Eating my way through Sicily
It is the fantastical realm they say it is and stupendously beautiful. And the food is even better
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
January 8, 2024
Lloyd Austin’s secret surgery was unusual, but not unprecedented
Grover Cleveland had his own and kept it a secret for years
Did the fight over slavery cause the Civil War?
You won’t get the answer from politicians and ideologues
January 4, 2024
Claudine Gay may be gone, but the issues on campus remain
Can universities clean up their acts on their own or will it take pressure from unhappy donors and parents?
January 3, 2024
Lessons from the removal of Harvard’s president
Her decision to leave Harvard’s presidency is not a real goodbye
Claudine Gay was bad for Harvard, but Harvard is bad for the country
She was the perfect embodiment of ‘Harvard,’ the scare quotes indicating not so much a single institution as a state of mind
January 2, 2024
Code red: DEI is in the ICU
Opposition to programs based on racial discrimination is mounting
December 29, 2023
When will Harvard give Claudine Gay the boot?
Gay is bad for Harvard, but Harvard is bad for the country, so her continued presence is a net positive
December 28, 2023
The Toad’s Morale puts Sam Tallent’s filthy genius on display
He has the developed skill of a long tenured road player
December 24, 2023
Why plagiarism matters
To think critically is to think with the utmost serious attention about the sources which warrant your attention
December 22, 2023
Hogmanay in Edinburgh is a marvelous experience
The city is a seductive place to visit, any time of year
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
