STRANDED AT SEA By John Linnemeier [editor’s note: When former Bloomington mayoral candidate and Ryder editor-at-large John Linnemeier and his wife Gail set
Featured Ryder Films
A Broken Hallelujah: In Memory of Leonard Cohen
By Joan Hawkins There was something apocryphal about the death of Leonard Cohen. He passed away on November 7, 2016. But we didn’t
DJ Spooky’s Re-birth of a Nation
By Joan Hawkins In my field of Film Studies, Birth of a Nation (D.W. Griffith, 1915) is the quintessential bad object and perennial
REQUIEM FOR A LIGHTWEIGHT
John Linnemeier (left) and Darryl Neher (dreadlocks) MY RUN FOR MAYOR OF BLOOMINGTON By John Linnemeier According to Howard Dean, to get a D
Beer, Bourbon & Beyond
Upland Brewery Crew: Top Left to Right Caleb Staton, Director of Sour Operations, Eli Trinkle, Cellarman, Pete Batule, VP of Operations; Bottom Left to Right,
INDEPENDENCE DAY
By John Linnemeier He looked out of place. Quiet and observant… appeared to be about thirty…neatly pressed khakis, simple black belt, oxford style blue