Boomer (Mike Beaumier)
@mbeaumier.bsky.social
Husband and citizen. Writer and whatever the opposite of an influencer is. Part of the smartest, funniest group of guys running the best gay hotels in the world. Chicago Reader personals guy, This American Life guy, etc. Kindness and subtlety.
“I never thought the panther would eat MY leathery ugly face”
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“I never thought the panther would eat MY leathery ugly face”
Mine is “I drink your Avatar—I drink it up!”
What’s everyone’s favorite Avatar quote?
Mine is: "Take the cannoli, leave the Avatar."
Mine is: "Take the cannoli, leave the Avatar."
What’s everyone’s favorite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
“I coulda been somebody! I coulda been an Avatar!”
Mine is:
“I coulda been somebody! I coulda been an Avatar!”
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Mine is “I drink your Avatar—I drink it up!”
Oh my gawd a’mitey, Alex Abramovich is an amazing writer. This is just beautiful.
How Willie Nelson Sees America
On the road with the musician, his band, and his family.
www.newyorker.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Oh my gawd a’mitey, Alex Abramovich is an amazing writer. This is just beautiful.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
I don’t carry a purse, and I have no interest in high-end luxury items — but I do love a brilliant story, and this man has many. Good for him.
The Harlem Handbag Maker Who Creates a Frenzy With Every Drop
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I don’t carry a purse, and I have no interest in high-end luxury items — but I do love a brilliant story, and this man has many. Good for him.
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Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
December 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
Back in the day, newly-recruited Marines could always counts on Huell Howser to provide transportation to 29 Palms. Amazing how that confirmed bachelor always found the time to hang out at the airport and the bus station offering rides.
Local organization works to provide rides for Marines during holiday season
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – 29-PSP is a local non-profit organization of volunteers that work to provide Marines at the Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base rides to the Palm Springs International Air...
kesq.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Back in the day, newly-recruited Marines could always counts on Huell Howser to provide transportation to 29 Palms. Amazing how that confirmed bachelor always found the time to hang out at the airport and the bus station offering rides.
In even more exciting news, Academy voters will be replaced with commentators on Reddit.
The Oscars Will Be Streamed
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
In even more exciting news, Academy voters will be replaced with commentators on Reddit.
It’s not because or in spite of being gay. It’s because they’re not any good.
‘Men explicitly loving men is so threatening to the status quo’: why are gay male pop stars being shut out of the music industry?
Not long ago, artists such as Lil Nas X and Olly Alexander were ruling pop. But success has stalled as acts face industry obstacles and rising homophobia. What now?
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It’s not because or in spite of being gay. It’s because they’re not any good.
Just FYI: we don’t wallow in our 108° days in July
1st Subzero Weekend Of The Season Is Coming. Here’s How To Stay Warm And Safe
Chicago is poised for a frigid snap that will bring “dangerously cold” temperatures. Here’s how to prepare for the plunge.
blockclubchicago.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just FYI: we don’t wallow in our 108° days in July
Part of me is gratified that he found some peace in himself — but most of me is horrified and sad that it took his entire life to get there.
Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality.
www.newyorker.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Part of me is gratified that he found some peace in himself — but most of me is horrified and sad that it took his entire life to get there.
NYT keeps using this photo. They must really like this photo.
Olivia Nuzzi and Vanity Fair Will Part Ways
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 AM
NYT keeps using this photo. They must really like this photo.
I got to be alive at the same time as Frank Gehry.
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I got to be alive at the same time as Frank Gehry.
On the one hand, it’s certainly more specific and less boring than “queer” — a word as utterly meaningless as the people who use it — however: it’s still not a word for you.
It’s a Homophobic Slur. What’s It Doing in So Much Theater?
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
On the one hand, it’s certainly more specific and less boring than “queer” — a word as utterly meaningless as the people who use it — however: it’s still not a word for you.
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Tis the seasona and all that, so I put together a little gift guide of cool artists, makers, authors and other good stuff I like a lot. All rad, no bad. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
All Rad, No Bad | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tis the seasona and all that, so I put together a little gift guide of cool artists, makers, authors and other good stuff I like a lot. All rad, no bad. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
Not the obituary I wanted to read today — and you know he would have written a beauty —
The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Not the obituary I wanted to read today — and you know he would have written a beauty —
Let’s go to the movies
“The Secret Agent” Is a Political Thriller Teeming with Life
The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho conjures fateful interconnections among vivid characters living in the grip of military dictatorship.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Let’s go to the movies
You can’t complain about the state of democracy from inside an airport lounge.
The Airport-Lounge Wars
When you’re waiting for a flight, what’s the difference between out there and in here?
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
You can’t complain about the state of democracy from inside an airport lounge.
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It's that time of year again — the time to play "Thanksgiving Prayer" by William S. Burroughs. youtu.be/sLSveRGmpIE...
William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer
YouTube video by williamburroughsVEVO
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November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It's that time of year again — the time to play "Thanksgiving Prayer" by William S. Burroughs. youtu.be/sLSveRGmpIE...
I support a healthy free press — and this was deeply, deeply satisfying:
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I support a healthy free press — and this was deeply, deeply satisfying:
My dad was a Yooper and a Packers fan because (1) Green Bay is closer to the U.P. than Detroit is and (2) the Packers actually win their games.
A journey to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the Lions and Packers draw the lines
On a swath of land in Michigan, Lions and Packers fans live side-by-side. They're called the Yoopers.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My dad was a Yooper and a Packers fan because (1) Green Bay is closer to the U.P. than Detroit is and (2) the Packers actually win their games.
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I’ve heard some amazing Mexican cover songs and this is a banger
I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I’ve heard some amazing Mexican cover songs and this is a banger
So was Mark Sanford good in bed, or what?
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
So was Mark Sanford good in bed, or what?
Helen Rosner has rapidly become one of my favorite writers. Magnificent.
La Boca Is All Smoke, No Fire
The Argentinean chef Francis Mallmann is notorious for his love of cooking over open flames. With his New York début, he fizzles out.
www.newyorker.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Helen Rosner has rapidly become one of my favorite writers. Magnificent.
This. And him.
What Trump has accomplished in the Chicago area is a dramatic increase in distrust of the federal government and widespread disgust toward his masked, armed thugs. On the plus side, it’s brought Chicagoans together in defense of their neighbors and in opposition to a would-be dictator.
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This. And him.