Matthew GomesSmashing the PatriarchateThis essay originally appeared on The Molinist.Oct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020
Matthew GomesIdle Notions: The Gulf’s Education CapitalThe ongoing political and economic isolation of Qatar by the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council has already caused not insignificant…Feb 5, 2018Feb 5, 2018
Matthew GomesArab American Optimism: 5 Reasons I’m Positive About the Aramco IPOThose of you living under a rock or otherwise insulated from Arabian peninsular oil and gas news may not have heard that Saudi Aramco…Jan 31, 2018Jan 31, 2018
Matthew GomesAt Least No One Asks Where They’re FromWarning: This piece contains mild spoilers for both Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire and the trilogies The Prince of Nothing and…Feb 2, 20162Feb 2, 20162
Matthew GomesSh*t Really Does Happen: and 6 Other Insights from the 3 Worst Weeks of My F****ing LifeMy fiancée had a brain hemorrhage the day after we landed in Ottawa for Christmas…Jan 29, 2016Jan 29, 2016
Matthew GomesOppressing the ÜbermenschAs you’re likely aware from reading this blog (Medium page?), or possibly from following me on Twitter or Tumblr, I enjoy both critical…Jan 27, 2016Jan 27, 2016
Matthew GomesOf Whitewash and Race-SwapNext month, the latest entreé into the big-budget, special effects-drive, historically/mythologically/religiously-inspired spectacle…Jan 25, 2016Jan 25, 2016
Matthew GomesJupiter DeconstructingWarning: The following contains serious spoilers for Andy and Lana Wachowskis’ 2015 Jupiter Ascending.Apr 23, 2015Apr 23, 2015
Matthew GomesGolden Calves & Good ExcusesOn Macklemore and the Cult of the AllyMar 7, 2014Mar 7, 2014
Matthew GomesGood to know you weren’t listeningA critique of the ‘pro-Miley backlash’Oct 8, 2013Oct 8, 2013