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Tom Scocca · 11/20/14 03:13PM
In gross defiance of both our Declaration of Independence and our Bill of Rights, some unemployed British tourists are hoping to enforce a dress code on our free American press corps. Sir and madam, the only rule of dressing on these shores is: Take that crown off your head and shove it up your ass.
Brits Jump on ISIS Bombing Bandwagon
Aleksander Chan · 09/26/14 12:00PMBritish Parliament voted today in favor in joining the American-led air campaign against ISIS targets in Iraq. Military action was approved by a 524 to 43 vote after seven hours of debate. Prime Minister David Cameron said he recalled Parliament Friday in the hopes of the matter going to a vote. "This is not the stuff of fantasy—it is happening in front of us and we need to face up to it," Cameron said.
Britain, With a War to Sell, Arrests Nine in Anti-Terror Sweep
Allie Jones · 09/25/14 06:56AMShots Fired: British Official Axes American Books From Exam Syllabus
Dayna Evans · 05/25/14 08:45AMBritain Solemnly Observes Third Anniversary of Balls Incident
Jay Hathaway · 04/28/14 12:32PMArchaeologists Excited To Find Dead Brits In London Underground
Justin Charity · 03/30/14 01:32PMThe London Underground network's new Crossrail line, under construction since 2009, is the most expensive infrastructure project in Europe. Twenty-four billion dollars worth of high-speed rail spanning 73 miles and 37 stations across the city. Lots of spending and digging, obviously. An excavation crew even managed to dig up a mass grave filled with pottery and human rib cages.
British Parliament Votes Against Military Action in Syria
Taylor Berman · 08/29/13 04:48PMGod's Representative on Earth Bestows Additional Rights Unto Humans
Max Read · 07/17/13 08:27AMTwo Men Arrested After Fighter Jets Escort Passenger Plane in Britain
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 05/24/13 10:00AMWoolwich Attackers Were Known to MI5, Not Considered Threats
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 05/24/13 07:11AMMargaret Thatcher Is Dead
Max Read · 04/08/13 07:37AMKing of the Cat Burglars Gets A Pretty Great Obit from The Telegraph
Ramou Sarr · 03/23/13 01:25PMThe British Hate Horse Meat. The French Love Horse Meat. Americans? Meh.
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 02/10/13 02:24PMA Rockefeller By Any Other Name Would Make Just as Much
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 02/09/13 12:07PMDepressing information for the normal set: a new study from an economist at UC Davis has found that social mobility, while still a cool concept, is not really happening. By following the rare surnames of prosperous Swedes (prosperous Swedes wake up every morning, clad in their flaxen robes, singing "I am a prosperous Sweeeeede!"), Gregory Clark found that the names of elite families in the 18th century still make up more than their correct proportion of premium jobs. According to The Economist:
In Britain, You'll Find a Grease-Stained Book in Your Next Happy Meal
Robert Kessler · 01/10/13 12:03PM'I Am Bitterly, Bitterly Disappointed' in You, World's Best Father Tells Children in Heartwarming Letter
Max Read · 11/26/12 06:14PMIt's the holidays, and what better way to celebrate than with heartwarming stories about the power of familial love? Like this one, about the father who sent his three adult children a long letter expressing his "bitter disappointment" and listing the many "copulation-driven" things that they had done wrong in life. Talk about Christmas cheer!