Highlight your favorite lyrics, share your Bowie story. I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing, will drive them away We can beat them, just for one day We can be heroes, just for one day And you, you can be mean And I, I’ll drink…

A Matter Special Series “When people ask what I write about, I often mention ‘women’ as a topic I cover,” wrote Alana Massey in her most recent Matter essay. “I’ve realized, though…I actually write about men. Particularly, I write about how the unrestrained, unaccountable emotional lives of men wreak havoc on women.” So, we…

By Rachel Syme Hi. Do you have a selfie? I’m not talking about a picture of yourself, that you took yourself, by yourself, though that is technically the textbook definition of the word. I’m asking about your “selfie”: a virtual doppelgänger that looks like you, has been everywhere you have been, has smiled every time you…

A collective portrait of the Paris attacks and their aftermath drawn from eyewitness accounts on Medium — Friday, Nov. 13 “10 morts dans le 10ème arrondissement, prise d’otage en cours au Bataclan.” Et voilà la folie qui recommence, accompagnée de son cortège de sirènes. A few minutes later, more news by mobile phone: a second shooting. Then more news: a third shooting. A fourth shooting. Hostages taken…

A Bay Area teen and a long-time cop have an open conversation about police brutality. Hi Carl, Thank you for giving me a better understanding of how the police system works. It sucks when a police officer loses his life. They are just as human as the regular civilians who don’t carry…

A Bay Area teen and a long-time cop have a frank conversation about police brutality. Dear Carl, My name is Jessica. I was born and raised in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, and was the first high school graduate from my family. My mom’s Mexican and my dad’s Cuban. They…

We The T! is a month-long conversation that combines the resources and experience of staffers at Medium’s flagship magazine, Matter, with the perspectives of the most important trans writers, artists, and advocates today. Led by Buzzfeed LGBT’s Meredith Talusan, trans people were involved in the conception, the writing, editing, and…

“Can we change our energy system? Can we change it fast enough to avoid being destroyed by it? Are we capable of thinking about longer-term issues, or, like the lobster in a pot full of water that’s being brought slowly to the boil, will we fail to realize the danger…

This spring, Matter worked with a class of high school seniors in the San Francisco Bay Area to find the answer to that question. Through a series of projects — some written, others visual— the students told their own stories and captured a vibrant portrait of their lives. …