Laura Motta

Oh I swooned.

Full-on rebrand for the NYPhil ahead of Gustavo Dudamel’s first season and pheeew what a breath of fresh air.

Athens on the Upswing Plus a haunted hotel in South Dakota, a new Kyoto jewel, and a $140 masterpiece…

In this week’s issue of The Escapologist… Greece, South Dakota, Kyoto, London, and a bunch of other places I’d rather be right now.
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Gross.

If you need an adrenaline rush, I highly recommend deleting, consolidating, and reorganizing decade-old files on your computer or in your notes app.

When you definitely get your wish but something definitely got lost in translation…

You realize that if we got a Full Monty revival, the whole thing would be framed in the context of the male loneliness epidemic and…

Travel Journaling and Memory Keeping with The Escapologist Create a lasting artifact of your travels, with tips and tricks from a pro and a fun, hands-on journal-making exercise.

I’m leading a travel journaling and memory keeping workshop this month! No experience is required and I’ll be sharing a lot of tips and tricks from my own travel writing career. Space is limited — join me! www.eventbrite.com/e/travel-jou...

I don’t know how you put “goes megaviral once a year” on a resumé.

Same! Also better skating = way more entertaining event.

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

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

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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Is Seymour too sexy? Is the Chromolume too good?

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??

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

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 — and American media — is up for sale
- Non-annoying places to buy New Yorky holiday gifts

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“You don’t like fondue? Get out.” - @aileenmeghan.bsky.social

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

Football Peace Prize

Oh noooo.

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.

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

And I thought someone’s phone was going off!

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

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

And also what better place to see that show??

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

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:

🛳️ 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