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Matthew Dwyer

(He/Him)
Boston
As seen in: Medium, PopMatters, Rock n' Heavy
Covers:  Music, film, and TV
Writer @popmatters @incluvie and for various publications on @medium

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Matthew Dwyer’s Biography

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Matthew Dwyer, a graduate of American University's School of International Service in Washington, D.C currently works in education and writes about pop culture, music, TV, and film.

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How Belgium Made Me Rethink Capitalism

How Belgium Made Me Rethink Capitalism

For a small country, they're doing pretty well When my American friends and I had settled into Belgium for ou…

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WandaVision's Grief Is America's Grief

WandaVision's Grief Is America's Grief

Jac Schaeffer's television mini-series, WandaVision (Disney, 2020) isn't like other TV shows or films in the …

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America's Real Do-Over Has Yet to Come

America's Real Do-Over Has Yet to Come

"No takesies backsies!" The classic schoolyard phrase indicates something essential about humans: we regret t…

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Taylor Swift's Pandemic Redemption

Taylor Swift's Pandemic Redemption

A lot has been said about narratives during Taylor Swift's career. In her response to Kim Kardashian leaking …

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How Olivia Rodrigo's “Driver's License" Drove Her Into Pop's Stratosphere

How Olivia Rodrigo's “Driver's License" Drove Her Into Pop's Stratosphere

Every once in a while, a completely unheard-of artist will drop a track that instantly tops the Billboard Hot…

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Dog Day Afternoon's Flawed But Progressive Message

Dog Day Afternoon's Flawed But Progressive Message

Sidney Lumit's Dog Day Afternoon (1975), based on a true story, opens with several wholesome shots of urban A…

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Charli XCX Discovers the Antidote to Fame

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By Matthew Dwyer
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Music, Fashion, Film Atlantic People often say art imitates life, but the inverse is also true. In On Writing, the novelist Stephen King said, “Life isn’t a support system for art. It’s the other way around.” However, the singer-songwriter Charli XCX might disagree. In a 2026 Rolling Stone interview, Charli XCX described feeling “creatively drained and not ready to write anything new” while making her eighth album Music, Fashion, and Film.
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‘Disclosure Day’ Alludes to Societal Anxieties New and Old

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By Matthew Dwyer
| PopMatters Verified
As long as humans have looked up at the stars, we have contemplated our place in the universe. Throughout his filmography, Steven Spielberg has returned to the perennial question: Are we alone? In a 2026 interview with CBS, the director recalled watching the Perseids meteor shower as a child, which sparked a fascination with outer space that would eventually lead to his most recent film, Disclosure Day.
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Niall Horan Serves a Familiar Dish on ‘Dinner Party’

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By Matthew Dwyer
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Dinner Party UMG Recordings In a 2026 interview with Rolling Stone, Niall Horan, a former member of One Direction, noted the band signified the “start of community-based fandoms”. Indeed, the X-Factor-spawned group arrived on the music scene at an opportune time: the nexus of reality television’s highest ratings and the explosion of social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr, which became integral to fostering online fan communities.
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Interview

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter!

Why did you become a journalist?

To share my passion for pop culture and the way perceptions of gender have shaped society and culture.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes! I covered sports, drama, and other club outings