New York
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…
The glory days of Central Park
I celebrate two Easters every year, the Catholic one and the Orthodox one, which means I get very drunk on…
The sad demise of Brooks Brothers
New York Our own Douglas Murray is the canary in the Bagel coal mine as of late. The left controls…
A play for bureaucrats: David Hare's Straight Line Crazy reviewed
It’s good of Nicholas Hytner to let Londoners see David Hare’s new play before it travels to Broadway where it…
The descent of New York
Aggression is everywhere in New York
The psychopath who wrecked New York
Robert Gore-Langton on the man who wrecked New York
I’ve been back one week and the good old US of A has never seemed more depressing
New York Don’t let anyone tell you the Bagel is worse off than Kabul, where three people were recently shot…
Colson Whitehead celebrates old Harlem in a hardboiled thriller that’s also a morality tale
For modern America, Harlem is a once maligned, now much vaunted literary totem, which continues to occupy a gargantuan place…
I was the next Truman Capote
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,…
In praise of chastity
New York It’s party time in the Bagel, or at least private party time. Yours truly is an extra man…
Why night-clubbing in New York is a risky business
New York The acerbic writer Gore Vidal was once asked which period of history he would choose to have lived…
New York resembles a war zone
New York The Big Bagel is getting so bad that even the baddies are demanding the fuzz do something. As…
New Yorkers talk the talk
New York in a nutshell? No way. New York in a New York minute? Forget about it. The city contains…
We need Voltaire more than ever
New York The high life has gone with the wind because of you know what. The last time I went…
My return to New York is a mixed blessing
New York Ha, ha! What London turned down, the Bagel accepted with alacrity, namely the poor little Greek boy. And…
Savage aperçus: Fake Accounts, by Lauren Oyler, reviewed
Lauren Oyler is viral and vicious. A critic with a reputation for pulling no punches, she is known for delivering…
Is the hottest new podcast, The Apology Line, worth sticking with?
With the arts world still largely in hibernation, the launch of a big podcast is as close as we get…
Quarantine heralds 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…
Every business is essential
Governors across the country are deploying their unilateral power to institute draconian measures which close small businesses, mostly those in…
Finally America is realizing that Andrew Cuomo is a putz
In a sane world, Andrew Cuomo would be America’s least popular politician, a welcome target for a primary campaign or…
Sorry Cuomo, we’re doing Thanksgiving
New York governor Andrew Cuomo took the last can of Who-hash by announcing a ban on both indoor and outdoor…
Why New Yorkers are fleeing the city in droves
New York Back when people used to read newspapers, they called it a ‘human interest’ story. Now it appears as…
I’m now considered a freak in New York
New York It’s nice to finally be in the Bagel, a place where the cows have two legs and no…
