A Vida é Arte (Life is Art)
One of my favorite things about traveling is finding neighborhoods, alleyways, or other local areas that show the essence of a community, a town, or a city. While traveling, I was always most intrigued by the murals—and variation of murals—that could be found within communities….
Bob Ross and the Art of Chilling Out
We’re all a little anxious these days, right? Aside from the obvious, we’ve got all of our own things to—exams, instagram drama, grad school—we’re just one person! Well the gospel of Bob Ross and I are here to help. Or perhaps I am the gospel…
This I Believe
This I Believe Inc. is an organization that publishes short essays from individuals about something that they, well, I, believe in. The organization has a huge online database of essays from all types of people, writers or not, with…
Stress Relief For Writers From a Matchbox Alumni
I was invited here to tell you that if you’re worried about what your future as a writer might look like, you shouldn’t. One, because worrying about the future only prohibits you from being the best you can be in the present, and two, because…
The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
Dorothy Hale jumped out of the window of her high rise apartment on October 21st 1938. She was wearing a black dress with a corsage of yellow roses. Hale was struggling financially, although she was an actress, the sexism and ageism of Hollywood was slowly bleeding her…
Why Keep Print Alive?
As the age of technology rolls on, many conversations have touched the topic of print media “dying.” Every Humanities major has faced the question, “What are you going to do with that?” with equal parts annoyance and real terror. What are we going to do…
Writer’s Block, Episode 999
We all know of this quite romantic tragedy–two star-crossed lovers: a pen and its beloved paper, both from very different worlds, they never seem to come fully in contact with each other because of their mediator’s unwilling ability to keep them apart. Unfortunate fate, is…
A Little Matchbox Update
Many of you are probably wondering, what goes into making a literary magazine? What are all the components? Where did we start, and where are we now in the process? The Matchbox staff thought we’d give you the inside scoop on what it takes to…
UCSC’s Media Council in DC
In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, Media Council at UCSC became motivated to respond and unite. This resulted in a vote to send seven students and one advisor to the 45th presidential inauguration. Media Council is a governing body and funding source made up of leaders…
Always My Instrument
“There’s this stupid quote from The Simpsons where Homer says ‘Alcohol is the cause of and solution to all my problems’ and that’s how I feel about piano,” he said to me laughing. He went on to explain that when he was in middle school,…