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On leaving a city
I felt like I had left New York before I arrived. The night before our flight from Australia, I was staying at my parents. When they were just married…
Oscar Schwartz
Jan 2, 2021
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The Jewish ugliness
Jess sent me a link to an article from Vogue the other day about a new design brand that is trying to make “chic” Judaica items — those objects used…
Oscar Schwartz
Sep 14, 2020
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On watching having a coke with you on YouTube
The first time I heard Frank O'Hara's poem, Having a Coke With You, was in 2008. I was taking a poetry class at university. Each week we'd learn about a…
Oscar Schwartz
May 3, 2021
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On pickles
In summer a few friends and I get together to make pickled cucumbers. In Melbourne there are very few good pickles. Store bought ones are usually…
Oscar Schwartz
Mar 14, 2021
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The Protests
At the beginning of this week, I bought The Complete Works of Primo Levi. The introduction, written by Toni Morrison, stuck with me—one line in…
Oscar Schwartz
Jun 1, 2020
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What actually were Ted Talks?
And are they finally over?
Oscar Schwartz
Aug 10, 2020
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On amateurism
Finally, Some Good News by Delicious Tacos
Oscar Schwartz
Oct 17, 2021
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On small talk
Sam and Anna meet on the sidewalk in front of their apartment building. Sam is coming home. Anna is on the way out. It's strange because over breakfast…
Oscar Schwartz
Apr 10
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On being installed
Thanks for reading. Share this if you want to. The other day I remembered an ancient Egyptian proverb I once read somewhere. “We all die twice. First…
Oscar Schwartz
Jul 3
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On remembering giving Tao Lin weed
Leave Society by Tao Lin
Oscar Schwartz
Sep 12, 2021
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On being a worse person (by eating meat)
One Friday evening last year during lockdown in New York Jess suggested that we order schnitzel for dinner. Both of us were at the time vegetarians. But…
Oscar Schwartz
May 18, 2021
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Is the President sick?
I'm not a conspiracy theorist.... but....
Oscar Schwartz
Oct 5, 2020
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