Beam's Caviar Dreams

Will someone please give Alex Beam a copy of Boston Common? Last week the Globe’s lifestyle columnist Alex Beam published what appeared to be an open letter to Jason Binn, head honcho at Niche Media and publisher of Boston Common magazine. The column amused us only because we love sarcasm and anything to do with publisher/personage battles. Last week’s column requests a copy of the hefty mag (even though Beam didn’t make the $250k annually or charge the $100k on his credit card to get him a subscription). Bostonist chuckled. Way to stick it to the man, Alex. Better than taking on the the blogosphere again. He rides Binn for the ‘creative usage’ of Beam's prior comments and statements for Boston Common’s publicity materials. At which point we were totally lost.

Today when Bostonist pulled out the Living|Arts section (dreading that tomorrow it's Style&arts) we notice that Mr. Beam has discovered Ebay and is selling tchotchkes augment his income. We’re pretty sure that it’s going to take more than an autopen signature of Caroline Kennedy to boost his income to the Boston Common mailing list level. Maybe the VHS copy of Squash will do it. Bostonist is toying with a bid for the AASFE award, probably the closest we’ll get to a journalism award is an honorable mention – with someone else’s name on it. The column included no link. Perhaps the Globe editors pulled the link to his auction killing his dreams of riches from readers, our service to you: we’ll provide it here. Alex Beam is Ebay User Ishmalex. Hand deliveries of the newest issue of Boston Common can be made to 135 Morrissey Blvd. Look for the guy wearing this Liverpool Jersey. To his credit "although ishmalex bid in error, was extremely honourable and friendly,"