Sam Anderson

Recent and archived work by Sam Anderson for The New York Times

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What My Dog Taught Me About Mortality
Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.
By Sam Anderson
Episode 2: Puffins
As his daughter prepares to leave for college, Sam visits a remote island.
By Sam Anderson, Kaitlin Roberts, Cristal Duhaime, Wendy Dorr, Larissa Anderson, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Pat McCusker
Episode 3: Manatees
Sam makes his underwater dreams a reality.
By Sam Anderson, Kaitlin Roberts, Cristal Duhaime, Larissa Anderson, Wendy Dorr, Marion Lozano and Pat McCusker
Episode 4: Ferrets
Sam soothes his anxiety by visiting a convention center in Ohio.
By Sam Anderson, Cristal Duhaime, Kaitlin Roberts, Larissa Anderson, Wendy Dorr, Marion Lozano, Dan Powell and Elisheba Ittoop
Episode 5: Wolves
On a taxi ride, Sam meets a Chihuahua.
By Sam Anderson, Cristal Duhaime, Larissa Anderson, Kaitlin Roberts, Wendy Dorr and Marion Lozano
Episode 6: Bats
Sam stares into another hole.
By Sam Anderson, Kaitlin Roberts, Wendy Dorr, Marion Lozano and Dan Powell
Screenland
The Rom-Com That’s Responsible for My Marriage
The 1992 movie “Singles” changed my life.
By Sam Anderson
Tim Robinson and the Golden Age of Cringe Comedy
His sketch show, “I Think You Should Leave,” zeroes in on the panic-inducing feelings of living in a society where we can’t agree on the rules.
By Sam Anderson
The Sunday Read: ‘Spirited Away to Miyazaki Land’
What happens when the surreal imagination of the world’s greatest living animator, Hayao Miyazaki, is turned into a theme park?
By Sam Anderson, Tally Abecassis, Aaron Esposito, John Woo and Sophia Lanman
Spirited Away to Miyazaki Land
What happens when the surreal imagination of the world’s greatest living animator, Hayao Miyazaki, is turned into a theme park?
By Sam Anderson