Neil Hultgren

@profneilh

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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Neil Hultgren@profneilh· 24d

Also, what are we to make of William Holden’s characters being involved with these two women, twenty-six years apart? #MassCulture

Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.

Faye Dunaway as Diana Christensen in Network

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· 24d

Also, was Faye Dunawaye’s dress in this scene a call back to Ursula Andress as _She_ ten years earlier?

Faye Dunaway smiles with her arms up in a scene from Network.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· 24d

Is it me, or is there a little bit of Ned Beatty’s Arthur Jensen in his voicing of Lotso in Toy Story 3?

Image of Lotso, the teddy bear who smells like strawberries, from Toy Story 3. He is evil.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· 24d

So cool to watch Network (dir. Sidney Lumet, 1976) for the first time and to discover that the @criterion.bsky.social essay was written by @jamellebouie.net! Amazing movie, and this scene, which Bouie connects to the neoliberal order, was mesmerizing.

A tv against a wall. It shows Ned Beatty at the end of a conference table lined with banker’s lights.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· 28d

Haircut / summer writing proof of life

White guy in his forties has a goatee and wears a purple tank top. He is expressionless. Selfie in front of a white background.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jul 9

She didn’t have much that was positive to say about her 20-minute conversation with Mitch McConnell.

Photo of Angela Lansbury in her role as clairvoyant Madame Arcati in Noel Coward’s comedy, Blithe Spirit.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jul 3

Who would have imagined that the famous priestess of Isis, Ayesha, returned in a new incarnation to open a salon on the Big Island? Truly she who has lived so long now doth do the hair. Can she do highlights by blasting?

Storefront on a sunny day with minor clouds. The store’s sign says “Kor Salon.”

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jul 3

Now that pride month has ended and we returned from Hawaii, this is who I am.

Man in yellow Godzilla hat, aviator-style sunglasses, and a bright red Hawaiian parka. Behind him, blue skies and observatories are visible.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jul 1

Farewell, Pride Month! This was me at the start of June, with a sunburnt nose.

Guy in glasses, smiling, wearing a csulb “Beach Pride” t-shirt.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jun 19

In honor of pride month, I tried a new setting on my coffee grinder and made ultra-smooth cold brew. For about five minutes in the early afternoon, I felt infinite.

A Starbucks Paris mug with ice and coffee in it sits on a black desk. Colorful bookmarks, hand salve, and some different tsums and funko pops are visible in the background.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jun 6

Widow’s Bay screening and Q&A with showrunner Katie Dippold, star Matthew Rhys, and director/producer Hiro Murai. Lots of fun.

Theater screen with picture of Widow’s Bay illustration.

Three individuals mentioned in skeet sit on director’s chairs in front of screen that reads, “Widow’s Bay.”

Matthew Rhys sits in a director’s chair. He holds a microphone in his right hand and gestures with his left.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jun 3

It was a good month.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· May 24

In the following conference paper, I will…

Recipe for Kings Hawaiian Purple Cloud French toast, made with ube coconut rolls

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· May 10

Happy Mother’s Day to them. #hacks

Leslie Bibb and Cherry Jones in character from the “Montecito” episode of _Hacks_.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· May 1

Photo of me with a massive baked pancake thirteen days ago, shared for no reason. It was delicious, and I was excited about going to a play with friends.

Brown-haired man in his forties sits at a table in a diner-like setting. He is smiling. On his plate is a very large pancake.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Apr 18

François Arnaud also likes the new track from the Strokes. We’re basically best friends now.

Instagram screencap. Actor Francois Arnaud stands in front of a sparkling background in a stunning black ensemble. He looks intense. He is paying attention to you, the viewer. Yes, you. The post also indicates that the Strokes track “Going Shopping” is playing.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Mar 28

Two guys with sunglasses stand behind a No Kings poster. There are other protesters and a traffic light behind them.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Mar 11

These old canards have returned to CSULB. #waterfowl #higheres

A reflective pond holds three ducks in it. A building is in the background.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 31

The Heated Rivalry doughnuts.

Two doughnuts. One is dark blue with a key and a 1410 keychain. The other is a white doughnut with a striped hockey jersey on it. The jersey is #81 with the name Rozanov.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 26

A few photos from the hilarious production of _Gwyneth Goes Skiing_ that we saw at LA Elysian Theatre over the weekend. Loved the top of the theater marquee.

Theater marquee that begins with “FUCK ICE. NOW AND FOREVER.”

Dimly lit stage with purple lights and two cafe tables

The two main actors of the play sell souvenirs in the lobby—one is dressed as Gwyneth Paltrow

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 25

We went to see _Gwyneth Goes Skiing _ in LA, and François Arnaud was in the audience!!! Of course he was super nice and willing to be in a photo with Kavita and me. How is this my life? #scotthunter #heatedrivalry

Two civilians in their late forties stand at the sides of a stunningly attractive Canadian man. IT IS FRANÇOIS ARNAUD FROM HEATED RIVALRY, SCHITTS CREEK, and TWINLESS

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 24

This is how I imagine the “Board of Peace.”

A black and white still of the war room from Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 23

Thank you, @rabihalameddine.bsky.social, for this book. Funny, angry, and beautiful.

A hardcover copy of Rabih Alameddine’s The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother); it rests on a wooden table

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 13

A day of executive cosplay that started with some good hotel lighting.

Brown haired guy with a goatee in a blue suit, blue shirt, and tie. He stands in front of a mirror and smiles. His phone is visible

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 12

San Gabriel River Trail with crane and power lines. January 11, 2026.

Sunset photo of a body of water and sky. Catalina is visible in the distance.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 10

Mentally I am still drinking a mocktail and sporting my colorful scarf and “Parisian winter” hair.

Older forties white dude smiles at a high table in a bar. There is a fancy beverage with an orange slice in front of him and the city street is visible through the window.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 7

Live, from my bookshelf, these two have decided to hard launch their relationship.

The Oxford World’s Classics edition of Mary Shelley’s _The Last Man_ and a black, gray, and white squishmallow of a plague doctor. They are on a table.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Jan 3

Belated happy new year!

Selfie with white guy in his 40s wearing a winter coat in a festive indoor setting.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Dec 30

Eiffel Tower from the Gare de Javel, about 20 min ago.

A picture of a train station, with plenty of wires and bars blocking out the Eiffel Tower, which is in the background.

Neil Hultgren@profneilh· Dec 29

Alfred Dreyfus, transported and missing his family, on film at the Musée d’Orsay. Interesting that you see this film after the rooms of impressionist paintings.