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Ryan Brennan

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Ryan Brennan is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team. You can also find his work published on other McClatchy-owned websites, such as the Miami Herald, Life & Style, Woman’s World and Mod Moms Club.

Ryan launched his freelance writing career in 2012 before transitioning to full-time writing in 2019. As a freelancer, Ryan working closely with SEO marketing companies, where he specialized in local SEO content for clients in the health and wellness industry, including physical therapists, dentists, medical billing companies, doctors and more.

Prior to pursuing writing full-time, Ryan served as General Manager of DavidBartonGym and previously held a management role at Bath & Body Works.

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Beef Tallow: Inside Nara Smith’s Viral Homemade Moisturizer Recipe

Beef tallow has become one of the buzziest DIY skincare trends online, and much of that momentum traces back to Nara Smith. Since she first shared her homemade beef tallow moisturizer recipe on TikTok in May 2024, the video has racked up millions of views, sparking a wave of curiosity about rendered animal fat as […]

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Khloe Kardashian's Nightly Skincare Routine Involves Beef Tallow

Beef tallow has quietly migrated from kitchen pantries to vanity tables, and one of the biggest endorsements thus far has come from none other than Khloé Kardashian. The 41-year-old Good American cofounder recently revealed she rubs beef tallow for skin care around her eyes at night — a practice she swears helps keep nighttime wrinkles […]

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True Crime Podcast Leads to Breakthrough in 1982 Murder Mystery

More than four decades after a Louisiana teenager was raped and murdered, four men have been charged in connection with her killing — a breakthrough investigators credit in part to a true crime podcast that brought new witnesses forward. Roxanne Sharp, 16, was found dead on February 12, 1982, in a wooded area near the […]

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Kylie Kelce Saves Husband From Beer-Hoarding Villain in New Short Film

If there’s one thing the latest Garage Beer short film makes clear, it’s this: when things go sideways, Kylie Kelce is the one who saves the day. In The Last True Cold One — a 16-minute Western-style parody released on YouTube on April 23 — Kylie steps into the spotlight alongside her husband Jason Kelce […]

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Fernando Mendoza’s Post-NFL Draft LinkedIn Update Breaks the Internet

Fernando Mendoza is locked in as he begins a new chapter in his life — and he announced it the way he announces everything. On LinkedIn. The 22-year-old quarterback was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 23. The former Indiana Hoosier […]

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Grieving Horse Camy Steps In as Nurse Mom to Orphaned Colt Arlo

Some sad stories — even in the animal kingdom — have happy endings. The story of Camy and Arlo is proof. Camy is a Thoroughbred mare born in 2017 whose racing career ended before it began. A trailering accident in 2021 left her with an injury and a battle scar on her right leg. But […]

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Michael Jordan Goes Viral (Again) for Trolling, Kissing Denny Hamlin

Michael Jordan found himself at the center of another viral NASCAR moment after cameras caught him playfully grabbing his friend and business partner Denny Hamlin by the neck and planting a kiss on the side of his head. The exchange happened at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, April 19, after Jordan’s driver Tyler Reddick pulled off […]

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Tom Brady Passes Olympic Torch to Daughter Vivian Lake

Tom Brady may have seven Super Bowl rings, but there’s one athletic arena where he thinks his daughter could outshine him — the Olympic Games. On April 20, the 48-year-old former quarterback took to Instagram to share a video of him and his 13-year-old daughter, Vivian Lake, playing volleyball outside during a nighttime session. His […]

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Josh Allen Shares Fatherhood Update, Praises ‘Rockstar’ Wife Hailee Steinfeld

They’re one of the most talked-about couples at the intersection of the NFL and Hollywood — and Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld are leaning into their newest chapter with the kind of warmth that makes fans love them even more. The Buffalo Bills quarterback, 29, spoke to reporters on Monday, April 20, as the team […]

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Jake Mangum Spots Young Fan in His Jersey and Sparks Viral Moment

You’ve probably seen the clip by now. If you haven’t, prepare yourself — and maybe grab a tissue. Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jake Mangum tossed a baseball into the crowd on Sunday, April 19, during a home matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays at PNC Park. It’s the kind of thing that happens between innings at […]

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Matt Fitzpatrick Is Having the Month of His Life With Baby on the Way

From their first Instagram appearance in Hawaii to a New Jersey wedding and now a baby on the way, Matt Fitzpatrick and his wife, Katherine Fitzpatrick, have a love story that keeps getting sweeter. And the timing behind their latest news couldn’t have been any better. Katherine, 34, shared the news fans had been waiting […]

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Reese Witherspoon Doubles Down on AI Comments After Fan Backlash

Reese Witherspoon asked 10 women at her book club a simple question about artificial intelligence. The answers — and what she did next — ignited a fierce online debate about technology, the environment and who gets to decide what progress looks like. The 50-year-old actress took to Instagram on April 15 to share a video […]

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Vermont Couple Makes NCAA History as 1st Married Division I Coaching Duo

Talk about a power couple! Maureen Magarity and her husband, John Becker, are believed to be the first married couple to simultaneously lead a school’s men’s and women’s basketball programs in NCAA Division I history. According to Instagram, Becker proposed to Magarity in 2023, and the couple tied the knot in 2025. Now they’re making […]

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Brandon 'Bug' Hall, Alfalfa in ‘The Little Rascals,’ Arrested in Ohio

Brandon “Bug” Hall, the actor best known for playing Alfalfa in the 1994 film The Little Rascals, was arrested in Ohio after failing to appear in court, according to multiple reports. Hall, 41, missed a December 31, 2024, court date tied to an October 29, 2024, traffic citation for driving without liability insurance. He was […]

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Bullied Baby Zebra Finds Best Friend in a 2,500-Pound Gentle Giraffe

At a Georgia theme park, a baby zebra rejected by her own herd discovered an unlikely bodyguard — and the bond between them is rewriting what caretakers thought they knew about cross-species connection. Kurtsie, a zebra born in December 2023 at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia, had a rough introduction to herd life. […]

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What Is Netflix’s ‘Beef’ Season 2 About? What to Expect Before Tuning In

The three-time Golden Globe-winning Netflix dark comedy Beef returned April 16, 2026, with a new cast, a new setting and a very different kind of conflict — one rooted in a real argument creator Lee Sung Jin overheard between a couple. Season 2 stars Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as one couple alongside Charles Melton […]

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Taylor Momsen Hospitalized for Poisonous Spider Bite During AC/DC Tour

Taylor Momsen can’t seem to catch a break while touring with AC/DC — and this time, it’s an eight-legged, creepy crawly culprit to blame. The 32-year-old Pretty Reckless frontwoman, best known for playing Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), was hospitalized in Mexico after a venomous spider bite sent her system […]

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‘Looksmaxxing’ Influencer Clavicular Storms Off ‘60 Minutes’

Braden Peters, the 20-year-old influencer known online as Clavicular, went viral when he abruptly ended a sit-down with 60 Minutes Australia correspondent Adam Hegarty two days before being hospitalized for a suspected overdose. The interview, which aired on April 12, was centered on the “looksmaxxing” community — an online movement of young men pursuing extreme […]

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Billie Eilish's Mom Reveals Singer's Favorite Spicy Noodle Recipe

Maggie Baird has spent years veganizing her family’s most beloved dishes. Now she’s sharing some of those recipes — and the stories behind them — with the world. Baird, the mother of Grammy-winning artists Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, revealed in an interview with TODAY, published April 9, that she has written a recipe book […]

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Rory McIlroy Celebrated a Little Too Hard After His Historic Masters Win

Every Whoop user has been there — just usually not after winning a green jacket. After clinching his second-straight Masters on April 12, Rory McIlroy‘s recovery score cratered from 87 percent to just 7 percent overnight, the result of a long night celebrating with family and friends. WHOOP recovery data is a daily, color-coded percentage […]

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Jason Kelce's Puppy Names Have Wife Kylie Rethinking Everything

If you’ve ever spent three weeks arguing with your spouse over something utterly trivial while your kids weigh in with their own strong opinions, congratulations — you’re living the Jason and Kylie Kelce experience. The retired Eagles center and his wife recently adopted a German Shepherd puppy from the Pennsylvania SPCA, and what should have […]

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