Make US Brits!

You can head to any pub in England to watch the World Cup, but if you want to have a little fun to you can head to the Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston. They are holding the World Cup Jazz Balls where the commentary is replaced with teams of musicians improving throughout the game. A […]

The Gays are taking over London this weekend. And not just the British ones—all of gay Europe will be parading through the city.
More than half a million people are expected to descend on Oxford Street tomorrow for the biggest gay parade in London’s history.
Jesus Christ. Oh yeah, of course this year’s festivities are sponsored by […]

• Millions back home braced for England showdown [Reuters UK]
“As many as 30 million people in Britain are expected to watch England take on Portugal for a place in the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday, with pubs and bookmakers hoping for a sales bonanza.”
• Attacker guilty of attempted rape [BBC News]
“A man has been found […]

Yeah, it was a hit on Broadway. We loved it. Now it’s hit the West End and complete with Brits faking American accents. At least it’s not as bad as the Jerry Springer Opera.
This affectionate adult spoof of Sesame Street is a one-joke show. Fortunately, it’s a pretty good joke, for a while at least. […]

So apparently, if you don’t like the PM you can just send him random packages and letters containing whatever substances you have around the house with hopes that something might do some harm. Shirley Freed, 72, certainly thought so.
A month after the first letter, in June 2005, Freed posted one to Mrs. Blair containing sodium […]

Does anyone even use it?
I love bringing you exiting things, and here is a one for the books. The London Oasis. It is “A kinetic structure which harnesses and recycles natural resources for the benefit of Londoners”. You sit down, pull the hood down and the noise and hustle of the city are replaced by […]

Hmm…maybe we should have something like this. We just can’t afford to give away an iPod Nano like the guys over at studyabroad.com are.
One Grand-prize winner will receive an iPod Nano
Ten finalists will be judged by StudyAbroad.com visitors
I think i might even enter. I have a couple good ones somewhere in my iPhoto archive mess […]

GMT anyone?
The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich and I’m a bit partial to this neighborhood in South East London because I used to live there. It’s simply beautiful and full of history. Henry VIII used to have his dog kennels here and Henry VI built a palace, which is now long gone.
If you are ever […]

Everyone, and by everyone I mean all Londoners, complain about train delays on the tube. It’s a natural part of the goliath system that is the London Underground. I think most Londoners didn’t get the memo regarding how their subway system is one of the best in the world, but we’ll humble them anyways. What […]

Yes, there comes a time in everyone’s life when we just want to throw, stomp on or flush our mobile phones out of frustration for technology that doesn’t quite work as intended (”Can you hear me now?…”).
Finally, our prayers have been answered with the first UK Mobile Phone Throwing championships to be held in London […]