Mathew Silver
Why I'm more excited for Raptors basketball than ever before
Toronto Star, December 2020. Find the original article here. The NBA came back in a flash. On Wednesday, just a couple of months after...
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Mathew Silver
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
A Volleyball Star Who Raps As Kofi
The New York Times, December 2019. Find the original article here. Name: Daenan Gyimah Age: 21 Hometown: Toronto Now Lives: In a...
Mathew Silver
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
My mullet or a grown-up job? I had to make a choice
The Globe and Mail, April 2020. Find the original article here. A few months ago, while searching for a job after finishing graduate...
Mathew Silver
- Jan 17, 2021
- 7 min
Beers, bulls and honky-tonk: An insider recalls Ranchman's glory days
Calgary Herald, September 2020. Find the original article here. Most people got their introduction to Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall...
Mathew Silver
- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
The artist works in isolation. But what's the point when ‘all art seems inconsequential right now?’
Toronto Star, April 2020. Find the original article here. The artist works in solitude, or at least that’s what the age-old myth...
Mathew Silver
- Jan 17, 2021
- 5 min
Chance meeting with literary idol allows writer to realize own worth
Calgary Herald, September 2019. Find the original article here. A few months ago, while working at a New York-based magazine, I got an...
Mathew Silver
- Jun 11, 2018
- 5 min
The 'Beard Bros' of Beach Volleyball are Winning Online and in the Sand
Bedford + Bowery, June 2018. Find the original article here. The McKibbin brothers are changing the game of beach volleyball, though not...
Mathew Silver
- Jun 6, 2018
- 10 min
Austin Rogers Doesn't Want to Be Jeopardy! Guy, Despite the Groupies
Bedford + Bowery, January 2018. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy Neil Hamel Austin Rogers is working behind the bar at Gaf...
Mathew Silver
- Jun 6, 2018
- 8 min
Secrets of the Rat Cave: How René Dreifuss Became a Radical MMA Sensei
Bedford + Bowery, May 2018. You can the original article find it here. Photo: by Mathew Silver Through the front door of a slightly...
Mathew Silver
- May 24, 2018
- 5 min
In This Scrappy Street Hockey League, a Deaf Referee Helps Keep the Peace
Bedford + Bowery, May 2018. In the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, a group of plucky amateurs were facing off in a game of street hockey...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 3 min
Ai Weiwei's Archway Art Gets Green-Lit and Christmas Tree Move Has Villagers Seeing Red
Bedford + Bowery, September 2017. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of Kickstarter The Christmas tree that usually resides...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
Siksika Nation Member Being Sued for Erecting Blockade to Protect 'Way of Life'
Metro News, October 2016. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of Jennifer Friesen Ben Crow Chief has been living in a tepee...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 5 min
The New 'Jumanji' is Everything Wrong with Movies
Dash of Mind, January 2018. Find the original article here. I remember sitting cross-legged on the carpet in my living room as a...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 4 min
On a Bus with Ai Weiwei, Or So I Thought
Bedford + Bowery, October 2017. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of Mathew Silver Is there going to be food on this thing?...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 5 min
Karl Hirzer: Meet the Red Velvet-Clad 27-Year-Old Making his Mark with the CPO
BeatRoute, May 2017. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of Twitter CALGARY – I’m awaiting the arrival of Karl Hirzer, the...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
Calgary Sprinter Brings Home Bronze
Metro News, August 2016.Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn Amidst all of the uncertainty of...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
Country Music Star Changes Name to 'Urban Keith'
Dash of Mind, July 2016. Find the original article here. In what appears to be an ill-fated attempt to reach a different demographic,...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 4 min
Denzel 2020? BeatRoute's (mostly not serious) Oscar Predictions
BeatRoute, February 2017. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CALGARY —...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 3 min
Joel Plaskett and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra meet in the middle
BeatRoute, January 2017. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of Joel Plaskett CALGARY — Long before Joel Plaskett was a JUNO...
Mathew Silver
- Mar 22, 2018
- 5 min
Surviving the Cage: A Newbie Steps Onto the West 4th Street Courts
Bedford + Bowery, September 2018. Find the original article here. Photo: Courtesy of Mathew Silver The West 4th Street Courts are some of...