Ryan Coogan
@theothercoogan.bsky.social
Former columnist and editor for the Independent, currently freelance. Work appears in iPaper, Radio Times, Metro, THE, etc etc etc. Open to work.
That isn’t cranberry sauce
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
That isn’t cranberry sauce
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."
October 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."
Beyond being ghoulish and insensitive, this is very straightforwardly, undeniably, totally insane. I’m starting to think there’s a vested interest in convincing people that AI, which is a fine technology with myriad applications when used responsibly and ethically, is *literally* magic
At 4p ET/1p PT, I’ll have a one of a kind interview with Joaquin Oliver. He died in the Parkland school shooting. But his parents have created an AI version of their son for a powerful message on gun violence. Plus TX Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social - see you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.
August 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Beyond being ghoulish and insensitive, this is very straightforwardly, undeniably, totally insane. I’m starting to think there’s a vested interest in convincing people that AI, which is a fine technology with myriad applications when used responsibly and ethically, is *literally* magic
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I'm sorry, but this may be the funniest Facebook AI slop I have ever seen. Bury me sideways in my coffin, brother. Let my dog see
July 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm sorry, but this may be the funniest Facebook AI slop I have ever seen. Bury me sideways in my coffin, brother. Let my dog see
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HULK HOGAN: So what do you think, Pete? Can I come in?
ST. PETER: (a giant sentient t-shirt) Just one more thing, Mr. Bollea: our customary check to make sure you didn’t harm any of my kind
ST. PETER: (a giant sentient t-shirt) Just one more thing, Mr. Bollea: our customary check to make sure you didn’t harm any of my kind
July 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
HULK HOGAN: So what do you think, Pete? Can I come in?
ST. PETER: (a giant sentient t-shirt) Just one more thing, Mr. Bollea: our customary check to make sure you didn’t harm any of my kind
ST. PETER: (a giant sentient t-shirt) Just one more thing, Mr. Bollea: our customary check to make sure you didn’t harm any of my kind
I wrote three obituaries before I left the Indy and this is the second one to have come to pass: www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Hulk Hogan dead at 71: The controversial wrestling legend who built a global brand
The charismatic strongman who helped form WWE into the multibillion-dollar juggernaut it is today, and whose later life was marred by controversy, has passed away at 71, writes Ryan Coogan
www.independent.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I wrote three obituaries before I left the Indy and this is the second one to have come to pass: www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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New from Internet Archive Canada: Queen’s University Library has digitized a collection of rare, self-published sci-fi & fantasy fanzines, making long-lost voices from 1940s–1980s more widely accessible.
⚔️ Start your side quest: blog.archive.org/2025/07/15/s...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
⚔️ Start your side quest: blog.archive.org/2025/07/15/s...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New from Internet Archive Canada: Queen’s University Library has digitized a collection of rare, self-published sci-fi & fantasy fanzines, making long-lost voices from 1940s–1980s more widely accessible.
⚔️ Start your side quest: blog.archive.org/2025/07/15/s...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
⚔️ Start your side quest: blog.archive.org/2025/07/15/s...
@internetarchiveca.bsky.social
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A really crazy idea would be if, once you were done watching a new season of TV, you were clear on whether the story was meant to be over or continue or
July 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A really crazy idea would be if, once you were done watching a new season of TV, you were clear on whether the story was meant to be over or continue or
Wrote a Substack post about how WWE is the canary in the coal mine for entertainment’s MAGA future: open.substack.com/pub/theother...
June 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Wrote a Substack post about how WWE is the canary in the coal mine for entertainment’s MAGA future: open.substack.com/pub/theother...
Man I really feel like there was a better way to phrase this
The Greater Manchester mayor says he would be 'disappointed' if the government does not do something next week
Andy Burnham says 'something has to be done' to fill Manchester's gaping hole
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Man I really feel like there was a better way to phrase this
Impossibly hyped for this
It's finally here... and I truly hope you enjoy it. Thank you @stephenking.bsky.social @neon-rated.bsky.social... and Thanks Chuck!
THE LIFE OF CHUCK - Official Trailer #2 - In Select Theaters 6.6, Everywhere 6.13
YouTube video by NEON
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Impossibly hyped for this
The man hasn’t made a horror film in his life, why would he start now?
Triple Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro said his new version of "Frankenstein" will not be a horror film, but will instead pack a high-voltage emotional punch.
u.afp.com/Sc8R
u.afp.com/Sc8R
May 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The man hasn’t made a horror film in his life, why would he start now?
You know what’s really messed up is that I’ll still occasionally use Skype as a verb, like when I want to get somebody on a Zoom call I’m like “yeah let me just Skype you real quick.” Twitter levels of dropping the ball.
May 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
You know what’s really messed up is that I’ll still occasionally use Skype as a verb, like when I want to get somebody on a Zoom call I’m like “yeah let me just Skype you real quick.” Twitter levels of dropping the ball.
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We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
May 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
This is an insane ranking
Which swear words do Britons find the most offensive?
C*nt: 82% say very or fairly offensive
Motherf*cker: 70%
Fatherf*cker: 62%
B*tch: 55%
F*ck: 53%
W*nker: 53%
B*stard: 45%
P*ssy: 44%
Pr*ck: 42%
Tw*t: 40%
A*sehole: 39%
D*ckhead: 39%
Son of b*tch: 36%
C*ck: 34%
Full list in the chart 👇
C*nt: 82% say very or fairly offensive
Motherf*cker: 70%
Fatherf*cker: 62%
B*tch: 55%
F*ck: 53%
W*nker: 53%
B*stard: 45%
P*ssy: 44%
Pr*ck: 42%
Tw*t: 40%
A*sehole: 39%
D*ckhead: 39%
Son of b*tch: 36%
C*ck: 34%
Full list in the chart 👇
April 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is an insane ranking
I really need to know about the secret third technique that far right ultra-nationalists are somehow incapable of pulling off
A plurality of Lib Dem voters put their jumpers on arms first. Use this information as you see fit
yougov.co.uk/topics/consu...
yougov.co.uk/topics/consu...
April 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I really need to know about the secret third technique that far right ultra-nationalists are somehow incapable of pulling off
I’m in a blood feud with every autistic person I know because their boundless success makes me feel inadequate. This gullible freak can make like one of his brain worms and eat shit
1. As part of his dangerous anti-vaxx crusade, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. spread horrific lies about autistic people by saying they “will never pay taxes. They’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball. They’ll never write a poem. They’ll never go out on a date”
April 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m in a blood feud with every autistic person I know because their boundless success makes me feel inadequate. This gullible freak can make like one of his brain worms and eat shit
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Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
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April 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump Calmly Reminds Nation That Desire The Root Of All Suffering
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For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
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Getting all my news from the NWO now.
April 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Getting all my news from the NWO now.
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Decided that Laura Palmer’s Theme would sound really good over the angle where Big Bossman crashed the Big Show’s dad’s funeral.
March 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Decided that Laura Palmer’s Theme would sound really good over the angle where Big Bossman crashed the Big Show’s dad’s funeral.
This is great because it proves what we’ve been saying since AI came on the scene: these guys are under the mistaken impression that this magical technology will compensate for the fact that they aren’t creative, that they don’t have anything interesting to say, and that they’re kind of stupid
Staircase Studios will make movies using #AI. Its debut, The Woman With Red Hair, has a five-minute preview which is in no way terrif--OH MY GOD LOOK AT HER EYES KILL IT WITH FIRE
A new studio that makes movies with AI releases five minutes of its debut, and the results won't haunt your dreams for all eternity
Staircase Studios will make movies using AI. Its debut, The Woman With Red Hair, has a five-minute preview which is in no way terrifying.
buff.ly
March 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This is great because it proves what we’ve been saying since AI came on the scene: these guys are under the mistaken impression that this magical technology will compensate for the fact that they aren’t creative, that they don’t have anything interesting to say, and that they’re kind of stupid
People in this country have had enough of experts
Nigel Farage says that Elon Musk and Steve Bannon's Nazi salutes were "not really Nazi salutes" because "they were out to the side."
March 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
People in this country have had enough of experts