This is my typo of humor.

What can we do against such reckless hate? Ride out & meet them--with public scholarly writing & conversation, with history & analysis, with culture & creation, with nuance & passion. (Also with teaching, which I got to do today too!) Proud to be in it with y'all, today & every damn day.

PS. & all the while I'm adding things to the upcoming (251st!) #ScholarSunday thread, & hope you'll share more of them, whether here, by email ([email protected]), or on our website:

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& the post on Rock Hudson's TV roles, part of the weeklong blog series for Hudson's centennial:

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My Katrina Culture essay:

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Here are my posts on each if the algorithm missed ya.

The podcast convo:

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I hope I've done some justice to this genre & all these amazing artists & works, to the tragedies & the communal responses, to New Orleans & America & all of us. Please let me know your thoughts & share widely if you're able, thanks! @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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So for the next post in my Rock Hudson Centennial blog series, how one late-career television role reiterated Hudson’s image, & how one could help us revise it!

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As Rock Hudson's film stardom waned in the late 1960s, he turned (as many fading stars did in that era, before prestige TV became its own significant draw for all actors) to TV roles. That especially meant his long-running mystery show, McMillan & Wife--but also a fascinating brief stint on Dynasty!

Hope it's as amazing as my trips to NOLA always are!

Thanks!

Add Come Hell and High Water to that, Netflix with footage and narration by the great Shelton Alexander. www.netflix.com/title/81676595

I hope I've done some justice to this genre & all these amazing artists & works, to the tragedies & the communal responses, to New Orleans & America & all of us. Please let me know your thoughts & share widely if you're able, thanks! @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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I would pair that essay with the @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column on Katrina's 20th anniversary that I wrote right after the MOMA event:

www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/09/cons...

So I really loved the chance to write this essay for the new @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social on how I want to define Katrina Culture, some vital examples of the emerging genre, & why we all need to engage with this form & its lessons.

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& a reminder that I'd love all chances to continue talking about this book & contested history of American patriotism (still slightly relevant in late 2025). Lemme know if you want an e-copy of the book's proofs, & please share any opportunities for conversation!

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Here's Part 1 from back in September if ya missed it:

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PS. Pillow Talk's director, Michael Gordon, had spent years on the Blacklist & this was his first film back. For a lot more on that complex & crucial 1950s context, check out @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social's new book!

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