Ben Radding
Hi! I’m Ben. I write stuff. Currently, I’m a senior copywriter at Horizon Sports & Experiences, where I marry huge brands and big teams with fresh ideas and pretty decks. Previously, I wrote for UNTUCKit, the menswear brand you love to hate. And before that, Equinox, the luxury fitness brand you love to hate. I’ve written for Men’s Health, Forbes, Esquire, Outside, Men’s Journal, Deadspin (the good version), Fatherly, and AARP the Arrow. I’ve freelanced for brands such as Pvolve, Fetch by The Dodo, Nutrafol, and more. And I’ve worked at a couple agencies, including SundaySky and the Omnicom Health Group. I graduated from New York University with a degree in journalism and comparative literature. I was also the head fencing captain and a WNYU radio deejay.
You Vs. The Vending Machine
It’s late afternoon, the workday is over halfway done, and you feel a familiar rumble. The salad you’d had for lunch wasn’t very satisfying, was it? So you gather your wallet or spare desk change, go down the hall, and amble right up to that backlit hurdle that separates the fit from the fit-ish: th...
Weightlifting Supplements Are Terrible, But I Love Them Anyway
Most days, if I remember, I’ll have a multivitamin with my breakfast, along with two small gelcaps with 1,000 international units of vitamin D (desk monkey, you know) and a probiotic. If I forget, I’ll probably feel no better or worse by midday. If I’m getting sick, I’ll suck on a zinc lozenge and p...
How To Win A Swordfight
Let's say a gentleman scandalizes your lady at a bar. Rude, right? Let's say he poisons your father to get closer to your mother. Ruder, I'd say. But what're you gonna do about it? Today, such matters are usually resolved via graceless brawls involving a combination of wrestling and hair-pulling. ...