beatnik

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A beatnik radio host caught the Mets bug and praised baseball as a “kind of amalgam of all the human frustrations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Finally, there is Georgia McCann, a self-styled Gen Z beatnik and events planner whose special talents include throwing parties for Anna Delvey and not washing her hands after she pees.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

Crandall, a 19-year-old self-described beatnik in his gap year who recently moved from Santa Cruz, runs the day-to-day operations at the Desert Moon for his uncle, who owns the aging, 30-room motel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Sixty-two years ago, he landed on the front page for arriving to create the beatnik scene.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2021

The only way she could’ve helped was if Valmiki liked beatnik poetry.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi