home·​sick \ˈhōm-ˌsik\ adj : the feeling of emotional distress when you are away from home and in a new and unfamiliar environment.

What is Homesick?

Homesick is a newsletter that examines the intersections between class and culture, consciousness and community, art and politics. It is written by me, Matthew Newton, a writer and editor from Pittsburgh, Pa., perhaps best known for my editorial work in art museums over the last decade and as the author of Shopping Mall (Bloomsbury), a memoir and case study about the death and life of the American mall.

This newsletter is a place for me to write about the world through the prisms of art, film, comics, literature, music, and more. It is intended to be a personal, thoughtful, irreverent, and anarchic collection of essays, dispatches, travelogues, and interviews.

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Why subscribe?

An amalgam of cultural criticism, memoir, and reportage, Homesick is, in many ways, intended as a slow burn—an editorial project that builds gradually while continuing to evolve. It’s also, quite honestly, a necessary way station for me as a writer at mid-career. Not only as a place to pause and reflect, but as a moment to reconsider what the future might look like. I’m well aware that Homesick may not be for everyone. It is written by me, and perhaps very much for me. But I think you’ll like it too.

Homesick publishes at least four times a month. A new issue is delivered to your email inbox every Sunday. Bonus editions are occasionally released on weekdays.

Homesick is free. But it is also reader-supported. If you can afford to buy a subscription, I hope you will. Your contribution keeps the lights on.

Contact

If you are interested in getting in contact, please send me an email. You can also find me on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.