Alex Bean
@abeanchi.bsky.social
Academic admin. Husband & dad. One-time applicant for Chicago Alderman. Love books, history, movies, & architecture. Trying to ween myself off of being Too Online.
Gotta show some Chicago history cred and then show I'm so into Wolf Hall that my version with the horrible original American cover is badly beaten-up from how often it's been read.
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Gotta show some Chicago history cred and then show I'm so into Wolf Hall that my version with the horrible original American cover is badly beaten-up from how often it's been read.
Anyone interested in buying my old e-bike?
It needs a tune-up and I think a new spoke, but it's still in really good shape.
Original specs here: electra.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bik...
It needs a tune-up and I think a new spoke, but it's still in really good shape.
Original specs here: electra.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bik...
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Anyone interested in buying my old e-bike?
It needs a tune-up and I think a new spoke, but it's still in really good shape.
Original specs here: electra.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bik...
It needs a tune-up and I think a new spoke, but it's still in really good shape.
Original specs here: electra.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bik...
Somehow my first time seeing a show here.
November 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Somehow my first time seeing a show here.
Goddamn, that is the good stuff.
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Goddamn, that is the good stuff.
The full moon is so bright and large that it made me audibly say "Woah!" when I stepped outside.
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The full moon is so bright and large that it made me audibly say "Woah!" when I stepped outside.
I got an advanced reader copy of Ian McGuire's new novel, White River Crossing, and am beyond stoked to be lingering in his literary world.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I got an advanced reader copy of Ian McGuire's new novel, White River Crossing, and am beyond stoked to be lingering in his literary world.
The view from the tenth floor of the Rubinstein Forum is literally jaw-dropping.
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The view from the tenth floor of the Rubinstein Forum is literally jaw-dropping.
Oh, I think this exact problem was used in a book I just read about Gauss and Humboldt.
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oh, I think this exact problem was used in a book I just read about Gauss and Humboldt.
This led me down a Wikipedia hole re: the McMillen Plan, which led to the discovery that today's Federal Triangle was once a slum known as Murder Bay.
Incredible. No notes! Bring it back!
Incredible. No notes! Bring it back!
![In the 1860s, much of the area south of Pennsylvania Avenue and a few blocks east of the White House had become a disreputable slum known as Murder Bay, the home to an extensive criminal underclass and numerous brothels.[4][5][6][7] During the American Civil War, so many prostitutes took up residence in Murder Bay to serve the needs of General Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac that the area became known as "Hooker's Division."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i25cst4me4tma7uk25yrimsd/bafkreieomrp6pddphqdmne7eszaddpjmeaejzqf6jxvix75uwq75afnll4@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This led me down a Wikipedia hole re: the McMillen Plan, which led to the discovery that today's Federal Triangle was once a slum known as Murder Bay.
Incredible. No notes! Bring it back!
Incredible. No notes! Bring it back!
Beautiful morning to wait for a bus.
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Beautiful morning to wait for a bus.
This place would have scared the bejeesus out of me when I was a kid.
Also, the scene on Burling is craaaazy on Halloween night. Thousands out trick or treating in just two blocks.
Also, the scene on Burling is craaaazy on Halloween night. Thousands out trick or treating in just two blocks.
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This place would have scared the bejeesus out of me when I was a kid.
Also, the scene on Burling is craaaazy on Halloween night. Thousands out trick or treating in just two blocks.
Also, the scene on Burling is craaaazy on Halloween night. Thousands out trick or treating in just two blocks.
Happy Halloween from the Wiener's Circle.
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Happy Halloween from the Wiener's Circle.
An outstanding autumn afternoon for a stroll.
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
An outstanding autumn afternoon for a stroll.
Huh. When did the ivy get removed from Cobb Gate?
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Huh. When did the ivy get removed from Cobb Gate?
Hell yeah. Love to see peak foliage on campus.
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Hell yeah. Love to see peak foliage on campus.
Some gorgeous morning light on the clouds.
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Some gorgeous morning light on the clouds.
Got some campus foliage photos for ya.
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Got some campus foliage photos for ya.
My Barbie dream house.
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My Barbie dream house.
Spotted in Lincoln Park.
October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Spotted in Lincoln Park.
Your occasional Brewster.
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Your occasional Brewster.
Hot damn, what a glorious evening over Lake Michigan.
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hot damn, what a glorious evening over Lake Michigan.
Yeah, that's the good stuff.
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yeah, that's the good stuff.