Matthew Riva

Dec 12, 2023 | wsj.com | Matthew Riva

Women shaped culture—and more There’s no avoiding it: This was the year of Taylor Swift. Whether you’re a lifelong Swiftie or just trying to watch some football, you undoubtedly felt her presence this year. (Travis Kelce certainly did.) It’s not just the music or the movies, either—It’s Taylor Swift’s economy, and we’re all living in it. Taylor wasn’t the only pop megastar with a stadium tour, concert film and huge culture influence this year, though.

Nov 21, 2023 | wsj.com | Matthew Riva |Will Flannigan

War in the Middle East. The housing market. Eras Tour dates being added!There’s a lot going on in the world. Get up to speed quickly and be better equipped for dealing with difficult relatives and conversations around the dinner table. Although these types of drugs were originally meant to treat Type 2 diabetes, they are now widely used for weight loss. Thousands of Americans inject them weekly to cut pounds—and are seeing success.

Apr 30, 2023 | wsj.com | Matthew Riva

On April 30, 1993, the European research organization known as CERN released Tim Berners-Lee’s code for the World Wide Web into the public domain. The internet has many components but this innovation was critical, establishing an information sharing-and-retrieval system that enabled the websites we still use today. The first website