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Laura Motta

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Travel writer and editor, content strategist, lifelong theater nerd, selective figure skating fan. This meeting could have been a musical.

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Same! Also better skating = way more entertaining event.

07.02.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Once you get sucked into the post-storm, digging-out-your-car-in-NYC algo, you can never escape.

03.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So, I’m Going to the Olympics Here’s what I’m doing in Milan...

So I’m going to the Olympics. Here’s what I’ll be doing in Milan…

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03.02.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The worst thing is when someone is making a good point and then they mispronounce a word or use one incorrectly.

01.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Drown a Waterfall in 14 Days Plus what is even happening in St. Barth’s and the origins of the capsule hotel

Today on The Escapologist, my newsletter about travel and culture:

-What’s lurking beneath the surface of Brazil’s Lake Itaipu
- The high-rise history of the pod hotel
- What the hell is happening in St. Barth’s?

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15.01.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Seymour too sexy? Is the Chromolume too good?

12.01.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I shared what I thought was a really nice story about a woman giving up a first class seat to a young guy in military uniform. And I was ratioed for supporting the military industrial complex. Like. Are people ok??

17.12.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like I’m talking about them behind their backs but everyone on Threads is utterly weird.

17.12.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Elvis Is Buried by the Pool and Other Ghost Stories Plus a quickie guide for where to buy NYC-themed holiday gifts that don't suck

This week on The Escapologist:
- Prince, Dolly Parton, Elvis, and other spirits
- An icon of American architecture β€” and American media β€” is up for sale
- Non-annoying places to buy New Yorky holiday gifts

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12.12.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou don’t like fondue? Get out.” - @aileenmeghan.bsky.social

11.12.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People wondering why the men in the Washington Press Corps don’t stand up for their women colleagues. Are you actually serious?

09.12.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Football Peace Prize

05.12.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh noooo.

26.11.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think Broadway desperately needs a Urinetown revival but fear that audiences have become too stupid to understand Urinetown, which is more or less what Urinetown is about.

26.11.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Am thinking about which Tony Award is the most cursed and it’s definitely Best Featured Actor in a Musical, right?

22.11.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And I thought someone’s phone was going off!

15.11.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes I think there are people who are walking and talking among us who also didn’t make it through the pandemic.

09.11.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh wow, totally correct! It is an American creation. But the vibe is 90s Canadian kids TV!

31.10.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And also what better place to see that show??

30.10.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No seriously how good was that Mamma Mia? People didn’t believe me and I was like… trust… they really got it right.

30.10.2025 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are Cruise Ship Musicals Bad? Let’s talk about it. And also a bunch of other theater stuff.

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This week on The Escapologist:

πŸ›³οΈ Wtf is up with cruise musicals?
✨ The unshakable power of Jonathan Groff
🎸 Beau opens at St. Luke’s Theatre
😬 Existential dread at a new non-musical

30.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Les Miserables Arena Concert Spectacular has one too many words.

30.10.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I had bangs like Linda Ronstadt in the 70s I would have a whole different life.

30.10.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This actually makes a few things click together for me and… yeah.

29.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I mean the moral of that movie is that no one should ever be worried about being a bitch about musical theater because no one will ever be a bigger bitch about musicals than the people who write them.

I mean the moral of that movie is that no one should ever be worried about being a bitch about musical theater because no one will ever be a bigger bitch about musicals than the people who write them.

My review of the Lorenz Hart biopic Blue Moon.

29.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I adore Hamilton. But watching the creators of Hamilton sit in a room and congratulate themselves for making Hamilton is actually the worst.

28.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oohhh dear no.

23.10.2025 05:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Am I to understand that β€œGroup 1” is a meme when six other groups board before Group 1.

22.10.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The White House is a National Historic Landmark under the purview of the Department of the Interior and the National Parks Service. It is the property of all Americans, is subject to congressional oversight, and does not belong to the President of the United States.

22.10.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup! I even remember trying to sort this out and giving up. Nothing is clearly marked or explained. I just went to the box office.

21.10.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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