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Upstairs, downstairs, in the bedroom Upstairs, downstairs, in the bedroom
The PBS reality series "Manor House" re-creates the Edwardian era's sadomasochistic social hierarchy -- but there's still plenty of time for petty bickering and heavy petting.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 28, 2003
Bush to Saddam: Get out of Dodge
In a terse speech to the nation and the world, the president stopped just short of a declaration of war.
By Jake Tapper Mar 18, 2003
Blair finds refuge in "legal" war
The British prime minister, fearing that his government could fall, hopes an international law victory can help calm the rebellion.
By Eric Boehlert Mar 18, 2003
Countdown to war vote Countdown to war vote
A tough new resolution offered by British Prime Minister Tony Blair puts Saddam on the spot -- and it appears to swing momentum to the hawks.
By Eric Boehlert Mar 13, 2003
The Streets: "Original Pirate Material" The Streets: "Original Pirate Material"
MC Mike Skinner's outstanding debut album delivers the most comprehensive look at British working-class life since "Trainspotting."
By Ewald Christians Nov 19, 2002
Love boat Love boat
Errant women on a convict ship to Australia in the 1780s were sexual playthings, potential mothers and sometimes romantic partners -- if they didn't succumb to scurvy first.
By Janelle Brown Mar 20, 2002
Oh, behave! Oh, behave!
The case of a former Conservative MP and his wife, who were arrested on sex charges, has turned into London's weirdest political sideshow.
By Ian O'Doherty Aug 30, 2001
Poetic license Poetic license
When a writing student accused England's poet laureate of sexual harassment, the tepid peccadilloes of a nation's literati were laid bare.
By Graham Joyce Aug 7, 2001
"The Salt Letters" "The Salt Letters"
In her debut novel, set in 1854, Christine Balint tells the story of a young woman's gruesome life aboard the ship that carries her from her native England to Australia.
Jul 3, 2001
Europe's livestock plague Europe's livestock plague
As the British meat market faces yet another crisis, experts at home assess the risk of foot-and-mouth disease in the U.S.
By Dawn MacKeen Mar 3, 2001
Illegal procedures
A doctor is expelled from the medical register for performing clitoris surgery.
By Jack Boulware Jan 3, 2001
Passion in Nottingham Passion in Nottingham
It was a gray, rainy day and no birds sang when I lost my virginity.
By Rosanna McGlone-Healey Dec 21, 2000
Sweet dreams
Prince Charles' fund supports a breast pillow entrepreneur in England.
By Jack Boulware Nov 17, 2000
A trip to the Tate Modern A trip to the Tate Modern
England's newest art cause cilhbre is a massive power station turned gallery on the banks of the Thames.
By Alan Michael Parker, with paintings by Joe Morse Jul 11, 2000
Englishman smuggles dead relative onto tour bus
His fellow passengers are unaware the corpse is a corpse.
By J.A. Getzlaff May 18, 2000
Healthy wombs
Zinc and selenium are better for you than beer and potato chips.
By Jack Boulware Apr 25, 2000
Jumping Jack flash
A flasher in England was arrested for jumping naked from bushes as trucks drove by.
By Jack Boulware Apr 24, 2000
Insiders guides to Prague
Our expert offers tips on visiting the Czech capital, exploring the U.S. Northwest and finding a flat in London.
By Donald D. Groff Apr 20, 2000
Rollerblading bobbies!
London's Regent's Park to be patrolled by "rollercops."
By J.A. Getzlaff Apr 20, 2000
Au revoir, les taxes
Will lingerie model Laetitia Casta, appointed symbol of the French Republic, decamp to England to flee taxes?
By Debra Ollivier Apr 17, 2000
A tale of two cities
Two exhibitions, one in London, the other in Paris, offer clashing views of "Paris 1900" -- and 2000.
By David Downie Mar 29, 2000
Cruisin' is confusin'
A British bereavement group called Cruse will change its name.
By Jack Boulware Mar 29, 2000
Physicians, heal thyselves
The biblical injunction takes on new meaning as British doctors struggle to regain public confidence.
By Elkan Allan Mar 23, 2000
Letters to the editor
Does eating British food require a stiff upper lip? Plus: Harry Potter triumphs over "feminism"; emergency room patients often aren't.
Letters to the editor Mar 7, 2000
Fowl play in an English village
Townspeople are stumped by a chicken-style whodunit.
By J.A. Getzlaff Mar 2, 2000
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