion A.V. Club + more.

Ryan Smith’s Journalist Portfolio

Apple's hypocritical App Store policies infantilize games

Apple's hypocritical App Store policies infantilize games

Books, movies, television, and music-they're for the adults in the room. Games? They're for the birds, specif…

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The future will be strapped on: Testing wearable tech at E3

The future will be strapped on: Testing wearable tech at E3

The conversations at E3 last week centered mostly on games played the old-fashioned way, by pressing buttons …

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A Gentleman's Guide to Barcades

A Gentleman's Guide to Barcades

Ever since the potent combination of craft brews and classic gaming emerged in Brooklyn with Barcade, similar…

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Chicago video game developer leads the way in free-to-play console gaming

Chicago video game developer leads the way in free-to-play console gaming

The developers behind "World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition" often hear the same familiar line from Xbox owners w…

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'Advanced Warfare' is a 'Call of Duty' for the next generation

'Advanced Warfare' is a 'Call of Duty' for the next generation

Official reveal trailer for the multiplayer version of "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare," released Tuesday. La…

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Top 10 Hellboy Short Stories, Ranked

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By Ryan Smith Verified
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Published Jul 20, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT Ryan Smith is located just south of Boston and is a lifelong fan of movies, comics, music and all things pop culture... and pro wrestling, but don't hold that against him. Hellboy has been on many adventures throughout his decades-spanning comic book run, with his main story being a must-read for any comic fan.
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Delta Confirms Its First-Ever Nonstop Flights From the U.S. to the Philippines, Starting in Early 2027

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By Upgraded Points, Ryan Smith Verified
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Flying 2 hours ago There’s a Secret Button on Your Airplane Seat That Could Give You More Room Travel + Leisure - Lindsey Campbell • 2h With this hack, you can make your seat feel bigger. And no, we’re not talking about the recline button. Ever wish you could just press a button and your airplane seat would instantly become bigger? Well, you can. Kind of.
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The Resurrection of Mitch McConnell

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By Ryan Zickgraf, Ryan Smith Verified
| Compact
There has been a Weekend at Bernie’s quality to the recent saga of former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The eighty-four-year-old lawmaker spent weeks in hospital, his diagnosis undisclosed, while Republican leaders emerged one by one to assure the public that they had personally spoken to him and found him fully engaged. One half-expected McConnell to issue a statement through a system of ropes and pulleys or, in the age of AI, a lifelike simulacrum.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a general reporter covering basically everything at the Mexico Ledger in Mexico, Mo.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Concise emails.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I was a general reporter in high school. Won an award for a story I wrote about a "ghost" that haunted the halls.