One moment he is terrorizing Ballard (one commenter responds, “Seriously, fuck you,” and another seconds with, “Go to hell, even though it doesn’t exist”). The next moment he is eating bacon with people who are taking off their clothing. He must be stopped.

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...

27 replies on “You Realize Adrian Ryan Is Now Writing for Line Out?”

  4. Maybe now that he’s not writing for the gossip column anymore, he can change his writing style into something that’s a bit more fitting for a 40+ year old man.

    What inspires him? Is it Perez Hilton? Tigerbeat? You should fine him for every time he uses an unnecessary exclamation point.

    Nothing against twinks, must of us were one at one time or another, but enough is enough Adrian, stop writing like a teenage school girl. I feel really embarrassed for you.

  9. My dyslexia made me read that as “You Realize Ayn Rand Is Now Writing for Line Out?” I am both releved and a bit disappointed.

  14. Hello Adrian Ryan!
    Well, Hello Adrian Ryan!
    It’s so nice to have you back where you belong
    You’re looking swell, Adrian Ryan,
    We can tell, Adrian Ryan,
    You’re still glowin’, you’re still crowin’
    You’re still goin’ strong.
    We feel the room swayin’
    For the band’s playin’
    I hear the ice tinkle
    See the lights twinkle
    And you still get glances from all us handsome men

    Adrian Ryan never go away again!

  16. @ 7 — it’s the Stranger’s music and nightlife blog. We’re gonna stop neglecting the “and nightlife” part.

  18. I think you’re right keshmeshi, Adrian probably did come before Perez and maybe even Tigerbeat. See what evil he has spawned?

    And Frizelle, if anybody at The Stranger can stop him, it’s you. Come on, do it. Make him write like a grown up.

  19. This Jake guy is a total pussy. Shouldn’t “Jake” be reserved for Schmader’s studmuffin? Not some Adrian-hating faggot?

  21. Due to my occasional dyslexia I momentarily thought that Ayn Rand was writing for Line Out. I had mixed feelings about this.

  25. I’d like to direct your attention to something that Paul Constant wrote a few days ago on slog. I think the last sentence is very fitting.

    If you’re a writer or a filmmaker or a theater director and someone writes a negative review of your artwork, you’re almost always better off not contacting the reviewer. And if you’re trying to reason with the reviewer, for the love of God, don’t accuse the reviewer of not viewing, reading, or understanding your art. It starts things off on the wrong foot.

    And what’s more, never accuse someone of inaccuracies unless there are really inaccuracies there. This is basically the most serious accusation you can lay on a critic, and if it proves to be not true, you’ve completely blown your credibility. Having an opinion that is different than yours isn’t an inaccuracy; it’s a review. I’ve gotten a couple of great e-mails from people whose work I’ve not liked. They’ve expressed frustration at my opinion—understandably so—but they’ve also engaged me in actual meaningful discourse about their artwork. As a result, I’m actually eager to see more work from these people. If this lady ever touches a movie again, I’m going to fucking warn every reviewer I know about how she goes psycho and accuses you of every unethical act under the sun if you don’t like her movie.

    If you are an artist, you need to keep your temper in check and remember that not everybody cares how much effort you put into your art. Bad reviews are part of the business, and if you are a professional, that means dealing gracefully with them. If you can’t do that, you’re not long for the business.

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