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På overfladen lever Elliott det perfekte liv: Han er i midt trediverne, tv-forfatter og i et fast forhold med sin kæreste Gus, og fordi han har cerebral parese, forventes det, at han er særligt taknemmelig. Men Elliott er fandens træt af at skulle føle sig taknemmelig. Da han en dag hører...

'Sharp, bawdy, yet still deeply touching. It's shockingly elegant, and elegantly shocking' LENA DUNHAM 'A very funny novel about falling for a fantasy and finding love for one's own self' MELISSA BRODER, author of The Pisces 'Funny, horny, heartbreaking' CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE, author of Promising...

Hilarious and bawdy musings on disability, sex, family, and Hollywood, from Emmy-winning writer and creator of the Netflix series Special. This program is read by the author. "[Author Ryan] O'Connell's narration is passionate, whether he’s recounting a heartbreaking story of childhood trauma...

Learn about how we're fighting the housing crisis in America by letting small homeowners and real estate investors develop more housing. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) let homeowners build small homes in their backyards or convert parts of their existing home into apartments.

When Ryan O'Connell went to stay for a week at the glamorous Chateau Marmont hotel last summer, he didn't quite know what to expect. Would he become instant BFF's with Lindsay Lohan and do lines of coke off of John Belushi's ghost? Would he have vacuous sex in the hotel elevator with Benicio Del Toro, just like Scarlett Johansson once did during an Oscars after-party? Or would he just be really, really bored like Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning were in the movie, Somewhere? The answer, it turned out, was none of the above.

>In 2012, the Internet can screw you over in myriad ways, but nothing is more painful than getting over a breakup when your ex's new life without you is always just one click away. Breaking Up in the Digital Age explores themes of love and loss set to the backdrop of a Facebook page. It is not natural for people to know the exact moment their ex gets into a new relationship. It is not natural for someone to be able to see photos of their ex's new lover eating a taco on the beach. Our brains were not built to sustain this kind of information.

EVERY book is secretly a book about housing policy, urban planning, or how to build better cities. And we're here to prove it. The Discretionary Review with Ryan O'Connell is where we obsessively read between the lines to uncover the urban planning secrets hiding in plain sight. Sure, we cover the obvious suspects – those wonky tomes about zoning laws and transit-oriented development. But we also dig into novels, memoirs, and ... don't get Ryan started on his romance series (I Bid You ADU).

I'm Prancing as Fast as I Can is a coming of Gay story that takes us from a scared, self-hating kid who spends most of his time under his desk staring at the hunky man on the Doan's Pills box, to becoming a writer on Will & Grace, helping to make it a little easier for other scared, self-hating kids who might also be hiding and staring at their secret desire.