Archive for the 'News' Category

The Tube: Making sense of signal failures

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

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 […]

Ever want to hurl your mobile phone? Now you can…

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

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 […]

British Culture Secretary announces plans for 7/7 memorial in Tavistock Square

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

The anniversary is right around the corner. Time to build something. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell explains:
Two minutes of silence at noon on 7 July will bring the whole nation together to pay tribute. We will remember the loss of the bereaved families, the suffering of the injured and all those who selflessly aided them.
The silence, […]

Construction of London’s Olympic Village faces problems

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

The zoned land in Stratford for the building of the 2012 Olympic Village isn’t ready to be bulldozed yet.
Organizers are negotiating to relocate businesses that are based on the 202-hectare (500-acre) Olympic Park site in Stratford in east London. Ninety percent of the land is already secured but no work can begin until all the […]

We need good writers who have spent time in the UK

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Okay, we’ve reached a point where we want to grow big and need interns. Good ones.
If you are from the States or Canada, have spent time in the UK and want to write about it, send us your contact info with relevant resume/CV, a writing sample or two and a quick blurb about your experiences […]

My, how the beast has awakened…

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Okay, I’ll dust off this keyboard and get back to business. We, the editors, have put MUB on the backburner for long enough and have decided to change that. Enough said.
We’re getting together some amazing and informative posts for the near future so keep checking back for updates!
“What kinds of posts”, you might ask? For […]

Expert witnesses to speak on London’s toilets at public meeting

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Public toilets in London. Hm. Everyone complains that you have to pay the 20p, but at least they HAVE public toilets. And now the city has a committee to make them better. The Londonist briefs us on the special event.
I don’t know about you, but maybe the city should look into the late-night-drunken-street-peeing problem that […]

American Chronicle: Why do they call American’s ‘dumb?’

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Apparently, I’m not alone in this. Sentiment towards American’s isn’t always in tip-top shape, especially due to politics over here. The American Chronicle gives us a little bit of insight into the experiences of American’s abroad:

The American World

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

In a nutshell. Funny ha ha.

Busted Tees

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Yeah, okay, we thought it was funny.
I’m def buying one. Cheers!
Busted Tees : Greece