Ian Frazier

2 months ago | newyorker.com | Ian Frazier

Throughout the dayOh, dear God,May I not have thrown away theTop to the sour cream. Dear Lord,Look at all those ants. Oh, Jesus,Where did all that water in theBasement come from? Blessed Mary, mother of God,What happened to my hat? It was my favorite hat. Mary who is without sin,Grant by your mercy that somedayI will be able to just call it upLike I do my phone. At the workplaceDear God Almighty,Why hasn’t that idiot Liam been fired?

Mar 2, 2025 | newyorker.com | Ian Frazier

George William Swift Trow, Jr.,’s family called him Swift. The name fit his quickness of wit and spirit, and his grace. His friends, of whom I was one, called him George, pronounced in a descending tone as if in reference to his firmly grounded authority on subjects important to the rest of us, or not. The Trows had been in New York City for generations. When I came from Ohio, in 1974, I knew nothing about the city and had no connection to it except as a destination for ambition.

Dec 16, 2024 | newyorker.com | Ian Frazier

Peal, Christmas bells! Ring loud and long!May choral groups rejoice in song!Though not a few of us are bummed outLet gloom and doom be hereby drummed out.

Nov 12, 2024 | almendron.com | Adam Gaffney |Ian Frazier |Kim Phillips-Fein

Paisley Currah This is what Donald Trump could do to transgender people during his second presidency: discharge all trans service people from the military; impose a nationwide ban on medical care for trans youth; prevent Medicaid and Medicare from paying for transition-related care even for adults; permit private health providers to exclude transgender-related coverage; ban all trans girls from playing on any girls teams regardless of age, sport, or level of competition; deny federal funding...

Oct 7, 2024 | newyorker.com | Ian Frazier

To achieve good health, you must maintain a regular sleep schedule, and be able to get back to sleep once you are awake. At least eight hours of sleep—or nine hours, or even more, if you include the time you spend awake, trying to get back to sleep—is essential. Scientists who study sleep patterns stress the significance of stress, which makes it hard not only to get to sleep but to get back to sleep if you wake up in the night. They advise you to just go back to sleep.