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Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
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
October 31, 2023
Ron DeSantis slays in heels
The Florida governor was confronted with a viral clip of his hidden heels during a podcast this weekend
October 30, 2023
The Witchery weaves Halloween magic in Edinburgh
Eerie elegance in the Scottish capital
October 28, 2023
Tribeca’s fine dining l’abeille strives for comfort while pushing boundaries
The restaurant was founded after the Covid pandemic and views strong neighborhood support as vital
October 23, 2023
Are Barack Obama and Russell Brand in a cult?
They are fans of neuro-linguistic programming, which is not rooted in science; it’s rooted in exploitative opportunism
Summer madness in Helsinki
I’d touched down in the land of rice pies and reindeer stew with no expectations