Leave Chris Pratt alone!
The internet grudge against the actor has gone way too far
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
July 21, 2022
Whatever happened to the good old American trolley?
Once streetcar lines connected even rural areas; now they’re almost all gone
July 20, 2022
The Ivy League scolds come for Amy Wax
The law professor is fighting for her job after students allege racism
July 18, 2022
Slowly roasting in heatwave Britain
AC-free UK sweats it out like Prince Andrew
July 12, 2022
The sad demise of American car culture
Homogenized modern vehicles have made driving mundane
July 7, 2022
Bogotá in full bloom
A new Colombia is budding, though still scared and scarred
The pride of Paducah
A weekend in Kentucky’s distinctly working-class Jackson Purchase
The scoop on homemade ice cream
The art of making your own ice cream
The decline and fall of eating out
Our priority is therapeutic: to be comfortable and feel welcome
Introducing f’mores
A Gallic twist on an American staple
The culture war over the Middle Ages
The left thinks it was too white while the Catholic New Right sees much to admire
July 6, 2022
Celebrating the Fourth in free Florida
Bad drivers, happy faces, and unmatched patriotism
Nancy Pelosi’s Italian job
The House Speaker’s campaign war chest is raising eyebrows
June 25, 2022
The secret to exploring Istanbul
You don’t have to spend a lot to eat well there
Alison Roman joins the cancel brigade
Beware Republican potato rolls…
June 18, 2022
Little league keeps me sane
Just good old American tradition
Following the seam of the Iron Curtain
I met people who risked their lives to escape from east to west
June 16, 2022
Obese TikTok star angry she can’t cripple a horse
Among the woke…
June 13, 2022
The NFL woke show marches on
The Washington Commanders fine Jack Del Rio $100,000 for a political opinion
June 9, 2022
Why woke culture wants you to be fat
Being a ‘fat activist’ is a thing now
June 4, 2022
In defense of Joshua Katz
A mother-in-law’s manifesto
May 31, 2022
In defense of Northern Virginia
Washington’s suburbs are more than just sprawl and traffic jams
May 26, 2022
Zabar’s is still thriving
The deli is New York’s longest running show
Let’s hear it for horiatiki
Greek salad is the perfect dish to make for a dinner party
Swimming with the snakes
My father and mother adored what became known as ‘Anna’s eels’
On the spot along the Outer Banks
History takes you out of yourself at Kill Devil Hills and Cape Hatteras
Paris match
Hustling and hoteling in La Ville Lumière
May 25, 2022
Princeton fires professor who opposed ‘anti-racist’ agenda
Due process goes out the window in Katz case
May 8, 2022
The diversity monster is loose
DEI will only die when we realize no good can come from racial resentment
