Matthew Furlong was born and raised in St. John's, and visits as often as possible. He teaches at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia and received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Guelph. When he's not figuring out ways to escape the soul-crushing academic publishing racket, he can be found trying to persuade people that rap music has entered a second Golden Age or petitioning the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation to carry Blue Star. Matthew has lived all over the eastern half of Canada and recommends the big breakfast at Ari's Place on Roncesvalles if you're in Toronto. He does his best work very early in the morning and finds listening to Boards of Canada very helpful.