December 2019

‘A Democratic party a little less obsessed with digging around for presidential conspiracies and a little more eager to call out Trump for bad housekeeping might have a better chance of defeating him in 2020.’


Home December 1, 2019

White Christmas: the magic of the festive drugs binge

Among partying druggies, the trust that has disappeared from every level of society is fully present

Jeremy Clarke

Humor December 1, 2019

The joy of spending Christmas alone

I learned it’s frowned upon to say things like Christmas carols make me want to blow my brains out

Bridget Phetasy

Faith December 1, 2019

Let Utah be Utah

I dig the Mormons and even pull for Brigham Young University’s football team

Bill Kauffman

Humor December 1, 2019

Digby Dent on lawn darts in winter

Taking a doughy-handed son of privilege and making him clubbable doesn’t happen by magic

Digby Dent

Place December 1, 2019

My wild Key West

I have never been anywhere where the sea has such beautiful colors that change so rapidly

Elisa Segrave

Home December 1, 2019

Notes on…bridge

I am a very demanding partner and, sometimes, unpleasant competition

Daniella Greenbaum Davis

Diary December 1, 2019

Michael Wolff is working on ‘nothing’

A surprising number of my contemporaries have children who are stand-up comics

Michael Wolff

Place December 1, 2019

Franco’s ghost

The generalísimo kept Saint Teresa of Avila’s mummified hand by his bedside

Ian Thomson