Paul Schmelzer
@schmelzer.bsky.social
Writer, editor (Carleton College; formerly Walker Art Center, MNIndy, Adbusters).
Longfellow, Minneapolis
paulschmelzer.com
Longfellow, Minneapolis
paulschmelzer.com
On Halloween, I’m remembering fondly the headless Marie Antoinette of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
On Halloween, I’m remembering fondly the headless Marie Antoinette of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Too bad we can’t ask the crew of those Venezuelan fishing boats about the peacekeeper part.
October 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Too bad we can’t ask the crew of those Venezuelan fishing boats about the peacekeeper part.
@jamellebouie.net on why Hegseth/Trump are attacking the military. @onthemedia.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
@jamellebouie.net on why Hegseth/Trump are attacking the military. @onthemedia.bsky.social
the things Firefox finds "thought-provoking" these days. 👀
July 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
the things Firefox finds "thought-provoking" these days. 👀
Best part of the Mekons show at the Fine Line: when they turned “I Love a Millionaire” into “We Hate a Billionaire.”
July 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Best part of the Mekons show at the Fine Line: when they turned “I Love a Millionaire” into “We Hate a Billionaire.”
The view from Longfellow
July 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The view from Longfellow
An unusual sight met visitors to the National Mall on the morning of July 19, 1974: a formal breakfast in front of the Lincoln Memorial, complete with horse-drawn carriage, a string quartet, and candelabra.
July 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
An unusual sight met visitors to the National Mall on the morning of July 19, 1974: a formal breakfast in front of the Lincoln Memorial, complete with horse-drawn carriage, a string quartet, and candelabra.
A sign on the Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis stating all of our feelings about Mike Lee
June 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A sign on the Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis stating all of our feelings about Mike Lee
Awaiting report that he’s the fittest president in US history
April 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Awaiting report that he’s the fittest president in US history
The Great Gatsby was published 100 years ago today, April 10, 2025.
April 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Great Gatsby was published 100 years ago today, April 10, 2025.
25,000 at the Minnesota State Capitol today!
April 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
25,000 at the Minnesota State Capitol today!
Oh, so that's why MAGA's color is red
April 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Oh, so that's why MAGA's color is red
This is not what my friends are talking about.
March 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This is not what my friends are talking about.
The aptly named Mpls-based graffiti artist IMPEACH created this freight years ago; so apropos. (Unfortunately, I can't find an image of another car he did, which bore the title of Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel about fascism coming to America, "It Can't Happen Here.")
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The aptly named Mpls-based graffiti artist IMPEACH created this freight years ago; so apropos. (Unfortunately, I can't find an image of another car he did, which bore the title of Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel about fascism coming to America, "It Can't Happen Here.")
Add DoorDash to the boycott list.
February 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Add DoorDash to the boycott list.
"Analysis of multiple waves of the American National Election Studies (ANES) reveals that racial resentment and white grievance now explain twice as much variation in anti-democratic beliefs as they did in 2012." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Analysis of multiple waves of the American National Election Studies (ANES) reveals that racial resentment and white grievance now explain twice as much variation in anti-democratic beliefs as they did in 2012." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
They’ve been telling us what they’re about for years.
February 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
They’ve been telling us what they’re about for years.