A warm welcome in Salem from women and witches
Pro-tip for visiting New England in October: go in November
Spectator Life
An intelligent mix of culture, style, travel, food and property, as well as where to go and what to see.
October 28, 2024
Washing it all away in the Maldives
I was at peace. I was rested. I was whole
October 24, 2024
Sustainable splendor: skiing the Italian Alps
Every stop off is an event, somehow more lavish than you’d dreamed
October 22, 2024
Opening a bottle with… Soho House’s Kate Bryan
How the global head of collections shaped the range of works that hang in the Mumbai House
October 21, 2024
The new worst team in baseball
Perhaps the Chicago White Sox’s swift decline was not the result of a calculated scheme but rather a classic case of Murphy’s Law
The classroom panopticon
America’s elite has been cowardly and conformist for too long, with effects that are only too obvious
A far out weekend at the Vegas Sphere
Dead shows, whether Grateful or & Company, bring a bunch of disparate people together
Old texts and Bacon’s Castle: a walk through Virginia history
What Bacon’s Castle looks like inside and out has about it the undeniable strangeness of the past
There’s more to Bordeaux than fine wine
The French city is rich in history, culture and class of all kinds
Dining with the Chinese food pioneers of New York
‘I feel like New York is the city that is always exploring new things. If you have a new idea, you put it here’
Chicken soup for the souls: a feast for the dead
In Britain and Ireland, children and poor people would go door to door on November 2, singing and asking for soul cakes
October 11, 2024
Campus protesters for Palestine no longer deserve the benefit of the doubt
As I left class at NYU, I was surrounded by protesters banging drums and screaming ‘intifada revolution’
Tesla’s Cybercab promises a better future — for Elon Musk
He is the wrong advocate of a great idea
September 12, 2024
Falling in love with Montana
After ten days in Montana, New York City’s Dimes Square was an assault on the senses
The vision behind Woolsery
What happens when a Silicon Valley tycoon decides to revive a down-on-its-luck English village?
Rwanda to Uganda: a cross-border quest
Tracking mountain gorillas with my dad
In praise of Halloween food
It’s all about the candy
Culling cookbooks
I have never been able to give away any cookbook that either family or friends have presented to me with love
August 30, 2024
Skiing, sushi and hot springs in the Japanese Alps
A comprehensive guide to two underrated resorts
August 19, 2024
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon is a DC treasure
Our nation’s capital is filled with far more edifying activities than the gladiatorial clashes in the political arena
Is there a solution to chronic absenteeism in schools?
It’s a major problem in Illinois, northern Kentucky, Houston, Texas, Michigan… everywhere
North Goa? Why you should go Elsewhere
The irony of stumbling across a boutique hotel called Elsewhere wasn’t lost on me
The mysterious appeal of the Maldives
The scenery itself is utterly surreal
Hotel hopping in Rome
I researched five of the very best hotels, resolving to uncover their secrets — as long as they had air conditioning
Cycling and sleeping in wine country
The Hungry Cyclist Lodge is neither a B&B nor a gîte
Carbonara in the land of the free
After one too many menu substitutions, is the customer always right?
Baked Alaska has become more accessible than ever
Where are the risk-takers of yore? This is far too safe, hardly a gamble at all
August 16, 2024
Minouche Shafik and the great tragicomedy of Diversity in our time
Diversity has long been the enemy of academic excellence
August 13, 2024
Five Tokyo tourist traps worth falling into
Muscle girls and a maze of restaurants
