Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

The Brit List: The Greatest British Viral Videos Of 2012

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on December 13th, 2012

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.

On UK Tour, Psy Discusses ‘Gangnam’ Oxford University Style

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on November 21st, 2012

Psy speaking at the Oxford Union. (Jonathan Dunbar, Oxford Union/AP Images)

Psy’s “Gangnam Style” is an undisputed international hit, and the UK has not been immune to its intoxicating success. It’s the first K-pop (Korean pop music) song to top Britain’s music charts, but its impact is by no means ...

Four Ways The London Games Have Made Me Proud To Be British

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 3rd, 2012

Extremists aside, the British are often reluctant to bang on about patriotism in polite company. We may have the reputation of being a bunch of rabid football supporters who will sing until they are hoarse about the superiority of the ...

Watch: London Mayor Boris Johnson Stuck On A Zip Wire

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on August 1st, 2012

It should all have been so simple. Boris Johnson, mayor of London, should be able to whizz across London’s Victoria Park as part of the London Games celebrations, on a 1,050ft zip wire, without anything untoward happening.

Top Gear Thursday: Drive, He Said

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on June 28th, 2012

No one’s ever called Jeremy Clarkson boring. But how long does it take for Jezza himself to become bored, and, specifically, how long does it take him to become bored while he’s behind the wheel of a car?

Boris Johnson: America is ‘the Proudest Creation of London’

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on June 12th, 2012

Boris Johnson isn’t just London’s mayor – he’s the city’s de factor ambassador and, with his seventh book, Johnson’s Life of London: The People Who Made the City Who Made the World, he joins a long ...