The slippery meaning of 'brat' Is brat like punk, or would circular-saw hair be too much trouble? In the Guardian, Zoe Williams said brat "predates the album as a term in ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 21 hours 21h Share
How I learned that there is a fighter in me Though I am a fighter, there is always the worry my pelvic floor might not quite be up to the challenge of a hundred jumping jacks ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 6 days 6d Share
Rafael Nadal was thrilling to watch In the pantheon of all-time tennis hunks, Rafael Nadal sits at the apex. The hunkiest ever to do it. In his prime, which remarkably lasted ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 6 days 6d Share
Tesla's Cybercab promises a better future -- for Elon Musk Watching the new Tesla launch event, where Musk finally unveiled his long-teased self-driving taxi -- I wasn't excited at all ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 6 days 6d Share
What a 2,000-year-old plant taught me in Angola Here in Angola these seem to be scattered all over the place across the arid plains. Angola, a man tells me, is 'the Namib desert on steroids' spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 9 days 9d Share
Why Spain might be the worst country in western Europe Spain is busy with an image update. Thanks to a host of savvy media stories, we're now supposed to think of Spain not just in terms of ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us-life-place .. spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #travel / / 11 days 11d Share
On growing old gracefully -- and disgracefully Now that I'm about to turn 70, I'm wondering: shall I grow old gracefully, or disgracefully? Everyone I know, young and old, tells me that I ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 12 days 12d Share
Why you should tour inland Montenegro Montenegro is like Utah hooked up with Iceland, somewhere in Sicily, and brought a friend from Dartmoor. It's beautiful ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life-place .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 13 days 13d Share
In praise of corkscrews We didn't all have our own corkscrew when I was in my early twenties. Well, I did. But I was a budding wine bore. spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 15 days 15d Share
Why Cambodia returns to joy in October Like the Tonle Sap river, this is a country in miraculous reverse. In October, Cambodia lights up with all of its festivities ... spectator.us spectator.us / feeds spectator-us .. spectator-us-life-place .. spectator-us-life / / #news / / 17 days 17d Share