Sam Anderson

In “The Backyardigans,” she created a world for kids as wildly sophisticated as her own.

In its weird, shambolic spectacle, the record-setting game seemed to encapsulate the team’s entire dreadful season.

The Chicago White Sox are poised to break the record for the most losses in modern baseball history. Watching them do it has been strangely glorious.

2 days ago ... Sam Anderson, the host and reporter behind the podcast “Animal” for The New York Times Magazine, went on a journey to Mexico to conquer his ...

Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.

As his daughter prepares to leave for college, Sam visits a remote island.

A hole in Sam’s floor sparks a crisis.

On a taxi ride, Sam meets a Chihuahua.

Sam stares into another hole.

The 1992 movie “Singles” changed my life.