Ryan Reed

Ryan Reed is a contributing writer for GOOD residing in Knoxville, Tennessee who specializes in stories on music and pop culture. He has contributed to Rolling Stone, Relix, Revolver, SPIN and The New York Times.

Photo credit: Canva, hwanas99 from pixabay (dog photo) / Jonathan Welch from jdwfoto (text box) – A golden retriever hears all his favorite words in a fake letter, and he reacts adorably.

Pets

Dog mom reads fake letter loaded with pup’s favorite words, and his reactions are priceless

Ryan Reed

4/25/2026
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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Family, Science

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026
Photo credit: Screenshots via the_beatlesrevolution on Instagram – In 1997, George Martin was visibly moved by a choir performing The Beatles' "Because."

Culture, Pop Culture

In 1997, Beatles producer George Martin was stunned by this Brazilian all-girls choir rendition of ‘Because’

Ryan Reed

2/27/2026
Photo credit: Screenshots via Jesse Avi on Instagram – A drummer creates inspiring cover videos from his wheelchair with help from a mouth-trigger kick pedal.

Culture, Pop Culture

Drummer creates amazing cover videos from wheelchair with innovative mouth-trigger kick pedal

Ryan Reed

2/25/2026
Photo credit: Instagram screenshots via juinsommer – A drumming mom brought down the house at her daughter's wedding.

Culture, Pop Culture

Drumming mom brings down the house at daughter’s wedding with family take on Weezer classic

Ryan Reed

2/24/2026
Pop Culture, Uncategorized

Guy recreates Queen’s ‘bombastic’ vocal harmonies and high notes in epic tribute video

Ryan Reed

2/18/2026
Photo credit: YouTube screenshots via Warren Miller Entertainment – People are blown away by this '80s video of people grass skiing.

Internet, Pop Culture

Perfectly ’80s video of guys ‘summer skiing’ down a grassy hill is blowing people’s minds

Ryan Reed

2/13/2026
Photo credit: Canva, Karola G from Pexels (left) / Doina Gherban’s Images (right) – Left: A woman holding money. Right: A toy house in a person's hand.

Culture, Joy, Popular

Woman creates 1940s-inspired home to pay off her mortgage in just 8 years

Ryan Reed

2/11/2026
Photo credit: Canva, annastills (main image) / anlomaja (text box) – A young couple dances.

Music, Pop Culture

Gen X and Millennials share the slow-dance anthems that make them nostalgic for high school

Ryan Reed

2/8/2026
Photo credit: screenshots via Instagram – This guy's casual U2 karaoke performance has become a viral sensation.

Music, Pop Culture

Man caught on camera casually singing the greatest U2 karaoke ever has become a viral sensation

Ryan Reed

2/5/2026
Photo credit: screenshots via Spin Doctors Instagram – Spin Doctors' Chris Barron delighted car-rental employees with an impromptu version of "Two Princes."

Music, Pop Culture, Popular

Spin Doctors singer delights car-rental employees with acoustic version of ’90s hit ‘Two Princes’

Ryan Reed

2/3/2026
Photo credit: Steve Alexander via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0, cropped (main image) / Canva, SkaHero42 from pixabay (text boxes) – Here's why you might struggle clapping along to the intro of Eagles' "Take It Easy."

Music, Pop Culture, Popular

Video explains why it’s nearly impossible to clap along to the classic Eagles hit ‘Take It Easy’

Ryan Reed

1/29/2026
Photo credit: Canva, Vecteezy Images (left, cropped) / Andsx from andsxx (top right) / wistudio from WiStudio Elements (bottom right) – High-schoolers are trying to crack each other up with random household items.

Humor, Joy

Four high-school boys fall victim to infectious laughter in addictively wholesome ‘spit take challenge’

Ryan Reed

1/26/2026
Photo credit: Canva, Comstock from Photo Images (left, cropped) / Aflo Images from アフロ（Aflo)(right, cropped) / SkaHero42 from pixabay (text box) – Man's parody of a "toxic" manager is painfully relatable.

Humor, Joy, Popular

Man’s perfect parody of ‘toxic’ manager’s vacation guilt-trip is hilariously relatable

Ryan Reed

1/26/2026
Photo credit: Canva, pixelshot (main image, cropped) / SkaHero42 from pixabay (text box) – Millennials are playfully cringing at the outdated slang they still love.

Humor, Joy

Millennials share the charmingly outdated generational slang that they still can’t get enough of

Ryan Reed

1/24/2026
Photo credit: Canva, phkorotkova (left, cropped) / vistastudio from vistastudio (right, cropped) / BackgroundStore (text box) – People debate whether having a family "barf bowl" is gross or normal.

Family, Modern Families

Family ‘barf bowl’ tradition sparks debate on whether it’s super gross or perfectly normal

Ryan Reed

1/22/2026

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