Twitter X, where she’s constantly posting hot takes and photos of her cats. We certainly don’t begrudge Oates for tweeting as much as she does—talk your sh*t, girl!—it’s just funny to see the thoughts of one of the most venerated voices in the literary world among an unending feed of pop star screeds and gay dude thirst traps.But lately?
It’s all starting to blend together. And that’s because Oates has been posting some thirst traps of her own—not of herself, mind you, but of a family member named Sam, who happens to be completely yolked.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.two members of (my late husband) Charlie's remarkable family.
awesome bodybuilder & her son, Harvard grad (arts). pic.twitter.com/r4soU48bK8Meet Sam Hagen, a New York City-based Crossfit competitor and “Harvard grad (arts),” as Miss Oates tells us.
The two are family by marriage—Sam is the grandson of the writer’s late second husband, Charles Gross.Oates first shared a photo of Sam and his mom, Melanie (also a bodybuilder!), on December 28, and the internet hasn’t been the same.Not since she (jokingly?) tweeted about conservation laws in response to a dead dinosaur photo from the set of Jurassic Park have folks been this interested in Oates’ online presence.