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
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· 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...
This is a comedy nerd's list. Full disclosure, I am one. I'm surprised "Poor Things" made it bc it's genius and these ppl think "Naked Gun" is the greatest comedy of all time. How do ppl like that even know a "Poor Things" exists? Full disclosure, I'm also a comedy snob. variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is a comedy nerd's list. Full disclosure, I am one. I'm surprised "Poor Things" made it bc it's genius and these ppl think "Naked Gun" is the greatest comedy of all time. How do ppl like that even know a "Poor Things" exists? Full disclosure, I'm also a comedy snob. variety.com/lists/best-c...
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So, half the country will be cool with it, and the other half won't.
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So, half the country will be cool with it, and the other half won't.
So, half the country will be cool with it, and the other half won't.
November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So, half the country will be cool with it, and the other half won't.
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My new piece @thenation.com "It’s easy to get distracted by Trump’s celebrity feuds, but we should never lose sight of his master plan: to push our media world so far to the far right that he’s never asked about his sexually predatory or homicidal friends again." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control
Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you'll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop.
www.thenation.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My new piece @thenation.com "It’s easy to get distracted by Trump’s celebrity feuds, but we should never lose sight of his master plan: to push our media world so far to the far right that he’s never asked about his sexually predatory or homicidal friends again." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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it's an open secret that the washington post editorial board has been sleeping with the epstein files for years.
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
it's an open secret that the washington post editorial board has been sleeping with the epstein files for years.
Adaptations of books and plays that get adapted again aren't "remakes." "His Girl Friday," "The Thing," and "Casino Royale" and others on this list all have original sources. That is, Roman Polanski's "Macbeth" is not a remake of Orson Welles' "Macbeth." www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/movie-...
From ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ to ‘Scarface’: 13 Film Remakes Better Than the Original
As 'The Running Man' remake prepares to hit theaters, THR takes a look at previously released movies that were better than the films that came before them.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Adaptations of books and plays that get adapted again aren't "remakes." "His Girl Friday," "The Thing," and "Casino Royale" and others on this list all have original sources. That is, Roman Polanski's "Macbeth" is not a remake of Orson Welles' "Macbeth." www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/movie-...
I'm looking for a French-speaking journo/historian on here who can help me with a quick (hopefully) question about 1930s French newspaper archives online. Thanks!
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm looking for a French-speaking journo/historian on here who can help me with a quick (hopefully) question about 1930s French newspaper archives online. Thanks!
the own is that he got trump to pose with him in front of a portrait of fdr.
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
the own is that he got trump to pose with him in front of a portrait of fdr.
it's an open secret that the washington post editorial board has been sleeping with the epstein files for years.
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
it's an open secret that the washington post editorial board has been sleeping with the epstein files for years.
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guy looked like a make a wish kid meeting Mamdani
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
guy looked like a make a wish kid meeting Mamdani
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big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
big bugs bunny getting elmer fudd to marry him vibes in the white house currently i see
BREAKING: Horseshoe Theory debate now over. Thank you for playing.
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
BREAKING: Horseshoe Theory debate now over. Thank you for playing.
My new piece @thenation.com "It’s easy to get distracted by Trump’s celebrity feuds, but we should never lose sight of his master plan: to push our media world so far to the far right that he’s never asked about his sexually predatory or homicidal friends again." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control
Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you'll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop.
www.thenation.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My new piece @thenation.com "It’s easy to get distracted by Trump’s celebrity feuds, but we should never lose sight of his master plan: to push our media world so far to the far right that he’s never asked about his sexually predatory or homicidal friends again." www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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“The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.”
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*bill burr voice* “you sanctimonious c—-t! dey got a chili’s ovah dere!”
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
*bill burr voice* “you sanctimonious c—-t! dey got a chili’s ovah dere!”
“The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield.”
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Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Looks like the lady in line ahead of me at Albertsons is having a day:
*bill burr voice* “you sanctimonious c—-t! dey got a chili’s ovah dere!”
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
*bill burr voice* “you sanctimonious c—-t! dey got a chili’s ovah dere!”
“Downbeat,” November 1, 1943.
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Downbeat,” November 1, 1943.
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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!"