Matthew Ritchie is a writer whose work has appeared in Pitchfork, Chicago Reader, Rolling Stone, NPR, and others. He lives in New York.
Matthew K. Ritchie
Articles
Writing to Liberate Yourself
Matthew K. Ritchie interviews Lawrence Burney about his new book, “No Sense in Wishing.”
My Brother’s Keeper
Matthew K. Ritchie considers Clipse’s new album “Let God Sort Em Out,” the Virginia rap duo’s reunion, and the rarity of a principled artistic existence.
So Unnaturally Slow
Matthew K. Ritchie considers Carson Lund’s “Eephus” and the feeling of being washed-up.
Everyone’s from Somewhere
Matthew Ritchie reviews “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” by Hanif Abdurraqib.
Fading Memories: On Sly Stone’s “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)”
Matthew Ritchie reviews Sly Stone’s “Thank Ya (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).”
This Other’s Body: On the Durability of American Racial Satire
Matthew K. Ritchie draws parallels between Mohsin Hamid’s “The Last White Man” and “Black No More,” George Schuyler’s satire from 1931.
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