Hugo Schwyzer

August 2025

The Sex in Slasher Films is Increasingly Grim

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Aug 9 • 

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July 2025

Heterofatalism, the Lysistrata Delusion, and the Temporary Triumph of Romantic Pessimism

The AP reported yesterday:

Jul 26 • 

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No, Mockery is Not Necessary for Society to Function

Last week, a CEO and the HR director of his company were caught in an apparent extramarital affair at a Coldplay concert.

Jul 22 • 

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My Wikipedia Got Me Kicked Off a Dating App: on Being Ensnared by What Was, and the High Cost of Hope

The past is never dead.

Jul 8 • 

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June 2025

A Different Moral Universe: Dating Apps and the Political Divide

Behold:

Jun 26 • 

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I Wish I Could Convince You to be Curious -- and to go Out on Dates.

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Jun 24 • 

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Ranch Jam, Again

“That’s so much sugar,” JJ says.

Jun 19 • 

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Road Trip Lessons

I am in Reno.

Jun 12 • 

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Los Angeles is Just Fine, Thanks for Asking, and Other Notes on Navigating an Angry Age

There is a basic law about crisis: the further away you are from a city or region experiencing natural disaster or civil unrest, the more likely you are…

Jun 8 • 

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Dating, Again.

It is a warm Sunday afternoon on a West Hollywood patio, but Amanda and I have found a quiet, shady table away from the din and spectacle on Melrose…

Jun 7 • 

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May 2025