Tonight my entire timeline was at either Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Proof, or Becky Shaw.

True story. Homicide: New York on Netflix has to go back decades to find cases to feature because Manhattan has so few murders.

Santa Fe, Are You There? A guide for what to see, do, and eat in this Route 66 icon. Plus the Paris catacombs are back, baby…

Today on The Escapologist — Santa Fe, Sardi’s, a bunch of monumental museum openings, and how human stank messed up a Michelangelo.

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You definitely can’t fly nonstop from Boston — then or now. But I would so love to get back there.

On Route 66, a Traveler is Born The Mother Road turns 100, and the beginning of everything in Tulsa, OK...

This week on The Escapologist, Route 66, how the band Hanson turned me into a traveler, and the places fandom takes you. open.substack.com/pub/lauramot...

I’m glad people are excited about the Artemis mission. NASA, national parks, historic monuments, America 250, the centennial of Route 66. History. Science. For everyone. Don’t let them have it.

London Spring Plus the LA Olympics get blooming, Chihuly sculptures get busted, and more...

This week on The Escapologist, take a deep breath and enjoy spring in London. Also, the LA Olympics get colorful, the administration gets sued over the Kennedy Center, and more. open.substack.com/pub/lauramot...

Britney Spears was a terrible role model but the millennial girlies also had Hildi Santo-Tomas and Heather B.

Have you ever watched The Pitt and been like… oh, yeah I had that.

Someone just rocked up to The Wild Party and asked, “Is this the one with the Betty Boop actress?”

I held a koala in Australia like ten years ago. Her name was Carmella and I think about her like once a month and wonder how she’s doing.

Ugh, This Stupid White House Ballroom Plus California superblooms, tropical midcentury in San Antonio, and more...

This week on The Escapologist…
- Superblooms in California
- How the war in Iran is upending travel
- Brazilian tropical midcentury… in San Antonio
- Ugh, this STUPID White House Ballroom

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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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