Month: March 2014
The Western Design: England Invades The Caribbean And Immediately Misplaces Competence
The Western Design: England Invades The Caribbean And Immediately Misplaces Competence | How Cromwell Sent A Grand Imperial Expedition To Hispaniola And Got Back Sunburn, Disease, And Excuses
The Official Opposition and Shadow Cabinet: Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and the Constitutional Function of Losing
The Official Opposition and Shadow Cabinet: Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and the Constitutional Function of Losing | The Role of the Opposition in British Democracy, How the Shadow Cabinet Works, What the Leader of the Opposition Actually Does, and Why Being Second Best Is Constitutionally Essential
Netflix Valiantly Resolves Islam
Netflix Valiantly Resolves Islam Over a Working Lunch, Insiders Confirm Biscuits Were Involved What the Funny People Are Saying About the Streaming Giant’s Accidental Fatwa “I’ve sat through some catastrophic brainstorming sessions, but I’ve never seen a company attempt theological conquest before the dessert trolley.”…
They’re Faking GAY!
And Britain’s Immigration System Is Falling for Every Word UK Unveils New “Orientation-Based Immigration Points System,” Applicants Asked to Submit Spotify Playlists London has always been a city of reinvention. You can arrive as a banker, leave as a yoga instructor, and somewhere in between…
Bengali Is Google’s First Language
Breaking: Bengali Is Google’s First Language, English Is Third, and Hindi Is Second–Unless It Changes Tomorrow English speakers everywhere just pressed “translate to proper English” again In a recent resurfaced interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that one of Google’s AI language models spontaneously developed the ability to…
DeepSeek V4 Lands
DeepSeek V4 Lands and British Tech Sector Responds With Dignified, Controlled Hysteria Chinese AI Model So Cheap It Makes the BBC Licence Fee Look Like a Bargain, Which Is Saying Something Five very British observations before we proceed: Nothing frightens the British establishment like a…
London Flagship Stores Now Cathedrals Where Brands Worship Themselves
London Flagship Stores Now Cathedrals Where Brands Worship Themselves | Vast retail temples sell experience as much as merchandise
London Real Estate For Sale: Dreams Listed By Square Foot
London Real Estate For Sale: Dreams Listed By Square Foot | London Property Listings Explained As Aspirational Fiction
Britain Announces We’ve Paused to Reflect, Accidentally Enters Permanent Thoughtful Stare
Britain Announces We’ve Paused to Reflect, Accidentally Enters Permanent Thoughtful Stare | Government demonstrates wisdom through extended contemplative stillness
Valentine’s Day Not a Big Deal in Britain
Valentine’s Day Not a Big Deal in Britain Because Emotional Availability Would Require Planning Nation That Queues for Sport Refuses to Queue for Roses Valentine’s Day arrives in Britain every February 14th like a distant relative nobody invited but everyone tolerates because refusing would involve…
Hendon FC: Football With Institutional Memory
Hendon FC: Football With Institutional Memory | A Club That Remembers Everything
New London Pizza Invented As City Fights Back Against New York’s Decades Of Dough Dominance
New London Pizza Invented As City Fights Back Against New York’s Decades Of Dough Dominance | A London body announces new london pizza – thin-based and lightly apologetic – as the capital’s answer to New York’s dough dominance. Mock-news.
The Conventicle Act And The Five Mile Act: England Outlaws Unauthorized Piety And Then Measures It
The Conventicle Act And The Five Mile Act: England Outlaws Unauthorized Piety And Then Measures It | How The Clarendon Code Tried To Keep Dissenters Away From Pulpits, Towns, And Any Gathering That Looked Spiritually Unsupervised
Bickley: Where London Hides Behind Trees
Bickley: Where London Hides Behind Trees | A Surgical Satire of Bickley’s Detached Calm, Railway Dependence, and Leafy Discretion
Google Knows London All Too Clearly.
A exploration of Google’s data collection practices in the UK, inspired by recent reports about the company’s new Personal Intelligence feature that analyzes users’ Gmail, Photos, YouTube history, and search logs to surface personal patterns and recommendations. 1. The Exact Date You Tried to “Start…
London’s Taxi Test
The Knowledge: London’s Taxi Test That Accidentally Became a Graduate Degree By Siobhan O’Donnell, Special Correspondent for the Institute of Urban Overthinking Why Becoming a London Cabbie Is Harder Than Becoming a Barrister London has many traditions. Afternoon tea. The monarchy. Standing politely in queues…
Iran’s New Supreme Leader
Five Observations About Iran’s New Supreme Leader The Islamic Republic Accidentally Discovers Nepotism After overthrowing a monarchy in 1979 specifically to avoid hereditary rulers, Iran has now successfully reinvented monarchy but with more robes and fewer crowns. Historians say it is technically different because the crown is…
Stratford: East London’s Relentless Upgrade With a Stadium Shadow
Stratford: East London’s Relentless Upgrade With a Stadium Shadow | Stratford London Neighborhood Satire With Westfield, Whistles, and Weaponized Optimism
The Battle Of The Boyne: When One River Carried Far More History Than Seemed Polite
The Battle Of The Boyne: When One River Carried Far More History Than Seemed Polite | How William III Beat James II In Ireland And Produced A Victory Still Argued Over With Exceptional Energy
The Museum Of Brands London: A Joyful Packaging Trip
The Museum Of Brands London: A Joyful Packaging Trip | The museum of brands london is the surprisingly delightful museum tracing everyday packaging through the decades, a nostalgic, joyful treasure trove.
Mitcham: South London’s Practical Resilience With a Park at Its Heart
Mitcham: South London’s Practical Resilience With a Park at Its Heart | Mitcham London Neighborhood Satire With Commons, Commitment, and Get-On-With-It Energy
Hilton London Olympia: Sleep Beside The Exhibition Crowds
Hilton London Olympia: Sleep Beside The Exhibition Crowds | The Hilton London Olympia sits by the famous exhibition centre, where guests share the area with whichever convention, fair or cat show is in town.
Purley London: A Comfortable Town Where The City Eases Off
Purley London: A Comfortable Town Where The City Eases Off | Purley london is the comfortable, leafy town on the southern edge where the suburbs give way to open country, calm, green and prosperous.
Anthropic Admits Its Chatbot Turned Evil
Anthropic Admits Its Chatbot Turned Evil After Reading the Internet, Which Will Surprise Nobody Who Has Ever Read the Internet Silicon Valley Discovers, At Considerable Expense, That Humanity Is Quite Unpleasant Five observations emerged with predictable speed from the technology industry after engineers at Anthropic confirmed their…
The Secret Treaty Of Dover: Charles II Signs A French Side Deal And Hopes Nobody Checks The Drawer
The Secret Treaty Of Dover: Charles II Signs A French Side Deal And Hopes Nobody Checks The Drawer | How The King Promised Louis XIV Cooperation, Cash, And Catholic Hints In One Of Restoration Englands Most Elegant Sneaky Notes