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"id": "01a0dd4f-e6b7-7205-840b-343361d7230a", "title": "Book Review: Outlander", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/book-review-outlander", "published_at": "2015-10-12T00:49:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd4f-e6b7-7205-840b-3433626aa979", "title": "A martian’s review of The Martian (movie)", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/a-martians-review-of-the-martian-movie", "published_at": "2015-10-05T03:32:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd4f-e6b7-7205-840b-343362885f02", "title": "A martian’s review of The Martian (book)", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/a-martians-review-of-the-martian-book", "published_at": "2015-09-29T04:10:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd4f-e6b7-7205-840b-343362bd6fb3", "title": "Getting Back on the Horse", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/getting-back-on-the-horse", "published_at": "2015-08-22T21:51:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-90871492ca7c", "title": "Book Review: Ancillary Justice", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/book-review-ancillary-justice", "published_at": "2015-05-30T15:36:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-90871523692e", "title": "Movie Review: Mad Max:Fury Road", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/mad-maxfury-road-review", "published_at": "2015-05-24T19:19:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-908715d37cf0", "title": "Book Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/book-review-station-eleven-by-emily-st-john-mandel", "published_at": "2015-05-23T13:59:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-908716197b8a", "title": "Book Review: Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/book-review-fools-assassin-by-robin-hobb", "published_at": "2015-05-05T03:56:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-9087161b8018", "title": "Game Review: Dragon Age Inquisition", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/game-review-dragon-age-inquisition", "published_at": "2015-03-29T23:47:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-908716c86899", "title": "Book Review: The Mirror Empire", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/book-review-the-mirror-empire", "published_at": "2015-01-12T03:44:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-9087173f0fb1", "title": "Rapid Fire Reviews: Interstellar, Catching Fire, The Postman, Dangerous Women,The Book Thief", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/rapid-fire-reviews-interstellar-catching-fire-the-postman-dangerous-womenthe-book-thief", "published_at": "2014-11-30T03:46:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-908718304596", "title": "Want to Read my Novel (draft)?", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/want-to-read-my-novel-draft", "published_at": "2014-11-05T03:53:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-908718b2aea2", "title": "Some thoughts on turning 30", "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/some-thoughts-on-turning-30", "published_at": "2014-11-04T03:37:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0dd64-2b1e-7006-9fb7-90871968be2e", "title": null, "url": "https://ryanbanderson.com/1420-2", "published_at": "2014-09-13T03:01:00+00:00" } ] 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American Dissonance original ↗

7 Apr 2026

2025

A Life Well Spent – Part 3: Now What?original ↗

20 Dec 2025

A Life Well Spent – Part 2: Do Good, Create Something, Have Fun original ↗

18 Sept 2025

A Life Well Spent – Part 1: Worth and Meaning original ↗

28 Jun 2025

The Gallbladder Saga: Epilogue original ↗

25 Jun 2025

2024

The Gallbladder Saga: Part 2 original ↗

6 Jun 2024

The Gallbladder Saga: Part 1 original ↗

23 Apr 2024

2023

My Top 5 Books of 2022 original ↗

6 Jan 2023

2022

Renly original ↗

3 Nov 2022

Tour of my huge Lord of the Rings-inspired 7 Days to Die base original ↗

24 Jun 2022

Game review: 7 Days to Die original ↗

30 May 2022

Talking to Myself About Writing original ↗

6 May 2022

AGU 2021: Initial Major Element Quantification Using SuperCam Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy original ↗

6 May 2022

2021

The Most Important Thing in the Universe original ↗

30 Aug 2021

Poem: Hourglass Planet original ↗

13 Apr 2021

2020

Election Eve Thoughts original ↗

3 Nov 2020

Game Review: Red Dead Redemption 2 original ↗

8 Jul 2020

It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel…original ↗

26 Apr 2020

Why I support Elizabeth Warren original ↗

28 Feb 2020

Finding Balance – Part 2: Yin and Yang, Happiness and “Heroes”original ↗

16 Jan 2020

2019

Finding Balance – Part 1: Mental Health original ↗

5 Oct 2019

Democrats on the Issues: Education original ↗

10 Sept 2019

Democrats on the Issues: Health Care original ↗

4 Sept 2019

Democrats on the Issues: Democracy and Political Reform original ↗

23 Aug 2019

Book Review: Heroes Die original ↗

5 Jul 2019

Review: Fallout 4 original ↗

4 Jun 2019

Review: Game of Thrones Season 8 original ↗

27 May 2019

Intrinsic Value original ↗

20 May 2019

The Fire at Notre Dame original ↗

26 Apr 2019

2018

Book Review: Lancelot original ↗

5 Dec 2018

How did I end up an angry liberal activist?original ↗

31 Oct 2018

You Can’t Go Home Again original ↗

12 Sept 2018

A Sonnet for Opportunity original ↗

11 Sept 2018

A Father’s Thoughts on Separating Families at the Border original ↗

17 Jun 2018

Star Wars Political Advice original ↗

6 May 2018

Book Review: Cryptonomicon original ↗

25 Mar 2018

Book Review: Norwegian Wood original ↗

24 Mar 2018

The Purpose of a Gun original ↗

4 Mar 2018

Book Review: Lincoln in the Bardo original ↗

12 Jan 2018

2017

Book Review: Too Like the Lightning original ↗

29 Oct 2017

Book Review: Blood Meridian – or – The Evening Redness in the West original ↗

9 Sept 2017

Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay original ↗

15 Aug 2017

I’m volunteering for the Democratic party, and you should be too.original ↗

14 Aug 2017

My Experience as a Stay-at-home Dad original ↗

11 Aug 2017

Book Review: The Sheep Look Up original ↗

30 Jul 2017

Patriotism, Genre Fiction, and Criticizing What You Love original ↗

3 Jul 2017

Thoughts on Parenting: 6 months in original ↗

2 Jul 2017

My Baby Was Not Intelligently Designed original ↗

9 Apr 2017

The American Dream and Other Myths original ↗

12 Mar 2017

Rapid Fire Book Reviews: New Baby Edition original ↗

17 Feb 2017

The Fight of Our Lives Has Begun original ↗

6 Feb 2017

Pale Blue Dot original ↗

30 Jan 2017

Parenthood: Month 1 original ↗

21 Jan 2017

2016

Truth, the Lesson of the Election, and the Rightward Ratchet original ↗

27 Nov 2016

Book Review: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind original ↗

23 Nov 2016

Movie Review: Arrival original ↗

13 Nov 2016

What I’m Doing About the Election original ↗

12 Nov 2016

A Letter to my Unborn Son original ↗

9 Nov 2016

Book Review: Bringing Up Bebe original ↗

22 Oct 2016

Double Book Review: A Song for Arbonne and Hounded original ↗

1 Oct 2016

A Look at Candidate Honesty original ↗

18 Sept 2016

My Naïve Parenting Philosophy original ↗

11 Sept 2016

Double Book Review: Among Others & Rocannon’s World original ↗

10 Sept 2016

What I’m Looking Forward To About Being a Dad original ↗

5 Sept 2016

Flash Fiction: Challenge #475 – Like a Dog original ↗

28 Aug 2016

Struggling to Stay Rational Through Infertility and Pregnancy original ↗

28 Aug 2016

No Flash Fiction This Week!original ↗

22 Aug 2016

Flash Fiction: Liberty Hall Challenge #474 – Memory original ↗

14 Aug 2016

Book Review: House of Leaves original ↗

31 Jul 2016

Orange is the New Black is the best show on TV original ↗

26 Jul 2016

Big News: Baby on the Way!original ↗

23 Jul 2016

Rapid-fire reviews: Starcraft, Steelheart, Oscar Wao, Zootopia, etc.original ↗

30 May 2016

Movie Review: Jurassic World original ↗

6 May 2016

Book Review: The Dog Stars original ↗

2 Apr 2016

Book Review: The Girl With All the Gifts original ↗

19 Mar 2016

Book Review: Three Body Problem original ↗

16 Mar 2016

Game Review: Walking Dead: Season 1 original ↗

2 Mar 2016

Book Review: Shaman original ↗

16 Feb 2016

Choosing Between Hillary and Bernie: My Thoughts on the Election (so far)original ↗

14 Feb 2016

Book Review: Leviathan Wakes original ↗

3 Feb 2016

2015

Movie Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens and How Film Making Workshops can Help Shape the Stars for Future Filmmakers original ↗

31 Dec 2015

Review: Moto X (2nd Gen) and Republic Wireless original ↗

12 Dec 2015

Thoughts After Re-Watching Star Wars: A New Hope original ↗

7 Nov 2015

My November Writing Plan (not NaNoWriMo)original ↗

3 Nov 2015

To be or not to be…cynical original ↗

31 Oct 2015

Book Recommendations original ↗

14 Oct 2015

Book Review: Outlander original ↗

12 Oct 2015

A martian’s review of The Martian (movie)original ↗

5 Oct 2015

A martian’s review of The Martian (book)original ↗

29 Sept 2015

Getting Back on the Horse original ↗

22 Aug 2015

Book Review: Ancillary Justice original ↗

30 May 2015

Movie Review: Mad Max:Fury Road original ↗

24 May 2015

Book Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel original ↗

23 May 2015

Book Review: Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb original ↗

5 May 2015

Game Review: Dragon Age Inquisition original ↗

29 Mar 2015

Book Review: The Mirror Empire original ↗

12 Jan 2015

2014

Rapid Fire Reviews: Interstellar, Catching Fire, The Postman, Dangerous Women,The Book Thief original ↗

30 Nov 2014

Want to Read my Novel (draft)?original ↗

5 Nov 2014

Some thoughts on turning 30 original ↗

4 Nov 2014

https://ryanbanderson.com/1420-2 original ↗

13 Sept 2014