Another week, another census of the Benjamins Schwartz among us. This week finds our subjects scattered across courtrooms, animation booths, and at least one sustainability workshop. The usual distribution, really.
- Man whose rampage led to fatal police shooting will face second murder trial
“The victims, particularly the father of Melyda, requested that we retry it,” said Deputy District Attorney Ben Schwartz after a brief hearing. “I think he wants some kind of closure. That’s one of the main reasons.”
Deputy District Attorney Ben Schwartz is proceeding with a second murder trial in a case that concluded with a police shooting, citing the victim’s father’s need for closure. Sometimes the work is simply showing up again. - The Roald Dahl Story Company, Taika Waititi Collaborate for New Project
Ben Schwartz joins a roster that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Meryl Streep, and Gordon Ramsay in a new Roald Dahl-Taika Waititi collaboration. One assumes the casting director was working from a very long list. - Invincible: Season Six; Another Early Renewal for Prime Video Animated Series
Ben Schwartz continues his voice work on Invincible, which has been renewed for a sixth season before the fifth has aired. Prime Video apparently knows what it wants. - Why some orthopedic surgeons now earn more under bundled payments
Dr. Ben Schwartz, senior advisor at Commons Clinic and total joint surgeon, weighs in on bundled payment models in orthopedic surgery. Finally, a Benjamin Schwartz discussing healthcare economics instead of hedgehogs. - MTSS Summit 2026 to focus on sustainability measurement, sports production, operations and emerging…
Ben Schwarz (note the single ‘t’) of Greening of Streaming will speak at a workshop on sustainable sports production. Not quite our beat, but close enough that we’re noting it for the record. - Religionizing and De-Religionizing Confucianism—Joseph Levenson’s Conceptual Framing in Confucian…
“As Benjamin Schwartz pointed out, Confucianism, as a broad cultural and ethical framework, shapes government and daily…”
An academic paper cites Benjamin Schwartz’s observations on Confucianism’s role in shaping government and daily life. One imagines he has been cited many times before and will be many times again. - Sam Rockwell Ben Schwartz Photo Collage Wallpaper
Someone has created a wallpaper featuring both Sam Rockwell and Ben Schwartz, and someone else downloaded it. The internet remains a place of specific enthusiasms.
Next week will presumably bring more Benjamins Schwartz doing more Benjamin Schwartz things.