There’s a lot of casual evil in the world: people riding two abreast in the bike lane, dentists, people in coach who recline their seat all the way back just when you’re opening your complimentary dime bag of pretzel shavings, and, as of today, people who steal other people’s cats and write gloating missives from the…
Proud new father Prince William told CNN that he and Kate Middleton's child — the Baby King of England — will spend his helpless infant days in a nursery decorated with the theme of "Africa." It's important to note here that when I say "Africa," I don't mean like all the terrible stuff that the British monarchy has…
At least one religious group in the UK is throwing a mini-tantrum over the country’s Same-Sex Marriage Act, which (hooray!) received Royal Assent this week. Fearing that future legal challenges will force them to perform same-sex marriages, Sikh temples in England have been advised by a special advisory board called…
In the great race towards the 21st century, the Church of England’s time machine may be several decades ahead of the time machines of the other big Christian institutions (I imagine them to be racing Mario Kart style, but of course everyone’s free to make use of their own whimsy). On Friday, the Church of England…
Rarely does so perfect an opportunity to make fun of the sprawling, beloved world of Harry Potter emerge than it did in these past two weeks when an uncommonly large — one might say freakishly large — badger hauled its fuzzy bulk onto the ground of Folkestone School for Girls in Folkestone Kent, which is clearly code…
In November of last year, Miss America contestant Allyn Rose discovered that she had inherited a high genetic risk of breast cancer. She decided to get a double mastectomy—but only if she didn't win the pageant. But Even this wasn't enough of a kotow to the powers of pageantry. When she went public with her decision,…
Britain, already infamous for its gastronomical failures, isn't doing much to improve its reputation for inedible food. Are you in England? Do you have Findus beef lasagna in your cabinet? FUUUU, take it back to the store!
Take careful note — Taylor Swift and her expressionless porcelain face are not the only showbiz duo that can date a member of a British boy band. Lindsay Lohan, who some of you younger readers may know only as that actress who was in that Lifetime movie about another actress, has draped herself in a fur coat and flown…
Since the General Synod voted against allowing women to become bishops last week, the decision has become the biggest crisis faced by the Church of England for decades, alleges a piece on the post-vote fallout in UK periodical The Telegraph. Many of the present bishops (notably, the Archbishop of Canterbury, who cited…
Pippa Middleton's party planning book, Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends is bombing. Sales are so incredibly slow, it's been reduced by fifty percent on Amazon, and the reviews have been, well, harsh. Simplistic tips such as "parties is as parties does HEE HAW" have earned critics complaints…
Although abortion isn't quite a hot button in the UK as it is stateside, it looks like they're following our shitty example across the pond. Back in March, a fervent anti-abortion group filmed women coming out of a London clinic. The BPAS (British Pregnancy Advisory Service) is worried that the increasingly stigmatic…
If you were worried that Queen Elizabeth II was going to freeze to death, destitute and penniless on the cold rainy Little Match Girl streets of London this year, you can relax — the UK government has just given her a raise. From now on, instead of making £HOLYSHIT per year, she'll be pulling in £OHMYGODAREYOUSERIOUS…
EGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 17: Dita Von Teese attends The Cartier Queen's Cup Final at Guards Polo Club on June 17, 2012 in Egham, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
KIEV, UKRAINE - JUNE 15: Olof Mellberg of Sweden is closed down by Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker of England during the UEFA EURO 2012 group D match between Sweden and England at The Olympic Stadium on June 15, 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
CHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 17: Queen Elizabeth II visits Chester Zoo as part of her tour of the North West on May 17, 2012 in Chester, England. The Queen is visiting many parts of Britain as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee culminating with a four-day public holiday on June 2-5, including a pageant of 1,000 boats on the…
Although Manchester native Pam Shaw has been performing on the British cabaret circuit for the last 50-odd years as "The Sexsational Pam," the single 70-year-old's long-held stance on premarital sex has cockblocked her from doing much more than "a little kissing," let alone actually Losing It. Not that she didn't have…
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 10: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor attend the European premiere of Salmon Fishing In The Yemen at The Odeon Kensington on April 10, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Fergus McDonald/Getty Images)
Now that there are starting to be anti-abortion protests in England on par with what we've been experiencing in the United States for years, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has issued statement saying that they're fearful that the increasing number of high-profile anti-abortion campaigns in the country…
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 28: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Taylor Kitsch attends a photocall for Battleship at The Corinthia Hotel on March 28, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
