Matt FriedForget Cats; New Year’s Eve is the perfect trash holiday movieThere are 3 moments in my life where I can tell you exactly where I was: the morning my dad died, the morning of 9/11, the morning I…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
Matt FriedI thought Blade Runner was boring until I moved to Los AngelesI first watched Blade Runner on a cold, unremarkable February night in Brooklyn. I believe it was The Final Cut. I was 26 years old. The…Oct 5, 20171Oct 5, 20171
Matt Fried20 Things To Consider About Colin Kaepernick Kneeling During The National Anthem1. Colin Kaepernick’s full and exact statement on why he knelt during The National Anthem in 2016: “I am not going to stand up to show…Sep 24, 2017Sep 24, 2017
Matt FriedIt cost $28,000 to fix my wrist. Obamacare saved me from going broke.The end of my summer sucked. On the first Saturday of August, during a visit from my two teenage cousins, I broke my left wrist at a beach…Sep 21, 20174Sep 21, 20174
Matt FriedIn Response To George Will, A Defense of The National Endowment for the ArtsDear Mr. Will,Mar 19, 2017Mar 19, 2017
Matt FriedFear, Loathing, and Redemption at LAXThere was so much to not get hyped about; which is ironic given that Los Angeles is the birthplace of American hype. Whether it’s movies…Jan 30, 2017Jan 30, 2017
Matt FriedPaul Ryan and The Republicans Have Failed AmericaA week ago, I sat in the Saban Auditorium at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles at a town hall hosted by Rep. Adam Schiff (D.–CA); the…Jan 26, 2017Jan 26, 2017
Matt FriedThank You, President ObamaI write this piece on January 19, 2017: the last full day President Barack Obama is in office.Jan 19, 20171Jan 19, 20171
Matt FriedGiving Trump a chance is already too hardI’ve been a registered Democrat since 2002; more or less loyal to the party over that 14-year span. I wouldn’t’ve been happy with any of…Nov 21, 2016Nov 21, 2016