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Matthew Cantor

@CantorMatthew

Second cousin, subeditor, writer, worrier. I also enjoy music. He/him.

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I wrote something a bit personal about dealing with OCD, a very weird disorder, since childhood and how coronavirus has brought it back with a vengeance. And @grantdraws did an awesome illustration: theguardian.com/society/2020/j…


Marion Bowman is scheduled to be killed by lethal injection on Friday. He has spent most of his life on death row, though he maintains his innocence amid claims of bias and withheld evidence. His story: "We are not what the state portrayed us to be" theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…


Working on a piece about British phrases that have entered the US mainstream, from "one-off" to ... anything from Love Island. Any suggestions welcome!


Years ago, I hosted a weekly open mic and wondered why all the singers were starting to do the same accent – but I couldn't quite articulate what it was. Learned a lot about it from some expoit vocoy teachois: theguardian.com/music/2024/feb…


'It's just hypochondria' has long been a way to shrug off people's health concerns. But experts say we need to take illness anxiety seriously – and the good news is there are very good treatments. Learned a lot in writing this piece: theguardian.com/society/2024/j…


"Whatever was popular when you were being named, you don’t want for your baby" – I asked experts about the life cycle of a name theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…


tech whiz meets political genius


Holding out hope that Trump will be older than Biden in 2024


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Okay we got two contenders although, assigning editors should know I think that more content can and SHOULD be generated HT @J_Besl + @cnevss: theguardian.com/media/2023/jan… by @CantorMatthew milkkarten.substack.com/p/how-the-nati… by @milkkarten


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As a young girl growing up in small town India I totally lucked out when Calvin & Hobbes came into my life. So began a lifelong love affair. Excited to hear that the comic’s creator Watterson is to publish something new after over 20 years! Can’t wait 😍 theguardian.com/books/2023/feb…


A joy to write about the return of Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, which I think is probably one of the top 10 things that exist theguardian.com/books/2023/feb…


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