Matthew Miller

Matthew Josiah Miller lives in St. Louis with his wife Rachel, an independent artist. When not pursuing his academic interests (gift exchange and medieval drama) in grad school at Saint Louis Universi

#NewNebraskaSlogan and a New Rhetoric for the Midwest

Oct 21, 2011 4 min read Humanity

Recently Tim Siedell, otherwise known as @badbanana, otherwise known as Nebraska’s most successful Twitter comedian, initiated the hashtag #NewNebraskaSlogan [http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2011/08/badbanana-sparks-a-good-twitter-trend-newnebraskaslogan] . (If you’re not of the

A Passion for the Possible

Jul 15, 2011 6 min read Literature Music & Performing Arts the Road

I spend a lot of time listening to music and reading at the same time. I’m not proud of this behavior—I end up giving neither music nor book the attention it