Matthew Stahlman

Matthew Stahlman is a post-baccalaureate student and writer living in Portland, Oregon.

‘The Apartment,’ Authority, and Consent

On a topic of particular pertinence to our own cultural moment, Billy Wilder’s 1960 classic is a fascinating artefact well worth revisiting.

Matthew Stahlman

7 Feb 2018 · 10 min read

The key term Stendhal introduces, which is central to his vision of romance, is (to use the Americanized spelling) “crystallization”

Matthew Stahlman

23 Dec 2017 · 16 min read

Houellebecq has grave doubts about the net effect of the sexual revolution on human well-being.

Matthew Stahlman

5 Oct 2017 · 15 min read