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Nov 29, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | Kate Andrews |Trump’s Pick |Arieh Kovler |ArtThe triumph
How rare it is to be given a second chance. That’s what the American people have handed Donald Trump. His second shot at the presidency means avoiding past mistakes, which in Trumpworld means finally harnessing the full power of the state. Even in the last year of his first term, Trump was struggling to fill all the political appointment vacancies he had at his disposal.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | Arieh Kovler |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
Early September, days after the gruesome discovery of six murdered Israeli hostages in a tunnel in Gaza, a dramatic scoop appeared in Bild. The German newspaper had obtained a secret internal Hamas document, supposedly obtained from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s personal computer, that revealed Hamas’s hostage negotiation strategy.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke |Alexander Larman
As we grow older, the idea is that we become wiser. I’ve decided to buck that trend by making progressively dumber decisions that put me further from my goals of attaining professional success, home ownership, emotional stability and nirvana. The most recent of these is increasing the distances I’ve been running; I will be attempting a half-marathon back home on the south coast of England the week before Christmas, with a view to running my first marathon in Berlin next fall.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | Cosmo Landesman |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
I had just left Tate Britain and was heading toward the Pimlico underground station when I noticed an attractive woman coming toward me. I smiled at her and she smiled at me. And then she stopped and said, “Are you Cosmo Landesman?”There are writers and journalists who get public recognition like this all the time. Alas, I’m not one. But I was married to one of them, and it’s a real drag having a famous partner.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | Roger Kimball |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
There are good wine shops and bad wine shops. Among their various attributes, the good ones have a broad selection of interesting wines from interesting places and — important add-on — a knowledgeable staff whose members can talk intelligently about their wares and can steer you in the right direction. The bad ones — well, you know.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | Philip Womack |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
When you are next visiting a bookstore, and find your way to the children’s section, you might be forgiven for thinking that there is no longer such a thing as a children’s author. Instead, you will be ambushed by piles of books blazoned with the names of actors, singers, comedians, DJs and people who generously exhibit themselves on social media. “Writing” a children’s book has become another string to the celebrity bow. Imagine the scene.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
thespectator.com | Christopher Sandford |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
The once-explosive accusation that a rock ’n’ roll band is a sell-out, aimed at artists who make an accommodation with industry, has come to seem a little naive since it was first bandied about in the 1960s. Whether it’s that well-known monument to prudence Iggy Pop extolling the virtues of car insurance, the Zombies promoting Tampax or Bob Dylan shilling for Victoria’s Secret, they’re all at it these days.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Kendall Jenner |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
This Old Fashioned is my go-to for the holiday season. The rich and complex flavor of the tequila pairs so well with bitters and orange. It’s made to be savored and is a classic Old Fashioned with a twist. I made this cocktail with my mom over the summer for National Tequila Day. It has become one of our favorites ever since. ⅓ cup 818 Tequila Añejo1 sugar cube2 dashes of Angostura bittersA splash of waterA twist of orange peel1 cocktail cherryAdd bitters, water and sugar to glass.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Naveesha Ghedia |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
Everyone talks about how your twenties are a period of change physically, emotionally and financially; of self-discovery and exploration and excitement. But no one talks about the hangover. Not the metaphorical kind; the head pounding, nauseating kind that greets you in your late twenties. I long for the days when I was twenty-one, when I could easily make fresh bread, go on a hike and write a book the day after clubbing two nights in a row.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Cosmo Landesman |ArtThe triumph |Paul Keegan |Amber Duke
I used to be a terrible grump who would rant and rage against the 1,001 irritations of modern life. And then one day I decided life was too short to be permanently enraged by everything and everyone. “These kind people simply want to share their music with me! How thoughtful!”For grumpy me, the sound of other people’s music in public spaces was agony. I’d seethe at the outrageous selfishness of such people.
