Brian Boyer
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Stay-at-home dad in Chicago. News product coach. He/him. Let's work together: https://brianboyer.net Bean tips: https://beantips.com/
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Brian Boyer
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Make empanadas and elevate your leftovers
If you've got extra (leftover leftovers!), they freeze up great for a quick weeknight meal!
beantips.com
New bean tip! Get yourself some frozen empanada wrappers and stuff 'em with beans. Your future self will thank you. beantips.com/make-empanad...
Looking good, Chicago.
December 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Looking good, Chicago.
RIP to a great one. Dammit.
Saddened to learn of the recent death of John Varley, a brilliantly talented writer.
December 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
RIP to a great one. Dammit.
Up before the kid so I can hate cleaning these shrimp in fucking peace. Ho ho ho
December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Up before the kid so I can hate cleaning these shrimp in fucking peace. Ho ho ho
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Nice night on the ORD flight path
December 24, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Nice night on the ORD flight path
Remembering the feeling when I first encountered a poorly-redacted PDF and wishing that specific, freakish joy upon many journalists tonight.
December 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Remembering the feeling when I first encountered a poorly-redacted PDF and wishing that specific, freakish joy upon many journalists tonight.
Lookin’ good, Chicago. (And damned fine eating, too!)
December 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Lookin’ good, Chicago. (And damned fine eating, too!)
It’s a good one!
30-day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women
Sarah Pinsker (@sarahpinsker.bsky.social), A SONG FOR A NEW DAY
#booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
20/30
Sarah Pinsker (@sarahpinsker.bsky.social), A SONG FOR A NEW DAY
#booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
20/30
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s a good one!
First time firing up the smoker since we got back from Texas. Figured I oughta do a test run before Xmas dinner.
December 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
First time firing up the smoker since we got back from Texas. Figured I oughta do a test run before Xmas dinner.
Update: I did regret it. And upon further review, I regret the whole spreadsheet. But it works.
Used LAMBDA in a spreadsheet today and I’m probably gonna regret it tomorrow
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Update: I did regret it. And upon further review, I regret the whole spreadsheet. But it works.
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A writer publishing under the byline “Earnest Graham” fabricated a restaurant to ask food influencers about how much they charge for posts they purport to be honest reviews. Twenty-four influencers took the bait.
thehunger.substack.com/p/eat-pay-love
thehunger.substack.com/p/eat-pay-love
Eat, Pay, Love!
A story of how food influencers are committing legal fraud
thehunger.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A writer publishing under the byline “Earnest Graham” fabricated a restaurant to ask food influencers about how much they charge for posts they purport to be honest reviews. Twenty-four influencers took the bait.
thehunger.substack.com/p/eat-pay-love
thehunger.substack.com/p/eat-pay-love
I like SQL. It’s the same as when I learned it 25 years ago and still damned useful.
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I like SQL. It’s the same as when I learned it 25 years ago and still damned useful.
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Got a good snow pun? Enter it in Chicago’s fourth annual “name a snowplow” contest.
https://to.wttw.com/4j3Q3i9
https://to.wttw.com/4j3Q3i9
Da Plow Naming Contest Is Back. Here’s How to Enter
Got a good snow pun? Enter it in Chicago's fourth annual "name a snowplow" contest.
to.wttw.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Drove right past my house, sirens blaring. A WGN chopper was overhead
After raiding shopping plazas in Cicero and Bedford Park this morning, a caravan of Border Patrol agents swung north toward Edgewater.
Several Chicago police vehicles can be seen here intervening to protect their exit from DSLSD onto city streets and escort the caravan.
Several Chicago police vehicles can be seen here intervening to protect their exit from DSLSD onto city streets and escort the caravan.
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Drove right past my house, sirens blaring. A WGN chopper was overhead
RIP, Logitech Harmony. Worked pretty great until they bricked it. There’s no good replacement — the product category seems to have been abandoned by everyone. Woulda picked up a trash universal remote to control my vintage (5 dollar) amp, but I found a cheap, period-correct one on eBay instead.
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
RIP, Logitech Harmony. Worked pretty great until they bricked it. There’s no good replacement — the product category seems to have been abandoned by everyone. Woulda picked up a trash universal remote to control my vintage (5 dollar) amp, but I found a cheap, period-correct one on eBay instead.
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I am so proud of the small group of people that has been grinding on this project for 10 years. Looks like there will finally be a ground-breaking in 2026 - thetriibe.com/2025/12/chic...
Chicago Torture Justice Memorial to be built in Washington Park • The TRiiBE
The long-awaited memorial will pay tribute to survivors and victims of police torture at the hands of the Chicago Police Department. Groundbreaking is expected in Spring 2026.
thetriibe.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I am so proud of the small group of people that has been grinding on this project for 10 years. Looks like there will finally be a ground-breaking in 2026 - thetriibe.com/2025/12/chic...
This new Rosalía record makes me want to upgrade my stereo
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This new Rosalía record makes me want to upgrade my stereo
Good Life just started playing on Vocalo, so that’s nice
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Good Life just started playing on Vocalo, so that’s nice
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The idea that journalism should be personalized is literally the opposite of journalism. It completely breaks the role of journalism in holding together society, and can only end in wave after wave of wars and genocides.
two men standing next to each other with the words " thx for coming to my ted talk " on the bottom
ALT: two men standing next to each other with the words " thx for coming to my ted talk " on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The idea that journalism should be personalized is literally the opposite of journalism. It completely breaks the role of journalism in holding together society, and can only end in wave after wave of wars and genocides.
Used LAMBDA in a spreadsheet today and I’m probably gonna regret it tomorrow
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Used LAMBDA in a spreadsheet today and I’m probably gonna regret it tomorrow
Oh *hell* yeah
I've long been frustrated that small-scale indie news orgs don't get the recognition they deserve for the crucial work they do for their communities, so I did something about it. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
Announcing the Inaugural Snooping Newsie Awards for Excellence in Independent Journalism | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Oh *hell* yeah
If ya need a spicy gift for the cook in your life, Rick Martinez’s Salsa Daddy is one of my favorites from 2025. A beautiful book, and it’s extra horny.
December 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If ya need a spicy gift for the cook in your life, Rick Martinez’s Salsa Daddy is one of my favorites from 2025. A beautiful book, and it’s extra horny.
I missed this one too and yeah it’s great!
@tylerjfisher.com A student included this in a report - and I had never seen it! But great piece: tylerjfisher.com/blog/post/20...
Anti-scale: a response to AI in journalism | Tyler Fisher
Journalism can no longer chase Silicon Valley's tail in hopes of salvation. We need a self-determined vision for what journalism on the web is, who it is for, and how we build it.
tylerjfisher.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I missed this one too and yeah it’s great!