by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 16, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
As a young journalist my ideal job was to be a staff writer at the New Yorker. The idea of writing long-form pieces about any subject I liked was so intoxicating. Somebody told me about the writer Joseph Mitchell, and after reading Up In The Old Hotel, I fell in love...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’m spending this week emceeing the Open Squash Classic, a squash tournament here in New York City. If you’re in town the finals are on Thursday night with tickets available all week. Hope to see you there (all proceeds support the community’s junior...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Oct 1, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
Above: The art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, in a photo I nicked lovingly from his website. Most of us are dreadful at communicating because we haven’t done the thinking about why. Who our audience is, what we’re trying to say, what we want them to do. The...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
A new bagel shop opened in our neighborhood a few weeks ago. I took a picture on Sunday morning because I am not kidding: People wait for hours to get one. The great thing about living here, apart from that our rent is a little pricey, is that I’m around on a...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Sep 18, 2024 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’m excited about emcee’ing an upcoming squash tournament here in New York City. The Open Squash Classic opens in 18 days’ time with $55,000 in prize money for the men’s and women’s draws. There are still a few tickets available for the...
