Hogmanay in Edinburgh is a marvelous experience
The city is a seductive place to visit, any time of year
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
December 21, 2023
How to celebrate Christmas in London
Wrap up warm and get walking
December 20, 2023
Is flag football the future of the game?
As fewer parents are letting their children play, many are seeking a less dangerous alternative
Visiting Glashütte, the small town in East Germany that has mastered time
German watchmaking ticks on
The wellness retreat reborn
What happens when a millennial death doula renovates a dilapidated palacio in northern Portugal?
Cooking for busy people
Once a week, Caro Chambers releases a new recipe to her 112,000 subscribers
How to plan a suitable feast for New Year’s
A celebration dinner demands competence rather than brilliance in the kitchen, and, of far greater value, the benison of guests of the right sort
The perils of Harvard and Claudine Gay
She achieved everything by her skill at positioning herself as a principal voice of opposition to white supremacy
December 19, 2023
Our strangled language on Israel and Gaza
We shouldn’t be surprised given the terrible examples our students have to follow
December 18, 2023
Kihnu, Estonia’s imaginary isle of women
The media promised a matriarchal paradise — where was it?
December 15, 2023
A Boston tea party and Christmas time on Cape Cod
After all this oyster talk, we realized we had not yet eaten any
Anti-surrogacy activists are looking out for the kids
The controversy doesn’t stem from anti-gay bias
December 13, 2023
Mount Etna and a museum with rooms
‘You know, you can actually visit Etna during an eruption. We are always monitoring her. If you want to see the show!’
Sports: the latest victim of DC’s crimewave
The departure of the city’s pro basketball and hockey teams to Alexandria was so avoidable
December 12, 2023
Defending Matthew Williams’s Givenchy
The fashion world is celebrating his departure as creative director. Why?
December 7, 2023
The disgraceful, ducking, diving, dodging college presidents
Their testimony to Congress was saturated by feminization
December 6, 2023
Behind the anger of the young American Hamas apologists
Their heads are filled with falsehood
December 4, 2023
Opening a bottle with… chef Heros de Agostinis
All roads lead to Roscioli
December 1, 2023
The Cybertruck is a dud
Elon Musk has made a vehicle perfect for just one customer base: crypto millionaires looking to show off as they cruise through Miami
November 17, 2023
Snoop Dogg really quitting weed would be a huge public service
I’m declaring myself available to be his sponsor
November 14, 2023
Hamas and retaking higher education
The cheerleading for Hamas on many campuses has precipitated a shattering moment of moral clarity
How Harvard befriended Hamas
The roots of the elite university’s antisemitism and Nazi association run deep
Why America’s top TV networks are banking on English soccer
It sure seems like there are more red-blooded Americans patrolling our streets in Arsenal and Liverpool shirts these days
Exploring the forgotten towns of Green Bay
The tide is out living in cities — and who knows when it will come back in
Deck the halls at Rolf’s
Upon entering the restaurant, you’re instantly greeted with a sensory overload and the immediate need to bring tidings of comfort and joy
Baking mistakes: my Christmas clangers
There is something about the holiday that triggers overambition in occasional cookie-bakers like myself
A cowboy Christmas
Life out west wasn’t easy, but a Christmas dinner always provided a needed respite
Surviving the holidays with Alison Roman
Sweet Enough , written with non-bakers in mind, may well become your companion this December
November 10, 2023
The shrinking lifespan of the college president
If we are serious about improving higher education, we will have to give some thought to how to find better college presidents
