Tag Archives: British Culture

Dickens Birthday Roundup: Mutual Fans Have Hard Times Keeping Up With the Day’s Great Expectations

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on February 8th, 2012

Members of the Pickwick Bicycle Club outside the Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum in Portsmouth on the author’s 200th birthday. (Chris Ison, Press Association/AP Images)

“The whole country seems to have gone mad with Dickens,” says A.N.

How British Are You?

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on April 25th, 2011

If you’re a tea-drinking supporter of the royal family, who knows how to stand in line and talks incessantly about the weather, then according to a new study, there’s only one thing you could be.

The British Are Humorlessness Cranks Who Hate Other People’s Success?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on November 10th, 2008

Stand-up comedian Danny Bhoy criticizes English audiences for their humorlessness: “In England they’ve got no time for comedy,” he said. “They don’t laugh at all. They have no muscles in their faces.

The Power Players of British Culture: Tom Stoppard, Damien Hirst…Keira Knightley?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 14th, 2008

Nicholas Hynter, artistic director for Britain’s National Theatre, has been named The Most Culturally Important Person in the UK by The Daily Telegraph. A panel including Julian Fellowes and Emilia Fox selected the paper’s ...

British Women Are Unkempt and Lazy About Grooming,’ Says Writer

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on December 11th, 2007

Don’t expect Times writer Tad Safran to get laid anytime soon – on either side of the pond.

The Face of the “Real” James Bond: Why the “Research” Sucks

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on March 6th, 2007

Science and art…never the twain shall meet. As if Daniel Craig hadn’t already defined Ian Fleming‘s fictional spy anti-hero, researchers have attempted to get inside the late author’s head and determine the ...

The English vs. The Scottish: How Are They Different?

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on February 8th, 2007

Today, in their ongoing “What is Britain?” series, The Guardian asks “What’s the difference between the English and the Scottish, other than the tell-tale accent?”.