The origin of Father’s Day
The holiday began in Washington State as a church service orchestrated by Sonora Smart Dodd
Holidays
Tuesday
Friday
The best winter wines
Probably the fanciest wine I had over the holiday season was a 2021 Échezeaux Grand Cru from Marchand-Tawse
Monday
The Spectator’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide
Our staff and regulars help you spread goodwill to all men
How to host the perfect Christmas party
Things going wrong are an opportunity for the magic to happen
Have yourself a very basic Christmas
Normal is nice. Basic is beautiful
Why is there no great Thanksgiving movie?
The holiday lacks the magic of Christmas and already has too much drama
A gingerbread house divided
In Europe, it isn’t just for Christmas
The magic of Christmas caroling
It was Christmas Eve and it was snowing
Thursday
In praise of Halloween food
It’s all about the candy
Thursday
How eggs became the symbol of Easter
As the living chicken breaks out of the egg, so the immortal Christ breaks the seal of the tomb
Tuesday
Groundhog Day, a break in the bleakness of winter
The sacred day is proof that, when life hands you six more weeks of winter, it can still be enjoyable
Tuesday
The Spectator’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
The staff and writers help you stuff your stockings
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
Surviving the holidays with Alison Roman
Sweet Enough , written with non-bakers in mind, may well become your companion this December
Thursday
Don’t make Super Bowl Monday a national holiday
It would be a celebration of consumerism, and don’t we already have enough of that?
Wednesday
In praise of stuff
The holidays are a reminder that experiences might not always matter more than things
Monday
Why the lame-duck Congress is a threat to democracy
Lawmakers relish the fact that there is little to no accountability from voters
Wednesday
CVS is the perfect surrogate for American culture
My kids were born abroad and learned so much from those Thanksgiving decorations
Thirty-five years of crying to Planes, Trains and Automobiles
I like to spend every Thanksgiving with John Candy
Tuesday
Serving up a Half Baked Harvest feast
Cooking for my family that night was typically chaotic
