Boomer (Mike Beaumier)
@mbeaumier.bsky.social
Husband and citizen. 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.
“Why would the leopard eat MY face when I’m so damn ugly?”
Bayliss Wagner@baylisswagner.bsky.social · 3d agoNew: Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a Trump ally & the GOP nominee in #ME02, said a family member is being wrongfully deported "because he came from a country that’s not liked by certain people in Washington." "That’s not right," LePage said. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
A perfectly good story absolutely obliterated by the stupidest, most pointless graphics imaginable. Apparently we’re not smart enough to look at front pages as they were.
The Day Before The Times Began
Most newspapers offered scandals and ads. With The New-York Daily Times, Henry Raymond saw room for something else.
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Had nuns in grade school like her. Irish ones. 
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w agoWe still have a few months left, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this pic of Donald seething after being scolded like a naughty boy by Irish President Catherine Connolly isn't my favorite photo of 2026.
The premise of the Muppet Show is that if you greenlight it, the biggest stars in the world will gladly appear on your network because they want to meet Kermit and seduce him.
THE PREMISE IS THAT THE MUPPETS ARE PUTTING ON A SHOW CALLED THE MUPPET SHOW
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 2w agoThere are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)
The dumbest are full of passionate intensity, Online
Glad this is gonna be a series, ‘cause it’s too much for this one column
The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart
Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous.
newyorker.com
Congratulations to Doug Eddings, the biggest asshole in baseball for the 2026 season!
An umpire told a Cardinals rookie pitcher to fix his hat. Moments later, his manager Oli Marmol was ejected
"We have a kid making his debut, and in between an at-bat, (umpire Doug Eddings) tells him that he needs to fix his hat," Marmol said.
nytimes.com
You know, as final messages go, this one is just about perfect. Read it, and rejoice that we were blessed with someone like Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem’s Final Essay
Gloria Steinem writes about what she meant when she called herself a feminist.
newyorker.com
But what am I supposed to do with these New Yorker Festival tickets?
Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
nytimes.com
Dolly Parton knew what it was like to struggle as she fought for working families her whole career. From providing free books to kids to giving working women our "9 to 5" anthem, she was an icon and an inspiration. Rest in power to our union sister. We will always love you.
One more great thing about Dolly. She was a paid-up union member — American Federation of Musicians, Local 257, Nashville. And she had been for 58 years. www.afm.org/2026/08/afm-...
AFM Statement on the Passing of Dolly Parton
Today, the entire community of professional musicians mourns the loss of an irreplaceable icon and a generous heart: Dolly Parton. While the world knows her as a global superstar and philanthropist…
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AFL-CIO@aflcio.org · last mo.Dolly Parton knew what it was like to struggle as she fought for working families her whole career. From providing free books to kids to giving working women our "9 to 5" anthem, she was an icon and an inspiration. Rest in power to our union sister. We will always love you.
And behold! A dozen wretched podcasts and an especially mediocre Netflix series is born!
Karen Solomon, Wife Charged in Massachusetts Officer’s Death, Is Believed Dead
Karen Solomon, 58, a longtime advocate for the mental health of emergency workers, had been missing for six days after her husband, a police officer, was found dead.
nytimes.com
So now I gotta go read everything Erin Somers has ever written. This is so great.
Where's The Beef?, by Erin Somers
The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn’t
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“Get outta my way, Eva Braun — HE NEEDS ME IN THE BUNKER”
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · last mo.According to CNN, Natalie Harp once jumped into the trunk of an SUV after getting into a screaming match with other Trump staffers after being denied a seat in the motorcade heading to a Trump trial appearance. www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/p...
Something actually readable in the Reader
Bill Savage@rogersparkman.bsky.social · last mo.This is a great story. Did not know any of this.
I'm a professor who works on ancient pornography and modern representations of ancient Mediterranean desire and sex.
oh look, dems can easily leverage messaging to hijack, create, or redirect entire newscycles by exploiting the infotainment media's obsession with scaled ad engagement, who could have possibly imagined such a thing
Who is Natalie Harp? Sen. Jon Ossoff puts Trump aide in spotlight
The former TV news anchor began working for Trump in 2022 and has become a close aide during his second term.
nbcnews.com
Harpers Magazine always has the best writing. This is just great. Kudos and thanks to John Semley
A Dying Art, by John Semley
The last of the morticians
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Well, that’s interesting — an article about gay men that doesn’t once use the word “queer”
The Bears Are on Ozempic
An annual celebration of bears — gay men on the bigger and hairier side — feels different in the age of GLP-1s.
nytimes.com
“I threw away my voice and my career for some old Greek who dumped my bony ass — and all I got was five euros?”
Quiz: What Theme Best Reflects the European Essence for the Next Design of Euros?
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