New Yorker staff writer, podcast reviewer, New York Rangers enthusiast https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3mdvfx2g5ms2aMy new Talk of the Town is about the delightful teen Islanders star Matthew Schaefer, who manages to be a fun-loving kid and mature beyond his years at the same time. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/matthew-schaefer-hockeys-youngest-and-nicest-big-shot02 Feb 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvfx2g5ms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3m2rfejpfkc2yhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/oct/09/nhl-florida-panthers-tampa-bay-lightning-brawl-trump-old-boy-rot09 Oct 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rfejpfkc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lyvptx3mzk26In 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. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/22/debbie-gibsons-pavarotti-period15 Sep 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvptx3mzk26https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lygnrf3bp22gThis 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. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/15/rivals-rub-shoulders-in-the-world-of-competitive-massage09 Sep 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygnrf3bp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lg6ruoecvc2tMelania’s wide-brimmed hat serves as an anti-husband shield20 Jan 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6ruoecvc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lg6qqmzvz22uOn top of everything else, this whole display feels like an insult to marching band music20 Jan 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6qqmzvz22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lfvlzratwc2qAs 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“17 Jan 2025 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvlzratwc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lf6voih5as23I’m saying it: watching the Rangers is fun again! At least for right now! #NYR08 Jan 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6voih5as23https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3ld5ylikfik24It’s one of those nights when I’m reminded that Sherlock Holmes once solved a mystery by observing scratches around a keyhole13 Dec 2024 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5ylikfik24https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lctazcoyt22wMy interview with the great Mike Leigh. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/mike-leighs-love-affair-with-real-life08 Dec 2024 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lctazcoyt22whttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lcmbmk6fdk2xMy dad just called with a pressing question, which was Did you write “HI!” in the dirt on the glass door, at cat height?06 Dec 2024 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcmbmk6fdk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lc6ygkis5c25PHEW! #NYR30 Nov 2024 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6ygkis5c25https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbzhdprzd225Anybody else peeling potatoes right now?28 Nov 2024 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzhdprzd225https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbqgurs2wc27Instead of “Goodbye,” my dad just yelled “Party on, Wayne!” to our polite but confused Gen Z waiter25 Nov 2024 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbqgurs2wc27https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbgsbg2cj22uWell, well, well! IT’S RAINING! 🌨️21 Nov 2024 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgsbg2cj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbgoucapxs22The Onion should buy it [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 05:04 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgoucapxs22https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbgoq5ssos22I just heard, from a nearby air shaft, the sound of a neighbor’s air conditioner being turned on21 Nov 2024 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgoq5ssos22https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbg5rmt4fc229th St: guy greets friend with “WHO IS THAT SEXY MIDDLE-AGED MAN?”20 Nov 2024 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg5rmt4fc22https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbg5pl2wfs22Just shared a chuckle with an idling young motorist blasting T’Pau out of his car windows20 Nov 2024 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg5pl2wfs22https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbdybwjzf22jSome of my neighbors scream with anger and some of my neighbors scream with glee. Sometimes at the same time.20 Nov 2024 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdybwjzf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbdxyryky22jI don’t love this “getting scored on in the first minute” trend #NYR20 Nov 2024 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdxyryky22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbdwxuwl222jAbout to switch channels … I feel a bit guilty, but I think Leonardo da Vinci would’ve appreciated hockey20 Nov 2024 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdwxuwl222jhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lbdwgby73c2jLinda McMahon is the first pick I heard about and actually thought it was a joke.20 Nov 2024 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdwgby73c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lb6y6hllx22iI love when the Rangers score in another city and you hear a huge cheer #NYR18 Nov 2024 03:30 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6y6hllx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lazpyd2jfc24NOW it feels like home here [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2024 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazpyd2jfc24https://bsky.app/profile/asarahlarson.bsky.social/post/3lazo7646mk2gOnce again, my neighbors' fun is destroying my own fun16 Nov 2024 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:2vlfzvpid3izjdibcwv5ynvx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazo7646mk2g