Matt BecherExuviaeIn the summers of my childhood, I would spend some weeks with my father in a college town nestled in the pines of East Texas. The house he…Aug 22, 2021Aug 22, 2021
Matt BecherinAn Injustice!“Pose” and the Importance of Queer Emancipation in StorytellingIn its final season, “Pose” remains a cultural force celebrating the queer Black and brown performers of ballroom culture whose influence…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Matt BecherThe Simple Joy of 300 Days of Animal Crossing: New HorizonsHow a tiny virtual island of talking animals helped me through one of the stranger years of my life.Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
Matt BecherIn Defense of Harry Styles and a Better Future for MasculinityInside the December 2020 issue of Vogue is something unremarkable and remarkable at the same time. Unremarkably, a cover star speaks…Nov 25, 2020Nov 25, 2020
Matt BecherinThe StartupScheduled HappinessWhat's on my schedule? Let me consult my iPhone reminders, bullet journal, Kanban Boards, Asana task list, Post-It notes, Google Calendar…May 30, 20191May 30, 20191
Matt BecherinThe StartupGeneration ScapegoatAnalysis of millennials has provided a lot of insight, and a lot more opportunities for sloppy analysis and lazy stereotyping.May 15, 2019May 15, 2019
Matt BecherLetters from my GrandmotherThe road through grief and healing from grandson to grandmother.Jan 11, 2019Jan 11, 2019
Matt BecherThe Trip That Set Me Free as an ArtistFitting in with my fraternity brothers stifled my creativity — mushrooms helped it blossomMay 29, 20182May 29, 20182
Matt BecherFrom a Bumpy ‘All Stars’ Season, a Deserved Crowning (and More than One Winner)It’s been a bumpy season full of dramatic twists, shock eliminations, and jumps “from there,” but the third season of All Stars ended with…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Matt BecherThe Beautiful and Impossible Allure of ‘Call Me By Your Name’Since its premiere at Sundance in January, Call Me By Your Name — the tender romance story based on André Aciman’s 2007 novel of the same…Dec 5, 2017Dec 5, 2017