Neil Hultgren
@profneilh.bsky.social
Professor of English. _Melodramatic Imperial Writing from the Sepoy Rebellion to Cecil Rhodes_ (2014). Current project on cosmic romance. Books, TV, running, biking, 🦖, 🏳️🌈
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i’m going to bless you all with the good news that Olivia Nuzzi isn’t real.
if you hold this truth in your heart and live it out faithfully, you will miss nothing in life.
if you hold this truth in your heart and live it out faithfully, you will miss nothing in life.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i’m going to bless you all with the good news that Olivia Nuzzi isn’t real.
if you hold this truth in your heart and live it out faithfully, you will miss nothing in life.
if you hold this truth in your heart and live it out faithfully, you will miss nothing in life.
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Madame Morrible may not have sung much in Wicked: For Good but nonetheless she brought the house down
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Madame Morrible may not have sung much in Wicked: For Good but nonetheless she brought the house down
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the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
Lots of thoughts after the Sigur Rós @sigurros.com concert last night in downtown LA:
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Lots of thoughts after the Sigur Rós @sigurros.com concert last night in downtown LA:
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The Aftermath of Aftermaths! Thank you all for a wonderful conference experience, but especially our visitor on the last slide. See you in LA in 2026!
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Aftermath of Aftermaths! Thank you all for a wonderful conference experience, but especially our visitor on the last slide. See you in LA in 2026!
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A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A leader would not have lost eight colleagues tonight. This happened because you let it happen or because you’ve totally lost control of the caucus in one of the most important moments since you’ve been Democratic leader. Either way, it’s on you. You need to step down. We need someone who can lead.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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NEW: Jury finds D.C. sandwich thrower Sean Dunn not guilty of misdemeanor assault www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
Jury finds D.C. sandwich thrower Sean Dunn not guilty of misdemeanor assault
The Justice Department has suffered a series of losses in politically charged cases in President Donald Trump’s second term.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NEW: Jury finds D.C. sandwich thrower Sean Dunn not guilty of misdemeanor assault www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
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@mattseybold.bsky.social's proposal to (among other things) reestablish faculty and students' control over their data & work here is...brilliant, actually?
(Tho it would strip upper admin of their power to decide WHO gets to buy that data...😢)
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
(Tho it would strip upper admin of their power to decide WHO gets to buy that data...😢)
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@mattseybold.bsky.social's proposal to (among other things) reestablish faculty and students' control over their data & work here is...brilliant, actually?
(Tho it would strip upper admin of their power to decide WHO gets to buy that data...😢)
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
(Tho it would strip upper admin of their power to decide WHO gets to buy that data...😢)
theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/mamdani-wi...
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HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
HOT LIBRARY INTEL: you can ask your library to purchase specific titles for their collection, usually right through the library's website.
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
Librarians can't know every single new title, nor can they mind-read what their patrons might want to check out. Give it a shot!
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None of this is going to happen and the halal carts in nyc are already there and amazing, but this is the id of MAGA politics, "we can won so we can force everyone to do what we want" projected onto people who don't think that and wouldn't try. bsky.app/profile/stac...
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
None of this is going to happen and the halal carts in nyc are already there and amazing, but this is the id of MAGA politics, "we can won so we can force everyone to do what we want" projected onto people who don't think that and wouldn't try. bsky.app/profile/stac...
Hectic 24 hours that involved finishing _Middlemarch_ again and convincing Microsoft Copilot that a source that it keeps mentioning, allegedly edited by one of my mentors, does not exist. Certainly the day was not ideally beautiful.
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hectic 24 hours that involved finishing _Middlemarch_ again and convincing Microsoft Copilot that a source that it keeps mentioning, allegedly edited by one of my mentors, does not exist. Certainly the day was not ideally beautiful.
Appreciated the discussion on this weekend’s Amicus in which @mjsdc.bsky.social and @dahlialithwick.bsky.social referenced the White House’s pride in its so-called “banger memes.”
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Appreciated the discussion on this weekend’s Amicus in which @mjsdc.bsky.social and @dahlialithwick.bsky.social referenced the White House’s pride in its so-called “banger memes.”
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Abracadabra with a harp I’m so sat
Florence + The Machine — Which Witch / Abracadabra [Live @ SiriusXM]
YouTube video by SiriusXM
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Abracadabra with a harp I’m so sat
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updated schedule now posted on the @navsa2025.bsky.social website. the darker and more dangerous things get, the more it matters to think real thoughts, together. we are getting very excited to see many of you all here in DC soon.
navsa.georgetown.edu
navsa.georgetown.edu
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
updated schedule now posted on the @navsa2025.bsky.social website. the darker and more dangerous things get, the more it matters to think real thoughts, together. we are getting very excited to see many of you all here in DC soon.
navsa.georgetown.edu
navsa.georgetown.edu
Whoever made the casting decision to put Kristin Scott Thomas opposite James Callis on _Slow Horses_…well done!
October 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Whoever made the casting decision to put Kristin Scott Thomas opposite James Callis on _Slow Horses_…well done!
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yeah good call to unleash this on college students with the highest levels of institutional endorsement
by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
yeah good call to unleash this on college students with the highest levels of institutional endorsement
I think for me it is North by Northwest, Vertigo, and The Birds.
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think for me it is North by Northwest, Vertigo, and The Birds.
Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social at tonight’s screening of _Frankenstein_. I liked Jacob Elordi’s performance, the set design of Victor’s lab, and the rendering of the creature’s education! Certainly has me thinking about the novel—loved hearing about how del Toro thinks of the Romantics.
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social at tonight’s screening of _Frankenstein_. I liked Jacob Elordi’s performance, the set design of Victor’s lab, and the rendering of the creature’s education! Certainly has me thinking about the novel—loved hearing about how del Toro thinks of the Romantics.
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W/ my collaborator Martha Kenney, spoke to Natasha Singer for this piece out today about Cal State’s sweeping, costly, and non-transparent “AI-empowered university” initiative.
October 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
W/ my collaborator Martha Kenney, spoke to Natasha Singer for this piece out today about Cal State’s sweeping, costly, and non-transparent “AI-empowered university” initiative.
This demented doughnut completely captures my vibe for the weekend (after I finished reading a novel and answering emails)
October 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This demented doughnut completely captures my vibe for the weekend (after I finished reading a novel and answering emails)
Note to future self: maybe starting the week off with an early morning teeth cleaning is not a good idea.
October 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Note to future self: maybe starting the week off with an early morning teeth cleaning is not a good idea.