Life

Are we still doing phrasing?

In our irony-sodden age, children may be the last reminder that words mean something

Billy McMorris

A tale of two parties

The secret to working a room is to know when you’re in a room that can’t be worked

Cosmo Landesman

With reference to

You never know when or wherefrom these pitches are coming. I doubt that even Oscar Wilde could hit much above .500 in this league

Bill Kauffman

A symbol of hope for Europe

Trump came to office on January 20 in the strongest possible position

Chilton Williamson, Jr.

Place

Pure shores: a Scottish sea safari

Island-hopping by day, glamping by night — this is the ultimate way to explore Scotland’s mythology-steeped, wildlife-rich Hebrides

Estella Shardlow

Place
January 24, 2025
In a balloon over Burgundy
Peace at 5,000 feet
Calla Jones Corner
Sports
January 24, 2025
On the front line of the tennis magazine wars
How many more boutique mags can the sport bear?
Adrian Brune
Food
January 24, 2025
Ship shape: Normandie, the biggest French restaurant of all
As a symbol of that way of life, no space on any other ship could compare with Normandie’s grand restaurant
Timothy Jacobson
Drink
January 24, 2025
How beer cracked France
This trend is, in part, due to the increasingly positive perception of anglophone culture
Felix Turner
Drink
January 24, 2025
The Bloody Mary deserves more than brunch
With the right tweaks, and the right ingredients, it can be an amazing drink, not just for a brunch, but for a great night too
Ross Anderson
Drink
January 24, 2025
The best winter wines
Probably the fanciest wine I had over the holiday season was a 2021 Échezeaux Grand Cru from Marchand-Tawse
Roger Kimball
And Finally
January 24, 2025
Capes are having a moment
The silhouette gives everyone an aura of stature
Alicia Healey
And Finally
January 24, 2025
The many faces of ‘naturalism,’ from Balfour to Zola
The two oldest senses are found less in newspapers than in books
Dot Wordsworth
Drink
January 23, 2025
The effect Reagan had on wine lists
I recall Reagan’s first inauguration when I realized that the Americans know how to organize a ball
Bruce Anderson
Life
January 19, 2025
A conversation with Mussolini’s ghost
‘Duce, are you evil, or did you just do evil?’
Nicholas Farrell