ArtBianca Bosker’s snapshot

Jun 14, 2024 | thespectator.com | Andrew Watts |Matt McDonald |Andrew Tettenborn |ArtBianca Bosker’s snapshot

In May, Carl Elsener of Victorinox, makers of the Swiss Army knife (all other manufacturers must refer to their products as “Swiss-style knives”), announced that the company is working to develop a version without any blades in anticipation of modern legislation and safety-conscious consumers. A cutting-edge Swiss Army knife will no longer have a cutting edge. I’m glad this proposal didn’t come out before Christmas: 2023 was the year my wife finally agreed our son could have a knife of his own.

Jun 14, 2024 | thespectator.com | Matt McDonald |Andrew Tettenborn |ArtBianca Bosker’s snapshot |Laura Allsop

Pope Francis this week apologized for decrying the “frociaggine” — or “faggotry” — in the Vatican and in Catholic seminaries for the second time in a matter of weeks.