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Ryan Derenberger

Ryan Derenberger is a freelance journalist and editor, a Journalism and AP Language teacher at Whitman HS in Bethesda, MD, and the founder of 'The Idea Sift.' He also serves on the board of directors for student journalism nonprofit 'Kidizenship.'
‘Joker’ is its best self on HBO Max.
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‘Joker’ is its best self on HBO Max.

‘Joker’ is a corrective film, undoing the character’s magnetism in ‘The Dark Knight’ and condemning anarchism in the most damning of ways for young men: it makes them look weak.

Ryan DerenbergerJuly 16, 2021January 20, 2022
Frank Ocean, giving credit where credit’s due: “the Melody Allusion”
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Frank Ocean, giving credit where credit’s due: “the Melody Allusion”

Frank lifts an occasional melody as if by flutter.

Ryan DerenbergerMay 7, 2021April 23, 2022
Money is not necessary for economies to work — we are.
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Money is not necessary for economies to work — we are.

Universal Basic Income, and what the distant future inevitably holds for developed-world workers.

Ryan DerenbergerMay 3, 2021April 23, 2022
The election lawsuits are finally over. I’m going to blame a map.
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The election lawsuits are finally over. I’m going to blame a map.

A few Americans’ bad idea ages ago need not be the standard.

Ryan DerenbergerMay 2, 2021April 23, 2022
Dine-in tonight: ‘Coherence’ is a sci-fi horror delight streaming on Hulu and Prime.
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Dine-in tonight: ‘Coherence’ is a sci-fi horror delight streaming on Hulu and Prime.

‘Coherence’ seems to play chemistry in a part of your brain that’s reserved for existential stretching — which, for most of us goes unmoved — and it tugs.

Ryan DerenbergerApril 29, 2021April 23, 2022
‘Drag Me to Hell’ on Peacock is fun for most of the family.
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‘Drag Me to Hell’ on Peacock is fun for most of the family.

Jesus spoke not a word about Hell, so the filmmakers had to mad-lib some things — but the end result is a popcorn-munching blast.

Ryan DerenbergerApril 27, 2021April 15, 2022
The story of Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ — the greatest feat in pop music history.
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The story of Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation 1814’ — the greatest feat in pop music history.

This March, the Library of Congress announced it was adding the album its registry — an overdue honor.

Ryan DerenbergerApril 27, 2021December 1, 2021
Flies are just flies again, and Mike Pence isn’t a demon.
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Flies are just flies again, and Mike Pence isn’t a demon.

GOP Conspiracy theorists once said flies’ landing on Obama and Hilary proved they were demons — where are the pitchforks for Pence?

Ryan DerenbergerOctober 14, 2020April 15, 2022
The Postmaster General and ‘Passive Voice’: obscuring the obvious.
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The Postmaster General and ‘Passive Voice’: obscuring the obvious.

The testimony that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy delivered to the United States Senate in August cleverly obscured absurdity.

Ryan DerenbergerAugust 22, 2020April 23, 2022
Kanye West wants prosecutors to prove he didn’t get Mickey Mouse’s signature.
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Kanye West wants prosecutors to prove he didn’t get Mickey Mouse’s signature.

The pen is mightier than the mouse.

Ryan DerenbergerAugust 13, 2020April 23, 2022

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