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Hampshire Is Blazing the English Sparkling Wine Trail May. 26, 2019
By Athena Lucero Wine country in England? Say what? When I learned about winemaking in Hampshire, an... Read More
Poppies Were Favorite Motif Apr. 26, 2019
Q: We are enclosing a photo of a dessert set that has been in the family for three generations. My h... Read More
The British Boy Who Never Forgot the St. Louis War Hero Who Saved His Life Feb. 22, 2019
Briton Tony Foulds, 82, has a better appreciation than most about the importance of living every day... Read More
Today's Politics? Don't Get Me Started! Feb. 20, 2019
During the recent partial government shutdown, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly called Presiden... Read More
School's In: Why Can't We Be as Mindful as the Brits? Feb. 12, 2019
Brexit is creating a lot of bad press for Britain these days, but here's a recent headline about the... Read More
Short Takes on Recent News of the Weird Feb. 05, 2019
Thank You for Your Service The American Civil Liberties Union sounded the alarm after a Hispanic man... Read More
Why Not a Conservative Woman President? Jan. 08, 2019
As if the Democrats lacked causes for nail biting — the shutdown, impeachment, Rashida Tlaib's... Read More
Disarray in the UK Dec. 13, 2018
If you think the United States' politics are in disarray, you need look no further than our closest ... Read More
'The Favourite': Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman Rule in a Fabulously Nasty Historical Comedy Nov. 23, 2018
"The Favourite" is not your traditional historical biopic. In one scene, set in the royal bedchamber... Read More
The 'Great War' and Those That Followed Nov. 14, 2018
This past Sunday morning in France — at precisely 11 a.m. — the world marked exactly 100... Read More
The Beautiful and the Ugly American: A Counterpoint May. 23, 2018
Simply, she's the best of times, the spring sun. He's the worst of times, the darkness before the da... Read More
Did Putin Order the Salisbury Hit? Mar. 20, 2018
Britain has yet to identify the assassin who tried to murder the double agent Sergei Skripal and his... Read More
Briticisms Are Jumping the Pond Sep. 06, 2017
What is it about those Brits? We Americans made our Brexit from their empire in 1776. But we can't s... Read More
The Sadly Public Last Days of Charlie Gard Jul. 27, 2017
Charlie Gard's parents were working on the last major decision they will make for him: how he will d... Read More
The Poets Were Right About England's Lake District Feb. 11, 2017
By Victor Block Viewing a high country landscape accentuated by a blanket of yellow, the poet Willia... Read More
What Queen Elizabeth Reveals About Trump Jan. 08, 2017
Life for a modern monarch is often a jeweled prison, with an excess of tedium and a dearth of author... Read More
Rediscover Roald Dahl During His Centennial Year Sep. 11, 2016
By Carl H. Larsen It's hard to find a good piece of bogtrotter cake. Unless, that is, you're in the ... Read More
Finding Help Through Rape Crisis Centre Aug. 08, 2016
Dear Annie: My 22-year-old boyfriend recently told me that he was raped by a man when he was between... Read More
The Gun Control Farce Jun. 21, 2016
Surely murder is a serious subject, which ought to be examined seriously. Instead, it is almost alwa... Read More
Will There Always Be an England? May. 31, 2016
In his op-ed in The Washington Post, Chris Grayling, leader of the House of Commons, made the case f... Read More
