Sarah Larson

Blood, bias and the Battle of Florida: how the NHL’s dirtiest rivalry exposed hockey’s old-boy rot A meaningless preseason clash devolved into chaos and revealed how cronyism, politics and selective justice still shape the NHL

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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.”

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...

Somebody’s gotta do it

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.

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.

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Five Things Dems Must Do to Fight Trump Now The party is not helpless. In fact, Democrats have some effective tools at their disposal.

"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...

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

Ooh, thank you!!

He's a lot of fun!

Mike Leigh’s Love Affair with Real Life In his new film, “Hard Truths,” the director returns to his favorite mode: building intimate portraits of regular people, from the ground up.

My interview with the great Mike Leigh.
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My dad just called with a pressing question, which was Did you write “HI!” in the dirt on the glass door, at cat height?

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.

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.

PHEW! #NYR

Anybody else peeling potatoes right now?

Instead of “Goodbye,” my dad just yelled “Party on, Wayne!” to our polite but confused Gen Z waiter

Well, well, well! IT’S RAINING! 🌨️

The Onion should buy it

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

I do look forward to the inevitable firings, of course

The rest of them, of course, should have been jokes

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