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Five American Things The Brits Have Never Found Cool

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:36 +0000

Don’t be getting all up in my grill, this is just the flipside of the feature we ran a while ago about American things the Brits always find cool. It’s a yin/yang thing, so be cool, yeah?

Move Over Nessie: Five Mythical British Beasts

Fraser McAlpine — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:20:37 +0000

The Loch Ness monster is one of the most famous mythical beasts in the world, up there with Sasquatch and the yeti and the perfect wife for TV’s Simon Cowell. But Nessie is by no means the only made-up beastie to come from the ...

The Brit List: Five Ways Americans Ruined the English Language

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:35:09 +0000

There’s a phrase used in robotics – the uncanny valley – that describes the problem of building a robot and making it look human. Broadly speaking, the closer to reality you get, the ickier your robot becomes.

The Brit List: 7 Famous Transatlantic Couples

staff — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:40:56 +0000

Tonight (January 25) at 11/10c, BBC America premieres its latest Brit List special Top 20 Women Who Date Across the Pond, which counts down the biggest female celebrities who have found love with men from the other side of Atlantic.

WATCH: Dominic Monaghan Co-Hosts ‘The Brit List’s: The Top 20 Most Outrageous Celebrities, U.S. vs. UK’

Brigid Brown — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:56:23 +0000

Dominic Monaghan, host of Wild Things (Air Date: 1/22), is well suited to join Brit List host Asha Leo in counting down the Top 20 Most Outrageous Celebrities, U.S.

Gallery: The Brits Who Defined 2012

staff — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:07:39 +0000

With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics, Bond’s 50th anniversary, and Doctor Who putting all eyes on the UK in the past twelve months, who were the British celebrities who made 2012 the remarkable year that was? Click ...

The Brit List: The Best and Worst of 2012′s British Movies

Leah Rozen — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:07:21 +0000

It’s awards season in Hollywood and we here at Anglophenia are doing our bit. We are handing out awards of our own – let’s call them the Anglies – to recognize both the high and low points for British movies in 2012.

The Brit List: The Greatest British Viral Videos Of 2012

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:11:19 +0000

Note: As with all of our ‘greatest’ lists, the greatness of these videos is not open to debate. They are great on a scale that has yet to be accurately measured by science, even if some of them are a little NSFW.

The Brit List: 10 Greatest British Songs of 2012

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:19:09 +0000

Note: this is not a subjective list made by two members of the Anglophenia writing team. This is a statement of scientific fact.

How To Add A Touch Of Class To Anything: Add An ‘Old English…’

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:41:16 +0000

Language makes suckers of us all. You only have to look at eBay to see how easily a word like rare or vintage can make any old crap look more attractive than it really is.