Matt Civico

Matt Civico

📍 Montreal

Area of Effect: Wisdom from Geek Culture

I’m excited to say I have two essays in Area of Effect: Wisdom from Geek Culture [https://amzn.to/2HRMHQF], exploring identity in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and the power of stories (and fairies!) in The Song of the Sea. The collection also includes contributions from award-winning

One PhD Acknowledgements Page to Rule Them All

Now for something completely different! I’m well acquainted with the details of the PhD process, with all its research, dissertation writing, and blood, sweat and tears. My wife is in the throes of the process right now. I’m also intimately acquainted with The Lord of The Rings references.

The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Twitter

I share links to things I write on Twitter but, really, I hardly ever Tweet. I'll like posts or retweet something poignant or funny from time to time, but wading into comments? No thanks. Why? Because conversations don't happen on Twitter. They don't really

The Fellowship of The Ring: The Mirror of Galadriel

Another stop on a reader's journey through The Lord of the Rings

Introducing 'Support It'

Support good things; otherwise, they die. That’s the truth, and I often need to remind myself of it in this age of free content, ad blockers, and information glut. I'm excited to begin Support It, an ongoing series of recommendations, an appeal of sorts, on creators and

Active Listening: 'Throughline' from NPR

The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for An Age of Distraction

True freedom requires limits.

Libby, the library app

Learning to Love and Loving to Learn

A review of Netflix's Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"