Andy Boyle
@andymboyle.bsky.social
Chicago person. Nonfiction books with Penguin Random House. Journalism in Esquire, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, elsewhere. Fiction in some hip spots. 2023 Hugh Holton award winner. Medium tall.
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Andy Boyle
@andymboyle.bsky.social
· May 20
cool they made a condiment for when you've completely given the fuck up
never worrying about how I write another email ever again
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
never worrying about how I write another email ever again
been working all day did any big news happen of note
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
been working all day did any big news happen of note
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IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
IT'S '6-7', COOPER. A GENERATION ALPHA TREND. WHAT THEY CALL A 'MAY-MAY'. IT'S AN ORPHANED SIGNIFIER, NO SIGNS ATTACHED. ONE COULD CALL IT DADAIST, BUT SOMME SAY IT'S TOO STUPID TO BE DADA. IT'S ANTI-MEANING, ANTI-HUMOUR, BUT DAMN IF THOSE KIDS DON'T FIND IT A CRACK-UP.
glad to know the most rich and evil email about their crimes like they just found a computer for the first time ever seven minutes prior
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
glad to know the most rich and evil email about their crimes like they just found a computer for the first time ever seven minutes prior
need younger people to understand that this was a video you’d bring to a friend’s house on a usb drive so you could watch it together
It’s 12 November, so it’s time to mark the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale of Oregon, an attempt to clear a cetacean carcass from a beach which prompted one reporter to say “The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds”
November 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
need younger people to understand that this was a video you’d bring to a friend’s house on a usb drive so you could watch it together
if you die in wordle you die in real life
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
if you die in wordle you die in real life
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Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool
ate a $27 hotel restaurant cheeseburger that, if I’m being honest, barely tasted above a $16 hotel restaurant cheeseburger
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
ate a $27 hotel restaurant cheeseburger that, if I’m being honest, barely tasted above a $16 hotel restaurant cheeseburger
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A siege-breaking snowstorm followed by the strongest aurora in living memory is proof that Chicago has the Mandate of Heaven and its enemies will die by her sword
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
A siege-breaking snowstorm followed by the strongest aurora in living memory is proof that Chicago has the Mandate of Heaven and its enemies will die by her sword
if you overhear too many guys in tech vests while in san francisco it’s just like someone opening their eyes outside in bird box
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
if you overhear too many guys in tech vests while in san francisco it’s just like someone opening their eyes outside in bird box
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[guy who’s read all the caro LBJ biographies] do you know who could’ve gotten his senate votes in line and wouldn’t have been a little bitch about it
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
[guy who’s read all the caro LBJ biographies] do you know who could’ve gotten his senate votes in line and wouldn’t have been a little bitch about it
HEAT (1995)
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
WILD HOGS (2007)
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
WILD HOGS (2007)
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
HEAT (1995)
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
WILD HOGS (2007)
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002)
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007)
WILD HOGS (2007)
hello from san francisco, does anyone know if they have food here?
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
hello from san francisco, does anyone know if they have food here?
my dad was drafted into vietnam after college. he went, unhappy about the whole deal, but he went. saw astoundingly gruesomeness, including the aftermath at hamburger hill. he wasn’t there for the start—his helicopter got shot down en route. then, under enemy fire, pulled everyone to safety.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
my dad was drafted into vietnam after college. he went, unhappy about the whole deal, but he went. saw astoundingly gruesomeness, including the aftermath at hamburger hill. he wasn’t there for the start—his helicopter got shot down en route. then, under enemy fire, pulled everyone to safety.
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you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
hello from the set of home alone
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
hello from the set of home alone
[guy who’s read all the caro LBJ biographies] do you know who could’ve gotten his senate votes in line and wouldn’t have been a little bitch about it
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
[guy who’s read all the caro LBJ biographies] do you know who could’ve gotten his senate votes in line and wouldn’t have been a little bitch about it
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area man dream of garage gym finally realized while rest of life in shambles
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
area man dream of garage gym finally realized while rest of life in shambles
going to san francisco tomorrow anyone need anything
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
going to san francisco tomorrow anyone need anything
finally fixing a blind spot tonight by watching THE WILD BUNCH. watch this space
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
finally fixing a blind spot tonight by watching THE WILD BUNCH. watch this space
if you die in connections you die in real life
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
if you die in connections you die in real life
the lunch desirer has Logged On
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
the lunch desirer has Logged On
area man dream of garage gym finally realized while rest of life in shambles
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
area man dream of garage gym finally realized while rest of life in shambles
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remember remember
the 10th of November
when the Edmund Fitzgerald was sunk
it's this day that heralds
the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
did not deserve that last big dunk
the 10th of November
when the Edmund Fitzgerald was sunk
it's this day that heralds
the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
did not deserve that last big dunk
November 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
remember remember
the 10th of November
when the Edmund Fitzgerald was sunk
it's this day that heralds
the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
did not deserve that last big dunk
the 10th of November
when the Edmund Fitzgerald was sunk
it's this day that heralds
the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
did not deserve that last big dunk