Ben Schwartz
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Writer: 84th Oscars, Letterman, The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The Baffler, Air Mail, Emmy nominee, NEH Public Scholar, and author of way too many posts. rep: Dara Kaye WME #WGAW letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1lq09
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Ben Schwartz
@benschwartz.bsky.social
· Aug 18
Billy Wilder’s Battle With the Past
How the fabled Hollywood director confronted survivor’s guilt, the legacies of the Holocaust, and the paradoxes of Zionism.
www.thenation.com
I have a new piece up @thenation.com on Billy Wilder, the Holocaust, survivor's guilt, and confronting the limits of Zionism. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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Hope this means they’re going for a Dr. Who regeneration twist:
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hope this means they’re going for a Dr. Who regeneration twist:
Hope this means they’re going for a Dr. Who regeneration twist:
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hope this means they’re going for a Dr. Who regeneration twist:
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Same thing with gun rights ppl, always intentionally missing the tragic, evil point. “15 grade schoolers were killed today with an AR-15 automatic rifle --“ “SEMI-automatic! SEMI-automatic! This is why we can't take you seriously on gun control!"
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Same thing with gun rights ppl, always intentionally missing the tragic, evil point. “15 grade schoolers were killed today with an AR-15 automatic rifle --“ “SEMI-automatic! SEMI-automatic! This is why we can't take you seriously on gun control!"
Same thing with gun rights ppl, always intentionally missing the tragic, evil point. “15 grade schoolers were killed today with an AR-15 automatic rifle --“ “SEMI-automatic! SEMI-automatic! This is why we can't take you seriously on gun control!"
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Same thing with gun rights ppl, always intentionally missing the tragic, evil point. “15 grade schoolers were killed today with an AR-15 automatic rifle --“ “SEMI-automatic! SEMI-automatic! This is why we can't take you seriously on gun control!"
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Hope Mel Gibson isn't done shooting his new Jesus movie. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Gersh Drops ‘Succession’ Actress Dasha Nekrasova After Podcast With White Nationalist Nick Fuentes
"Succession" actress Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by her talent agency, Gersh, after a podcast featured white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
variety.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Hope Mel Gibson isn't done shooting his new Jesus movie. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Hope Mel Gibson isn't done shooting his new Jesus movie. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Gersh Drops ‘Succession’ Actress Dasha Nekrasova After Podcast With White Nationalist Nick Fuentes
"Succession" actress Dasha Nekrasova has been fired by her talent agency, Gersh, after a podcast featured white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
variety.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Hope Mel Gibson isn't done shooting his new Jesus movie. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
So, he’s a mass murdering demon, but the scariest thing about him -- he doesn’t gaf about your pronouns.
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So, he’s a mass murdering demon, but the scariest thing about him -- he doesn’t gaf about your pronouns.
And Trump and has pics of Boebert blowing her pilates instructor at "Wicked!"
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
And Trump and has pics of Boebert blowing her pilates instructor at "Wicked!"
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Damn, that means I can't get paid in cash anymore for my residuals.
US Mint will press the final penny today as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
US Mint will press the final penny today as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. These days, many sit in drawers or glass jars and are basically cast aside or collected as lucky keepsakes.
www.1011now.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Damn, that means I can't get paid in cash anymore for my residuals.
Damn, that means I can't get paid in cash anymore for my residuals.
US Mint will press the final penny today as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
US Mint will press the final penny today as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
Back in 1793, a penny could get you a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. These days, many sit in drawers or glass jars and are basically cast aside or collected as lucky keepsakes.
www.1011now.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Damn, that means I can't get paid in cash anymore for my residuals.
So, that's it then. "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" is the best feature film comedy ever made by WB during the studio era run of Jack and Harry Warner. Thank you for playing. Congratulations, Mr. Knotts.
Q: Jack and Harry Warner's orig. WB studio made great crime, western, musical, and adventure movies, but except for Looney Tunes, not great comedies. What's the best comedy WB ever made? It can't be "The Incredible Mr. Limpet."
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So, that's it then. "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" is the best feature film comedy ever made by WB during the studio era run of Jack and Harry Warner. Thank you for playing. Congratulations, Mr. Knotts.
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I saw Del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN late tonight, and I thought it was a pure delight. In the last scene the Creature walked toward the sunrise. Then suddenly, to my surprise…
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I saw Del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN late tonight, and I thought it was a pure delight. In the last scene the Creature walked toward the sunrise. Then suddenly, to my surprise…
that is one sad lookin' abe lincoln.
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
that is one sad lookin' abe lincoln.
but the all the flawed men writing in notebooks!
There may never have been another American director as lacking in spontaneity as Paul Schrader. (1982)
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
but the all the flawed men writing in notebooks!
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Standing up to Trump just got you a Blue Tuesday, Angus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Standing up to Trump just got you a Blue Tuesday, Angus.
Q: Jack and Harry Warner's orig. WB studio made great crime, western, musical, and adventure movies, but except for Looney Tunes, not great comedies. What's the best comedy WB ever made? It can't be "The Incredible Mr. Limpet."
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Q: Jack and Harry Warner's orig. WB studio made great crime, western, musical, and adventure movies, but except for Looney Tunes, not great comedies. What's the best comedy WB ever made? It can't be "The Incredible Mr. Limpet."
Standing up to Trump just got you a Blue Tuesday, Angus.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Standing up to Trump just got you a Blue Tuesday, Angus.
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If ppl want to end Mamdani's political career so badly they should be happy he won. No mayor of New York ever amounted to anything.
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
If ppl want to end Mamdani's political career so badly they should be happy he won. No mayor of New York ever amounted to anything.
If ppl want to end Mamdani's political career so badly they should be happy he won. No mayor of New York ever amounted to anything.
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
If ppl want to end Mamdani's political career so badly they should be happy he won. No mayor of New York ever amounted to anything.
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Trump looks like Lenny after he petted the bunny rabbit too hard.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump looks like Lenny after he petted the bunny rabbit too hard.
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Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.
In other words, I won't be buying a Tesla for at least ten years.
The deal won 75% approval and is the billionaire's second record stock award in as many years, putting his control of the electric-car maker beyond doubt on.ft.com/43gIUV7
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
In other words, I won't be buying a Tesla for at least ten years.
Trump looks like Lenny after he petted the bunny rabbit too hard.
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Trump looks like Lenny after he petted the bunny rabbit too hard.