Sarah Larson
@asarahlarson.bsky.social
New Yorker staff writer, podcast reviewer, New York Rangers enthusiast
My new Talk of the Town is about the delightful teen Islanders star Matthew Schaefer, who manages to be a fun-loving kid and mature beyond his years at the same time. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Matthew Schaefer, Hockey’s Youngest (and Nicest) Big Shot
The eighteen-year-old Islander was last year’s No. 1 pick in the N.H.L. draft. On a recent day off, he shoots a commercial, chats with Tom Brady, and raves about babysitting.
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In my new Talk of the Town, Debbie Gibson returns to a childhood haunt, the Metropolitan Opera House, which is vividly evoked in an early chapter of her new memoir. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Debbie Gibson’s Pavarotti Period
The eighties pop princess returns to the Metropolitan Opera, where she sang in the Children’s Chorus, and shows off her new memoir, “Eternally Electric.”
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This summer, I went to Copenhagen to report on an international massage competition, which was even more amazing than you might imagine. The excellent photographs are by Tobias Nicolai. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Rivals Rub Shoulders in the World of Competitive Massage
Each year, massage therapists from around the globe gather to face off, collaborate, and make sure that no body gets left behind.
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"First, Democrats have the most powerful congressional opposition to a governing party in modern history. Speaker Mike Johnson can’t spare a single Republican vote in the House right now." Start acting like it? New from former congressman Tom Malinowski: www.thebulwark.com/p/five-thing...
Five Things Dems Must Do to Fight Trump Now
The party is not helpless. In fact, Democrats have some effective tools at their disposal.
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Melania’s wide-brimmed hat serves as an anti-husband shield
On top of everything else, this whole display feels like an insult to marching band music
As I reflect on the life and work of the great David Lynch, I’m also reminded that in the nineties my dad used to think it was funny to call me and say “This is Bobby Peru“
I’m saying it: watching the Rangers is fun again! At least for right now! #NYR
It’s one of those nights when I’m reminded that Sherlock Holmes once solved a mystery by observing scratches around a keyhole
My dad just called with a pressing question, which was Did you write “HI!” in the dirt on the glass door, at cat height?
In podcasts, as everywhere else lately, volatility abounds—yet beauty and wonder abound, too. From Dan Taberski’s “Hysterical” to Benjamen Walker’s “Not All Propaganda Is Art,” @asarahlarson.bsky.social shares her picks for the best podcasts of 2024.
The Best Podcasts of 2024
Despite industry turmoil, old and new shows continue to innovate, whether investigating Elon Musk, high-school mysteries, or our relationship to death itself.
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Instead of “Goodbye,” my dad just yelled “Party on, Wayne!” to our polite but confused Gen Z waiter
I just heard, from a nearby air shaft, the sound of a neighbor’s air conditioner being turned on
9th St: guy greets friend with “WHO IS THAT SEXY MIDDLE-AGED MAN?”
Just shared a chuckle with an idling young motorist blasting T’Pau out of his car windows
Some of my neighbors scream with anger and some of my neighbors scream with glee. Sometimes at the same time.
I don’t love this “getting scored on in the first minute” trend #NYR
About to switch channels … I feel a bit guilty, but I think Leonardo da Vinci would’ve appreciated hockey
Linda McMahon is the first pick I heard about and actually thought it was a joke.
I love when the Rangers score in another city and you hear a huge cheer #NYR
Bluesky right now feels a little like all the Whos gathering to sing after the Grinch stole their floofloovers and jingtinglers.
Once again, my neighbors' fun is destroying my own fun
