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Travel editor, writer, and content strategist. City life. Theater. Figure skating? Former staff at Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, ShermansTravel.

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Hi there! I’m Laura. I’m a NYC-based travel editor and content strategist. The Escapologist has news, destination guides, and essays about travel, culture, and the culture of travel. And yes I occasionally cover figure skating and Broadway. open.substack.com/pub/lauram…

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Andrew Torgs is truly the most Florida Man in skating history.
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The fact that so many images of Taylor Hanson currently on god’s internet are ones that I scanned, cropped, and edited for my Hanson web site in 1999.
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ALBUMISM
@AlbumismOct 20
Today—and EVERY day—is a great day to celebrate the late Duncan Sheik's dynamic discography | Tell us what your all-time favorite Duncan Sheik album is + explore more here: album.ink/DSheikDisc
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Trying to understand the true nature of marscarpone.
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I love Instagram highlights and I know this is weird.
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@LiZaOutlivesOct 16
Liza Minnelli has outlived Katie Zacharia's job as White House press secretary. Her bumbling incompetence at the podium lasted five days before she was shown the door.
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I want to go do Steinbeck stuff in California.
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While we’re having this convo. One way to honor those who died in the AA 5342 disaster in Washington is to call your reps and tell them that understaffing, outdated systems, and maintenance lags at air traffic control are unacceptable.
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And also that AI solutions that promise to reduce workforce while guaranteeing safety require intense scrutiny and testing before rollout.
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The message of Mike Love is to live life in such a way that people are reluctant to write your obituary before you’re actually dead.
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I’m going to this. Say hi if you see me. ♥️
Jackie Wong
@rockerskatingOct 12
Tomorrow in NYC - Amber Glenn #dwts Watch Party!! We got a big group joining and space to accommodate! RSVP so that we can have a good idea of numbers, but also feel free to drop in last minute if you don’t know your schedule yet RSVP here: luma.com/iku9a7n9

Team Cha-Cha Glide: NYC Dancing with the Stars Watch Party 🪩 · Luma

Join us in New York City for an exciting Dancing with the Stars Week 5 Watch Party dedicated to cheering on figure skating Olympic Gold Medalist Amber Glenn…

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An incredible interview with Mirjana Spoljaric, the head of the International Committee for the Red Cross, which guards the tenets of the Geneva Conventions. An intense, moving conversation about whether the rules of war apply anymore. nytimes.com/2026/10/10/magaz…

She’s Been to Gaza. She Met With the Iranians. Now She Has a Warning. (Gift Article)

As the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric goes to both sides of conflicts. She’s worried that our warring world is spiraling out of control.

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Byeeee to that sales associate.
Kelly Clarkson
@kellyclarksonOct 10
Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy and literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me. Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale. But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman. For sure, check it out 👎
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Anyone who talks to celebrities about fanfic is a traitor.
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I mean… true.
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This show and Oh, Mary! The casting gods are beaming. 😁
TheaterMania@theatermaniaOct 7
Nicholas Christopher is Broadway’s next Bobby Darin in JUST IN TIME theatermania.com/news/nichol…

Nicholas Christopher to Play Bobby Darin in Just in Time on Broadway - TheaterMania.com

The Chess Tony nominee returns to the stage.

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I wrote about going on a #disneycruise to Alaska and trying to reconcile different definitions of magic. Also WHALES! open.substack.com/pub/lauram…

In Alaska There Is Magic, and Also Magic

Plus a new U.S. national park, the dreamiest garden suite, and a whale of a museum...

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I think it's nbd at a lot of properties -- especially at the big chains. But I've definitely had smaller hotels call me late in the afternoon, concerned that I might still be in the room when I'd left hours earlier. So I always check out now.
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so I’ve been a “just leave” hotel guy for years. I never check out. but my daughter works at a hotel now and said it makes her job significantly harder. basically on the level of not returning your shopping cart
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Amy Solomon@amybethsolOct 5
The ringtones that emerge from a Broadway matinee crowd mid-show do not exist anywhere else on earth
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The Necklace The Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried The Lottery
brian@brianonhereOct 4
please tell me 2-3 short stories you like that you can remember right off the dome without digging in to any lists or notes. maybe not favorite but ones you can cite off rip 1. p’s parties jhumpa lahiri 2. class war to nantucket 3. the kij johnson one about the bridge builder
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