Make US Brits!

Out of all the people to be left out of the podcasting world, Tony Blair simply refuses to be one of them.
What’s next? Queencasts?
Tony Blair Podcasts [One Man & His Blog]

Tags: ipod, podcasting, prime minister, tony blair

• Al Qaeda London bombing video aired [Sky News]
A video of one of the London bombers speaking before the attack has been posted on the internet.
• Holiday plane hit by lightning [BBC News]
A plane bound for Lanzarote is hit by lightning after it left Birmingham Airport and had to divert to Manchester.
• Sky lets you […]

A nasty heat wave is hitting England. Hm. I remember back in 2003 when the same thing happened. It was nasty. And the country hasn’t quite figured out air conditioning yet. Times like this I’m thankful to be back in the States where A/C is standard in my $600 a month apartment. Anyways, the Mayor […]

Was an exciting game between England and Portugal this weekend but England was defeated in the end after the game went into overtime and ended with penalty kicks. Disappointment. Oh well. Better luck next time.
To keep track of World Cup 2006 action, head over to the BBC’s site. It’s great.
Next game: July 4th, Germany against […]

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 […]

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 […]