Paul Coleman
@mondain.bsky.social
Idler, émigré, sommelier manqué
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If ever there were a time you might want a separate but equal branch of the United States government to run a check on the president, it would be now ….
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
If ever there were a time you might want a separate but equal branch of the United States government to run a check on the president, it would be now ….
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We journalists would appreciate it if Apple would put a little screen on the back of the phone near the camera that displays which publication people are reading, so they can show off their subscriptions to fellow commuters/coffee shop patrons etc
January 4, 2026 at 11:45 AM
We journalists would appreciate it if Apple would put a little screen on the back of the phone near the camera that displays which publication people are reading, so they can show off their subscriptions to fellow commuters/coffee shop patrons etc
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feels weird given everything but apparently I’ve retained the ability to be shocked
January 3, 2026 at 10:33 AM
feels weird given everything but apparently I’ve retained the ability to be shocked
Brandel’s screenplay “Desert Encounter” (𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 S4E23, 1956) yields an ensemble that, while strikingly and uniformly ingenuous, steers clear of the shoals of mawkish sentiment. The competing benefits of artistic rootlessness and familial grounding supply constructive conflict.
December 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Brandel’s screenplay “Desert Encounter” (𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 S4E23, 1956) yields an ensemble that, while strikingly and uniformly ingenuous, steers clear of the shoals of mawkish sentiment. The competing benefits of artistic rootlessness and familial grounding supply constructive conflict.
Marc Brandel’s “Terror in a Tiny Town” (𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙚’𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙬 S3E16/17, 1966) reflects the Goldwaterite aftershocks of the HUAC/McCarthy era, and forewarns of the xenophobia and autocracy that would prevail half a century later.
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Marc Brandel’s “Terror in a Tiny Town” (𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙠𝙚’𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙬 S3E16/17, 1966) reflects the Goldwaterite aftershocks of the HUAC/McCarthy era, and forewarns of the xenophobia and autocracy that would prevail half a century later.
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
At Colaneri Estate’s sprawling villa of a winery, tasting room, cantina, and bottle shop, the hefty red appassimentos held their own, but an innovative, spirited pinot grigio caught me by surprise.
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
At Colaneri Estate’s sprawling villa of a winery, tasting room, cantina, and bottle shop, the hefty red appassimentos held their own, but an innovative, spirited pinot grigio caught me by surprise.
Here’s my hotel-room coffee table on a fleeting November afternoon in Ontario; a photograph inspired by Roger Scruton’s writing, in 𝘐 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 (which I’m reading, of course, on my telephone) of “wines that need to be coaxed from the glass with long quiet spells of meditation.”
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Here’s my hotel-room coffee table on a fleeting November afternoon in Ontario; a photograph inspired by Roger Scruton’s writing, in 𝘐 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘈𝘮 (which I’m reading, of course, on my telephone) of “wines that need to be coaxed from the glass with long quiet spells of meditation.”
My fellow oenophiles ventured among the Chardonnays and Rieslings of the Beamsville Bench, but for me, Ontario’s Cabernet Francs are an ongoing revelation.
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My fellow oenophiles ventured among the Chardonnays and Rieslings of the Beamsville Bench, but for me, Ontario’s Cabernet Francs are an ongoing revelation.
As elaborately staged selfies go, this one is rather staid; but being pleasantly surprised by an inscribed evocation of upstate New York on a frigid night in Warsaw merits recording. Hail the valiant genius Koźciuszko! A commercial token of upscale Old Town adorns the building on the right.
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
As elaborately staged selfies go, this one is rather staid; but being pleasantly surprised by an inscribed evocation of upstate New York on a frigid night in Warsaw merits recording. Hail the valiant genius Koźciuszko! A commercial token of upscale Old Town adorns the building on the right.
After a luscious Saperavi Qvevri at Genatsvale Restauracja Gruzińska, it was time to give Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science its considerable due. Here, in the pool of light on the left, I stand before Rudnev’s magnificent 1952 homage to Cleveland’s Terminal Tower.
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
After a luscious Saperavi Qvevri at Genatsvale Restauracja Gruzińska, it was time to give Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science its considerable due. Here, in the pool of light on the left, I stand before Rudnev’s magnificent 1952 homage to Cleveland’s Terminal Tower.
Flying to Toronto on LOT grants a sojourn in Warsaw. I’m strolling in reverie anticipating Colaneri Estate’s apassimento wines; that is, I’m in Poland, contemplating Italian-inspired wines made in Canada. Henryk Marconi’s tribute to St. Charles Borromeo is in the background.
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Flying to Toronto on LOT grants a sojourn in Warsaw. I’m strolling in reverie anticipating Colaneri Estate’s apassimento wines; that is, I’m in Poland, contemplating Italian-inspired wines made in Canada. Henryk Marconi’s tribute to St. Charles Borromeo is in the background.
Off to Ontario VQA territory; the Niagara Peninsula Appellation, to be exact. The journey began at zero dark thirty yesterday morning at Porto Campanhã.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Off to Ontario VQA territory; the Niagara Peninsula Appellation, to be exact. The journey began at zero dark thirty yesterday morning at Porto Campanhã.
A certain advocate for fairness and progress has just thrown his trademark hat in the ring. He’s got my (prideful) endorsement!
I'm very excited to announce my candidacy for Pennsylvania's State House District 45.
We deserve a representative with the courage to lead and the vision to fight for more.
Let’s meet this moment together — and make something amazing out of it.
Find out more: www.fredfor45.com
We deserve a representative with the courage to lead and the vision to fight for more.
Let’s meet this moment together — and make something amazing out of it.
Find out more: www.fredfor45.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A certain advocate for fairness and progress has just thrown his trademark hat in the ring. He’s got my (prideful) endorsement!
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We’re launching a bold plan to make high-speed rail the fastest, more sustainable way to travel across Europe by 2040.
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
It’s a concrete timeline to remove bottlenecks, unlock investment, and harmonise rail systems ⬇️
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I will never understand why the Australian media, especially the ABC, keep calling the new mayor of New York a radical leftist whilst referring to the far right weirdos in both America and Australia as merely “conservatives’.
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I will never understand why the Australian media, especially the ABC, keep calling the new mayor of New York a radical leftist whilst referring to the far right weirdos in both America and Australia as merely “conservatives’.
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Just want to see one (1) news story on how toxic the Republican brand is among average, everyday Northeast urbanites, and how that should be seen as a major crisis for Republicans. Unfortunately I won’t bc this is still a country where cows and empty land get strong political representation
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Just want to see one (1) news story on how toxic the Republican brand is among average, everyday Northeast urbanites, and how that should be seen as a major crisis for Republicans. Unfortunately I won’t bc this is still a country where cows and empty land get strong political representation
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Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Really looking forward to the Speaker of the House claiming to be unaware of the election results.
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I would like for national political reporters to place a moratorium on “But what will voters in the rest of America think about New York City’s socialist mayor?” We don’t care! Red states are notably full of psycho politicians yet rarely do you see pundits asking Brooklyn people about them.
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I would like for national political reporters to place a moratorium on “But what will voters in the rest of America think about New York City’s socialist mayor?” We don’t care! Red states are notably full of psycho politicians yet rarely do you see pundits asking Brooklyn people about them.
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The fact that there were no counterprotests shows that Trumpism and MAGA barely exist outside of social media. This movement has gradually collapsed completely within the population. — It’s difficult to fill the real world with Trump government troll bots.
October 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The fact that there were no counterprotests shows that Trumpism and MAGA barely exist outside of social media. This movement has gradually collapsed completely within the population. — It’s difficult to fill the real world with Trump government troll bots.
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“What kind of moment are we living through? Nine months into the second Trump administration, Americans confront three very different answers to these questions.“
New from @jedpurdy.bsky.social and David Pozen on competing narratives of the second Trump administration:
New from @jedpurdy.bsky.social and David Pozen on competing narratives of the second Trump administration:
What Are We Living Through? - Boston Review
Three competing narratives of the second Trump administration.
www.bostonreview.net
October 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“What kind of moment are we living through? Nine months into the second Trump administration, Americans confront three very different answers to these questions.“
New from @jedpurdy.bsky.social and David Pozen on competing narratives of the second Trump administration:
New from @jedpurdy.bsky.social and David Pozen on competing narratives of the second Trump administration:
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The regime gets more deranged every day. A rightwing conspiracy theorist assassinated a Democratic lawmaker - which the attorney general presents as an example of leftwing political violence in order to justify an authoritarian crackdown on the opposition…
We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.
We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.
Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."
October 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The regime gets more deranged every day. A rightwing conspiracy theorist assassinated a Democratic lawmaker - which the attorney general presents as an example of leftwing political violence in order to justify an authoritarian crackdown on the opposition…
We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.
We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.
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It is fully irresponsible to argue for an American return to global leadership. This country is deeply unwell and has no business leading anything until that's no longer the case. There's a whole world out there capable of tending to the world's problems. We must tend to ours.
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It is fully irresponsible to argue for an American return to global leadership. This country is deeply unwell and has no business leading anything until that's no longer the case. There's a whole world out there capable of tending to the world's problems. We must tend to ours.