Hugo Schwyzer

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Thirty-three years ago today I moved to L.A. I turned 22 on May 22, 1989. The next day, I walked in cap and gown across the stage of Berkeley’s…
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In the late 1990s, I was bitten by the marathoning bug. I was trying to stay sober, which in my case meant both putting down the bottle and staying out…
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Last night, Victoria took us out to an elegant dinner at Mozza Osteria, a rightly well-regarded Mid-City Italian restaurant. “Us” included me, my…
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(You know which one you are, right?) In her 2017 debut (and semi-autobiographical) novel The Idiot, Elif Batuman recalls a searing moment from…
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Monday, February 2, 1987. I was a 19-year-old sophomore at Cal. It was a rainy morning in the Bay Area, and my Converse were soaked by the time I made…
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Three stories. ONE It is the spring of 1991, and my first wife, Alyssa, and I are at a picnic with her family. My first wife is Filipina, and she has…
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Two years ago this week, feeling exhausted and dispirited, I announced an indefinite hiatus from Facebook and other social media. (In the late aughts…
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I have suspended all recurring subscriptions for this Substack; no one will be charged going forward. I expect letters to be very infrequent indeed…
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As I mentioned in my previous newsletter, I cannot promise regular Substack missives. Those that I do send out will be free to all. Thank you for…
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This letter is open to everyone, but addressed in particular to my paid subscribers. This is my letter to tell you that I will understand completely if…
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It occurs to me that perhaps I lost my teaching job in the nick of time. I was a white man who taught a very popular Women’s Studies course on a mostly…
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This week, the Supreme Court will hear the oral arguments in Dobbs v Jackson, the most direct challenge to Roe v Wade we’ve seen in decades. The future…
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