British Brands Worth Paying the Exchange Rate For
Have you ever just seen someone and known they were from a country other than your own? It’s not the look or even the…
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Football – or futbol?
Football. The meaning of the sport changes completely, depending on which side of the pond you call home. One of these two sports isn’t…
Doctor . . . Who?
If you’re not a fan of Doctor Who, then Twitter and Tumblr were probably a very lonely and confusing place for you last Sunday…
Ed Sheeran’s Guitars for Good
Musicians have long used their celebrity to support humanitarian causes – from Live Aid to Bono’s longstanding advocacy for Africa. Now singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has…
Cents and Sensibility: Jane Austen on a British Banknote
Other than Queen Elizabeth II, English prison reformer Elizabeth Fry is the only female to grace the front of a British banknote. There has…
Downton Abbey: The Scoop on Season 4
Have you been experiencing a kind of withdrawal that will only be eased by a healthy dose of rolling estates, dramatic evening gowns, and…
Will and Kate Welcome a Baby Boy!
The United Kingdom has a new (future) king! After a string of false alarms – we’re looking at you, Sun! – Kensington Palace has confirmed…
The Cuckoo’s Calling: JK Rowling’s Secret Revealed
It was revealed in the July 14 The Sunday Times article “JK Rowling, the cuckoo in crime novel nest” that Rowling is the true author of critically acclaimed…
A Royal Win for a Royal Baby
Royal Fever is peaking again as the long-awaited pregnancy of our favorite royal couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Will and Kate, as…