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Hugo Schwyzer

@hugoschwyzer.bsky.social

Formerly microinfamous, but now mostly just a soccer dad. https://hugoschwyzer.substack.com

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Hugo Schwyzer@hugoschwyzer.bsky.social · 5d ago

I grieve Jason Arday just as I grieve Mike Adams - two men who were hounded by ostensibly different (but ultimately similar) mobs. It is hard to survive online disgrace and the loss of a career, and I consider myself lucky. Let kindness be subaltern to whatever you think the truth is.

Hugo Schwyzer@hugoschwyzer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I defer to the Thomists, but it seems to me that Olivia Nuzzi is chiefly guilty of unrestrained and compulsive concupiscence. Ryan Lizza, dribbling out the stories of her shortcomings for cash, is practicing malice. The former sin is lamentable - the latter is far, far worse.

stacia l. brown@slb79.bsky.social · last yr.

when i feel my most frozen, i like to envision myself telling my future 18-year-old, “that was really touch and go for a minute, but… looks like we’re still free, so… enjoy adulthood. i’ve always got your back.” it’s a nice little astral projection.

Hugo Schwyzer@hugoschwyzer.bsky.social · 2y ago

Perhaps the takeaway from the “English Teacher” renewal is that viewers are tired of having art they like withdrawn or cancelled because the artist turns out to be a jerk. If people can once again separate the creation from the creator, that’s a very, very good thing: www.salon.com/2025/02/12/f...

FX’s renewal of "English Teacher" sends a dangerous message

FX's decision to look past allegations against Brian Jordan Alvarez signals a troubling disregard for survivors.

salon.com

Hugo Schwyzer@hugoschwyzer.bsky.social · 2y ago

I love pardons because I love the idea that someone, somewhere, actually gets a “get out of jail free” card. It’s my great fantasy, to be restored. Don’t ask me not to cheer when a fellow scoundrel gets another chance.

Jourdan Rodrigue@jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social · 2y ago

If it had to end - as all things do - then Matthew Stafford was going to make it such an end that nobody would doubt what he and this Rams team were made of. A last game column of an impossible season, from Philly: www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...

If Rams’ beautifully improbable season had to end, Matthew Stafford got a last word

"I love this group. I love this coaching staff. I love these players," Sean McVay said after the Rams were eliminated Sunday.

nytimes.com

Josh Rosenau@joshrosenau.org · 2y ago

Thinking about this again because of the latest Gaiman article. Reading Dederer helped me think through: being a fan of a *work* needn’t mean being a fan of a *author.* It’s possible to be a fan of The Sandman but not of Neil Gaiman. And our desire to merge those two is a modern notion of fandom.

Josh Rosenau@joshrosenau.org · 2y ago

From Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by @clairedederer.bsky.social. Helpful in thinking (inter alia) about whether to cancel a WaPo subscription or how and whether to re-read/watch The Sandman.

In other words: There is not some correct answer. You are not responsible for finding it. Your feeling of responsibility is a shibboleth, a reinforcement of your tragically limited role as a consumer. There is no authority and there should be no author-ity. You are off the hook. You are inconsistent. You do not need to have a grand unified theory about what to do about Michael Jackson. You are a hypocrite, over and over. You love Annie Hall but you can barely stand to look at a painting by Picasso. You are not responsible for solving this unreconciled contradiction. In fact, you will solve nothing by means of your consumption; the idea that you can is a dead end. The way you consume art doesn't make you a bad person, or a good one. You'll have to find some other way to accomplish that.
Hugo Schwyzer@hugoschwyzer.bsky.social · 2y ago

In the 1976 Democratic primary, mama supported Mo Udall. She wanted a Western conservationist. But when Carter won the nom, we precinct-walked for him. I wore a Carter-Mondale button to school and was bullied for it. Nearly 50 years ago! What a long life of consistent decency he had.