New York
The root of the problem
The novelist and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo is attracted by the freedom a New York job promises, but misses the young daughter she has left behind in London
High life
New York I am seriously thinking of visiting a shrink (just kidding) as I now have definite proof that I…
Who’s pursuing a vendetta?
Lord help me I love a hatchet job, and you’ll have to too if you want to make it through…
High life
A couple more weeks in the Bagel and then on to dear old London. I’ve had a very good time…
High life
New York Back in the good old days the Carlyle Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was the hotel for…
New York has become the city that never eats
Is there anything more extraordinary than dining in New York City? Whetheryou’re sitting down for the Michelin star experience of…
High life
I celebrate two Easters every year, the Catholic one and the Orthodox one, which means I get very drunk on…
High life
New York Our own Douglas Murray is the canary in the Bagel coal mine as of late. The left controls…
Shaw thing
It’s good of Nicholas Hytner to let Londoners see David Hare’s new play before it travels to Broadway where it…
All the rage
Aggression is everywhere in New York
Go down, Moses
Robert Gore-Langton on the man who wrecked New York
High life
New York Don’t let anyone tell you the Bagel is worse off than Kabul, where three people were recently shot…
Hustlers and hoodlums
For modern America, Harlem is a once maligned, now much vaunted literary totem, which continues to occupy a gargantuan place…
High life
It’s nice to be back in London, and Glebe Place is a delight. Mind you, it’s not the mansion I…
New York’s vaccine passport scheme could have a nasty side effect
The latest French export to the United States is a requirement that people show proof of vaccination to visit indoor bars,…
High life
New York It’s party time in the Bagel, or at least private party time. Yours truly is an extra man…
High life
New York The acerbic writer Gore Vidal was once asked which period of history he would choose to have lived…
High life
New York The Big Bagel is getting so bad that even the baddies are demanding the fuzz do something. As…
New Yorkers yakking
New York in a nutshell? No way. New York in a New York minute? Forget about it. The city contains…
High life
New York The high life has gone with the wind because of you know what. The last time I went…
High life
New York Ha, ha! What London turned down, the Bagel accepted with alacrity, namely the poor little Greek boy. And…
On the defensive
Lauren Oyler is viral and vicious. A critic with a reputation for pulling no punches, she is known for delivering…
Sitting pretty
With the arts world still largely in hibernation, the launch of a big podcast is as close as we get…
The death of Mid-Atlantic Man
As an ambitious journalist making my way in Fleet Street, I dreamed of becoming a Mid-Atlantic Man. Tom Wolfe came…
The resurgence of the New York Republican
Have you met Tina? You may have seen her this month leading a charge outside Mac’s Public House on Staten…
