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

Their beatnik “pad” on Brooklyn Avenue Northeast and, later, five-bedroom home in Madrona became legendary for their all-night jam sessions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022

That taste ran through the manic era the early ’60s were, a hinge moment between Cold War and Vietnam, Civil Rights and Black Power, repression and liberation; beatnik and hippie; Ab-Ex and Pop.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2022

Uncle Darnell said, “Amen,” and snapped his fingers beatnik style, and I followed suit, adding a “Baaaaa” to my “Amen.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia