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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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Meet Imani Keal: The Influencer Who Spent $35,000 Renovating Her Apartment

Most people would never consider spending $35,000 on an apartment they don’t own. Imani Keal didn’t just consider it. She documented every step, built an audience doing it and turned renovating a rental into a full-time career. Her story raises a question renters don’t hear often enough: what if the money you spend making a […]

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This $7,000 Apartment Makeover Looks Like It Belongs in a 5-Star Hotel

Spending thousands on a home you don’t own sounds counterintuitive. But for renters who don’t see homeownership on the near horizon, the alternative is years of living in a space that never quite feels like theirs. Nnedinma Obiwuru took a different approach. She and her fiancé spent about $7,000 over several years turning their Austin […]

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That Laundry Detergent Bottle You Just Recycled? It May Be in a Landfill

Most people toss their empty laundry detergent container into the recycling bin without thinking twice. It’s plastic, it has a recycling symbol on it, so it should get recycled. Right? Not necessarily. Being accepted for plastic recycling doesn’t mean a container actually gets turned into something new. According to the EPA’s most recent national waste […]

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Here's How to Recreate Hailey Bieber's Viral 'Chicky Meatballs' at Home

Cottage cheese keeps showing up in places you wouldn’t expect. Smoothies, brownie batter, pasta sauce. And now, on top of Hailey Bieber’s viral chicken meatballs. “I’m sorry, but my chicken meatballs with tomato sauce, cottage cheese, and parmesan is seriously to die for and one of my favorite things I make,” she wrote in an […]

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The Average American Family Does 300 Loads of Laundry. Is That Too Many?

If a sweater still looks and smells fine after one wear, does putting it through a full wash cycle actually do anything useful? For a lot of Americans, the answer is no. The average family washes about 300 loads of laundry per year, according to ENERGY STAR. But not all of those loads are justified. […]

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Dry Shampoo for Clothes: How to Use It, What to Spray and When to Wash

You know the pile. It lives on the chair, draped over the closet door or folded on top of the dresser. These are clothes that are not dirty enough to wash but do not feel quite right to wear again. That in-between moment is exactly the problem dry shampoo for clothes is designed to solve. […]

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3D Wall Panels Look Great Until You Choose the Wrong Material or Method

Paint and wallpaper can only do so much. If you’ve been staring at a flat accent wall wishing it had more depth, you’re in good company. Homeowners in 2026 are reaching for 3D wall panels as part of a broader shift toward texture, warmth and dimensional surfaces. Drew and Jonathan Scott recently told Homes & […]

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Hotter Summers Are Turning Your Favorite Home Feature Into a Costly One

Natural light is one of those home features people rarely think twice about until summer turns it into a line item. The same south-facing windows that make a room feel bigger and brighter can also spend hours feeding heat into the house, leaving the AC to undo it later. After a record-hot July and another […]

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Sleepmaxxing on a Budget: How to Keep a Cool Bedroom Without Blasting AC

Your apartment turns into an oven by mid-afternoon. By bedtime, no amount of fan-pointing or pillow-flipping brings relief. You wake up groggy, sweaty and frustrated. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Record-breaking summer heat is making it harder than ever to sleep well, especially for renters who can’t control their building’s insulation or install […]

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The Sober Curious Movement Is Changing How Gen Z Thinks About Drinking

Gen Z isn’t swearing off alcohol. But the old assumption that every night out needs a drink is starting to fade. More young adults are mixing in alcohol-free nights, trying dry challenges and paying closer attention to how drinking affects their sleep, fitness and mental health. Gen Z alcohol consumption isn’t disappearing. It’s just getting […]

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Why Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and McDonald's Are All Betting on Drink Cafes

You might have noticed something different the last time you grabbed a taco or a chicken sandwich. The drinks menu got a lot more interesting. Fast food restaurants are rolling out specialty drinks that go way beyond fountain soda and iced tea. Handcrafted refreshers, custom cold brews, energy drinks and frozen beverages are showing up […]

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Before You Try a Sleep Divorce, These Simpler Solutions Might Be Enough

Nobody warns you that sharing a bed is one of the harder parts of a relationship. Not the fights, not the finances. The snoring. The alarm that is not yours. The covers yanked to the other side at 2 a.m. Night after night, small disruptions stack up until one of you ends up on the […]

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Noise-Blocking Earbuds That Track Your Rest: What Experts Actually Say

Sleep technology has moved well beyond the white noise machine on your nightstand. Sleep earbuds now pack active noise cancellation, sound masking and biometric sensors into something small enough to wear through the night. For anyone who tracks recovery metrics or fine-tunes their sleep environment, this category raises some worth-exploring questions. How well do these […]

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No Laundry Room, No Problem: Why Renters Love Portable Washing Machines

Rising rent and shrinking floor plans have made in-unit laundry a luxury. For renters, students and small households stuck feeding quarters into basement machines or hauling baskets to the laundromat, a portable washing machine has become a workaround worth understanding before your next lease. These compact appliances shrink the wash-and-spin process into a unit that […]

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How to Use AI for Gift Ideas That Actually Feel Personal and Thoughtful

Shopping for someone who already owns what they need is one of the most frustrating parts of gift-giving. Wish lists are empty. “Just tell me what you want” goes nowhere. And scrolling through the same gift guides every year stops being helpful fast. Free AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Alexa are changing how […]

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Dua Lipa's Go-To Food Spots Include Midnight Churros and No-Menu Omakase

Dua Lipa doesn’t just eat well when she travels. She builds entire trips around where she’s going to eat. “Everything is based around food,” Lipa told the Dish Podcast in 2024. “I think about the trip, and then I think about the food and I start putting it in the diary.” She’s also not interested […]

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Wingstop's Big Bet on Chamoy and Tajin Wings Show the Swangy Trend Is Real

Wingstop launched Sweet Heat Chamoy featuring Tajín in June 2026, and the internet had a lot of questions. What does it taste like? Is it still available? What even is swangy? The limited-time flavor brought chamoy and Tajín wings to more than 3,000 Wingstop locations nationwide. It was a big moment for the swangy flavor […]

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Johnny Galecki's Living Room Is a Masterclass in Maximalist Design

Most people know Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter from The Big Bang Theory. His Pasadena bachelor pad was practical and filled with science equipment, books and pop-culture memorabilia. His real home is nothing like that sitcom set. It is a maximalist dream that leans into the “eccentric aunt aesthetic” with velvet seating, saturated colors, oversized […]

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Thrift Store Finds Will Define the Next Wave of Living Room Design

Stage: Building · Momentum: High · Forecast confidence: Moderate The polished, matching-set living room is losing ground to a look built one thrift store find at a time. Designers say secondhand furniture and decor are moving from budget workaround to design strategy, powered by maximalism and the rising eccentric aunt aesthetic. The next phase will […]

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The ‘Eccentric Aunt’ Revival Is Making Homes Loud, Layered and Personal

Minimalism told us to pare down. Neutral walls, empty surfaces, matching everything. For a while it worked. Then it started to feel like living in someone else’s home. Now the opposite is taking over. Bold color, layered collections, furniture from different decades and pieces that actually mean something to the people who own them. Maximalism […]

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How to Achieve the Nancy Meyers Aesthetic Without Buying a Hamptons House

If you’ve watched a Nancy Meyers movie, you’ve probably wanted to live inside one. The oversized kitchens. The linen-draped living rooms. The feeling that every surface was styled by someone with impeccable taste and zero anxiety. That look now has a name. The Nancy Meyers aesthetic has become one of the most searched interior design […]

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