- Few mourn US embassy relocation — “Now all is set to change, as the embassy prepares to shut up shop in central London and move to a brand-new building – in somewhat less salubrious surroundings on the south bank of the river Thames.” (BBC News)
- Do WAGS make good role models? – “Lizzie Cundy, the wife of former Chelsea Player Jason Cundy, and Caroline Jordan, headmistress of St George’s school in Ascot, discuss whether WAGs make good role models for schoolgirls.” (BBC News)
- Britain’s lonely high flier — “A resurgent Rolls-Royce has become the most powerful symbol of British manufacturing. Its success may be hard to replicate, especially in difficult times.” An exceptionally interesting article. (The Economist)
- Old time ads — “Nostalgic commercials and brands are being revived as advertisers seek to tap into recession-ridden Britons’ urge for security, predictability and reassurance.” Interesting slide show of some classic British ad campaigns. (Financial Times)
- She’s married to one of the country’s sexiest actors – so why does Emma Thompson think British men are retarded? — “The Oscar-winning actress compares her husband to a clam because he’s so hopeless at opening up — like all his ‘emotionally autistic’ countrymen.” If I had to pick a celebrity to be my friend, I’d pick Emma. (The Daily Mail)
- Blagojevich, the Iambic Anglophile — “Impeached, indicted and feeling alone, Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich has found some unlikely friends: Dead British poets.” May I suggest a little Robert Browning? “I give the fight up: let there be an end, a privacy, an obscure nook for me. I want to be forgotten even by God.” (the New York Times)
- Kate’s no lady in waiting — A video from CBS’s Early Show about Kate Middleton’s 27th birthday and will Will or won’t Will pop the question soon?
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- How Britain Gets Dressed. Lisa Armstrong, fashion editor of the (London) Times, talks about defining British style.
- Dear Mrs. Plath. British poet Ted Hughes letters are now in print, and the New York Times‘ Paper Cuts blog publishes a letter he wrote to Aurelia Plath, mother of American poet (and reputed Anglophile) Sylvia Plath, Hughes’ estranged wife who commit suicide in London in 1963.
- Americans are ready for more British dramas. Or so the BBC hopes, according to Variety, with the installation of a new head of production in their Los Angeles office.
- Roaming Along England’s Great Wall. The San Francisco Chronicle’s John Finn takes a bus tour of what’s left of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
- Beyond the Union Jack. Looking for something different to dress up your Cooper Mini? Now you can order a personalized car wrap.
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