Road-tripping with Wittgenstein
Prior generations of children grew up with definitive signs of when they had entered an adult space. Their senses told them so
Life
Thursday
A week at the World Backgammon Championship
Only 300 players entered the World Championship in 2024 — and I was one of them
Thursday
The war against slovenliness
As a father you are part prison guard, three parts beat cop
The Spectator’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Our staff and regulars help you spread goodwill to all men
Monday
Cacophony at the dinner table
The NIH operates a website called Noisy Planet. There you will learn that experts advise you to ‘move away from the noise’
Thursday
My parental lobotomy
In my experience anterograde amnesia is just as essential to the creation of new life as wine
Eighty years on, Smokey Bear has aged like a fine oak
These days, he has been modernized into a sleek, digital, AI-looking creature
The return of CRT TVs
For enthusiasts of retro video games and other esoteric media hobbies, what others see as trash is their treasure
Monday
A new approach to swimming lessons
You do not need the US Coast Guard or CCP manufacturers, hot tub trade groups or international standards agencies to avoid tragedy
A brief history of parties
The political implications of soirées
My World Series of Poker debut
In the beginning, it looked great for your hero
Thursday
Waste not want not
Any child can transition out of diapers in a weekend so long as Dad commits to the Lethal Weapon 2 method of potty training
Monday
Plane stupidity: my waking flight-mare
My iPhone spent almost a week last October trapped inside the belly of a Boeing 767
Why cats are a vintner’s best friend
For many vintners, cats have become their favorite unsung but essential partners in pest control and free PR
Wednesday
The ins and outs of fatherhood
Our tolerance for panic blossoms alongside our progeny
Tuesday
The VR and AR arms race
Virtual worlds contain very real gold mines
Must we ‘be safe?’
It’s depressing this entire country finds it acceptable to part ways on a chipper note of menace
Sunday
My initiation into breastfeeding
My swollen chest looked like a 1981 Playboy centerfold caricature
Thursday
Meeting Eric Ripert, chef of America’s best restaurant
‘I like to be living the life of the restaurant of Le Bernardin’
The car seat cartel
Nothing can totally protect you from Big Safety