Jenny Hamilton
@readingtheend.bsky.social
she/her. southern geek feminist and scholar of boning. bylines at NYT Book Review, Booklist, Strange Horizons, Lady Business, Reactor. author of SFF romance column Ships in the Night for Reactor.
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this is my maybe extremely redundant and lukewarm? take, but this stems from holding art up to some expression of personal morality and then art consumption as a performance of personal morality. either way, art isn't seen as a job. bad people can still be good at their job!
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
this is my maybe extremely redundant and lukewarm? take, but this stems from holding art up to some expression of personal morality and then art consumption as a performance of personal morality. either way, art isn't seen as a job. bad people can still be good at their job!
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Cannot rec Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood enough. I rarely read nonfiction, but I inhaled this. It's about the film and television industry, but also about systems as a whole. And it's about what we can do to improve things.
bookshop.org/p/books/burn...
bookshop.org/p/books/burn...
February 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Cannot rec Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood enough. I rarely read nonfiction, but I inhaled this. It's about the film and television industry, but also about systems as a whole. And it's about what we can do to improve things.
bookshop.org/p/books/burn...
bookshop.org/p/books/burn...
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Finding out that some people's artistic output was not illumination but confession--finding that out as a person is hard enough. As a critic? Whew. Half the reason I wrote Burn It Down is so we can try to unpack how the systems cover for not just normal stress but a host of toxic & horrific patterns
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Finding out that some people's artistic output was not illumination but confession--finding that out as a person is hard enough. As a critic? Whew. Half the reason I wrote Burn It Down is so we can try to unpack how the systems cover for not just normal stress but a host of toxic & horrific patterns
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A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
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obligatory @mattielubchansky.com (from thenib.com/the-smartest...)
![a classic* Mattie Lubchansky comic:
First panel: Two friends chatting (some dude is lurking behind them)
1st friend: "Wow did you hear about [redacted]? Turns out he's a real creep."
2nd friend: "That's a bummer- I love his movies..."
2nd panel: still chatting, dude is closer
1st: "Yeah they mean a ton to me, too. Lots to reckon with."
Some dude: "It's not a big deal actually, since..."
3rd panel: the dude removes his voluminous robe to declare
Dude: I...NEVER CARED FOR HIS WORK!
1st friend falling to their knees: "Oh my! A true genius!"
2nd friend: "We're in the presence of a visionary"
4th panel: the dude is getting a crown and scepter and robe
2nd friend: "What's your secret?"
Dude: "I've never liked anything or anyone"
* it's 7 years old? jesus](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iudjqwfhpiolsay27emzvakw/bafkreif5ozll5pdin77on24sxez7tdygu3c5fhy6avozuuouuuat5fafo4@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
obligatory @mattielubchansky.com (from thenib.com/the-smartest...)
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I am told I should talk about my work more. [throws a dart] Sweetness Bled and Brindled is about an asexual prince with healing magic, his girlfriend who wants to rob the castle treasury, and his older brother who will gleefully hurt anything that lives.
buy.bookfunnel.com/c1k5zy7pda
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February 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I am told I should talk about my work more. [throws a dart] Sweetness Bled and Brindled is about an asexual prince with healing magic, his girlfriend who wants to rob the castle treasury, and his older brother who will gleefully hurt anything that lives.
buy.bookfunnel.com/c1k5zy7pda
buy.bookfunnel.com/c1k5zy7pda
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I’m not sure how to word this but it also feels like it adds a confounding factor moving forward when folk put forth that retroactive diminishing.
Like, it makes it *harder* to out horrible people who’ve made good art, because of the added (false!) conceit of "bad people only make bad art"?
Like, it makes it *harder* to out horrible people who’ve made good art, because of the added (false!) conceit of "bad people only make bad art"?
February 3, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I’m not sure how to word this but it also feels like it adds a confounding factor moving forward when folk put forth that retroactive diminishing.
Like, it makes it *harder* to out horrible people who’ve made good art, because of the added (false!) conceit of "bad people only make bad art"?
Like, it makes it *harder* to out horrible people who’ve made good art, because of the added (false!) conceit of "bad people only make bad art"?
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There's a lot of weirdness today about finding out artists you love are trash... and I mean, listen.
I never liked NG's shit. I bounced off it hard. It kinda gave me the creeps.
But I loved Orson Scott Card.
Everything we take from art is always at least 50% what we brought to begin with.
I never liked NG's shit. I bounced off it hard. It kinda gave me the creeps.
But I loved Orson Scott Card.
Everything we take from art is always at least 50% what we brought to begin with.
August 4, 2024 at 12:04 AM
There's a lot of weirdness today about finding out artists you love are trash... and I mean, listen.
I never liked NG's shit. I bounced off it hard. It kinda gave me the creeps.
But I loved Orson Scott Card.
Everything we take from art is always at least 50% what we brought to begin with.
I never liked NG's shit. I bounced off it hard. It kinda gave me the creeps.
But I loved Orson Scott Card.
Everything we take from art is always at least 50% what we brought to begin with.
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“You need only know this: Whatever is happening with your data, it is important enough to the most egregiously lawless administration in American history that it be collected and consolidated.” Always read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
“You need only know this: Whatever is happening with your data, it is important enough to the most egregiously lawless administration in American history that it be collected and consolidated.” Always read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social (gift link)
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Between hockey and hotel rooms, Shane, Ilya, and the Heated Rivalry cast don't have much downtime. But maybe on a long flight to Russia or the walk up to a smoothie shop, there's room for some recreational reading? Here's what @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social would recommend for each character:
SFF Reading Recommendations for the Characters of Heated Rivalry - Reactor
We've got romantasies, queer fairy tales, feminist adventures, and more!
reactormag.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Between hockey and hotel rooms, Shane, Ilya, and the Heated Rivalry cast don't have much downtime. But maybe on a long flight to Russia or the walk up to a smoothie shop, there's room for some recreational reading? Here's what @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social would recommend for each character:
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great interview with - imo - one of the bravest people in the usa.
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
great interview with - imo - one of the bravest people in the usa.
deleting now! there are too many apps these days anyway!
INBOX: @sbworkersunited.org is escalating its rolling strike by calling on supporters to delete the firm's popular app off their phones until it agrees to a contract. It's an ambitious move that will test the depth of popular support, given how much value users have tied up there in rewards points.
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
deleting now! there are too many apps these days anyway!
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Our Kickstarter is live‼️
A new season of Burn It All Down is coming and we need your help to make it happen. Your support keeps independent, feminist sports media alive!
Learn more and support the campaign here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...
A new season of Burn It All Down is coming and we need your help to make it happen. Your support keeps independent, feminist sports media alive!
Learn more and support the campaign here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Our Kickstarter is live‼️
A new season of Burn It All Down is coming and we need your help to make it happen. Your support keeps independent, feminist sports media alive!
Learn more and support the campaign here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...
A new season of Burn It All Down is coming and we need your help to make it happen. Your support keeps independent, feminist sports media alive!
Learn more and support the campaign here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...
deeply weird move to mention his kid when those were among the most disturbing parts of the NYMag piece
anyway, great job on the boundary-keeping this evening, SFF community. keep up the good work. love to see it.
anyway, great job on the boundary-keeping this evening, SFF community. keep up the good work. love to see it.
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 AM
deeply weird move to mention his kid when those were among the most disturbing parts of the NYMag piece
anyway, great job on the boundary-keeping this evening, SFF community. keep up the good work. love to see it.
anyway, great job on the boundary-keeping this evening, SFF community. keep up the good work. love to see it.
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Thus, in sum, furthermore
FUCK NEIL GAIMAN INTO THE SUN
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
FUCK NEIL GAIMAN INTO THE SUN
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Thus, in sum, furthermore
FUCK NEIL GAIMAN INTO THE SUN
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
FUCK NEIL GAIMAN INTO THE SUN
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
I heard a college student today earnestly telling her friend about the time she saw Harry Styles in concert and what a shame it was that he's the only member of 1D who kept making music
February 3, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I heard a college student today earnestly telling her friend about the time she saw Harry Styles in concert and what a shame it was that he's the only member of 1D who kept making music
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We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
January 31, 2026 at 11:28 PM
We have a perfect Rectangular February coming up, first time we’ve had one since 2015
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
Maybe this is what finally closes the loop and fixes the world
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“Romance novelists pay attention to muscle. Bodies are the instruments on which we play love songs.”
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“Romance novelists pay attention to muscle. Bodies are the instruments on which we play love songs.”
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
From "Mouth and Muscle," a new original essay by @oliviawaite.com about Heated Rivalry.
➡️ buff.ly/n3o6hNL
one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
February 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
one thing that would be cool, when prominent creators turn out to be terrible people, would be if we didn't have to go through this performative dance of insisting that their work was never good in the first place.
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@oliviawaite.com has written an absolute banger of an essay about Heated Rivalry, romance, and the arc of Jacob Tierney’s work.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
@oliviawaite.com has written an absolute banger of an essay about Heated Rivalry, romance, and the arc of Jacob Tierney’s work.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
It reminded me why we are friends—Olivia always makes me think more deeply about media I love.
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Y'know when you read something, and you already know you're going to repost it, and you're trying to keep track of the phrase you'll snip out to illustrate in your repost how well written it is? Well, Olivia has too damn many of them, so I can't choose.
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Y'know when you read something, and you already know you're going to repost it, and you're trying to keep track of the phrase you'll snip out to illustrate in your repost how well written it is? Well, Olivia has too damn many of them, so I can't choose.
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
(I do love "The dick is the point" though 🤣)
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"I am saying that if they don’t believe there’s anything to learn from romance as a genre, they’re going to miss the central ideas Tierney is engaging with. You need to accept romance’s invitations."
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"I am saying that if they don’t believe there’s anything to learn from romance as a genre, they’re going to miss the central ideas Tierney is engaging with. You need to accept romance’s invitations."
oh shit this piece is really good
I am in @therumpus.net today talking about how Heated Rivalry is connected to both chirping in Letterkenny and Shoresy, and also Pride and Prejudice and Austen film adaptations: therumpus.net/2026/02/02/m...
Mouth and Muscle - The Rumpus
In Tierney’s shows, hockey runs on two blades: muscle and mouth. You need the athletic strength, speed, and skill — and if an opponent asks you, “Nice onesie, does it come in mens?” You need to be abl...
therumpus.net
February 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
oh shit this piece is really good
apropos of nothing in particular, @lilashapiro.bsky.social gave us a tremendous piece of journalism last year, and it's always a great time to revisit it and thank her for the work she did in bringing these stories to light.
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
apropos of nothing in particular, @lilashapiro.bsky.social gave us a tremendous piece of journalism last year, and it's always a great time to revisit it and thank her for the work she did in bringing these stories to light.