God save the Queen

If you're online right now, you know that Queen Elizabeth II has died at age 96. There were several things that signaled her death would be announced before the news officially came in. The BBC website changed to black, BBC on-air presenters changed into black attire, and BBC One cancelled regular programming until 6pm. Many believed these were the signs that she has already died, and they were correct. One of the telltale signs that the Queen's condition was quickly deteriorating is that the R…

Democrat or Republican, patriotic or not, American TikTokers will throw a whole British person in the harbor if they try to dis.

'He hopped in like he was waiting for you and you were late'

She's lived long enough to earn some crown jewel memes.

Is that British or Irish? Sorry, I get confused. Just a bunch of smarmy blokes (wanted to use the c-word here but I'd get fired) on a bunch of different islands to me. Insults to our various islanded brethren aside… it has recently become the case that London is our most trafficked city. For whatever reason you Londoners just can't get enough of this wretched site. It might come as just as much of a surprise to the rest of you as it is to us but cheers to you lot.

I must start this off by saying that I am not a person of the British persuasion. While many Gen-Z Americans get their knowledge of British culture from Harry Potter or Doctor Who, I got mine from a far more embarrassing source: Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Before then, I had no idea what Greggs, Pantomime, or Eastenders was, but now I've finally seen the light. The spin-off of the American drag competition show stars British contestants, two British judges and airs on the BBC, but it sti…

As a nearly-constant internet user, I often wonder how much reading I do that's just on the internet. Sure, I might not read as much daily as I did when I was an English major, but these tweets and Tumblr posts have got to count for something, right? Allegedly, we read completely differently when using technology versus merely reading on paper. According to research, we skim more when reading online than in a paper book, even when reading e-books or PDFs of scanned book pages. I will admit that…

Beautiful day innit

British people get a lot of slack from Americans online. They get roasted for their teeth, food , and accents in ways that nearly always come off as hacky. Like we get it, Brits put peas and beans on foods that are largely incomprehensible to the Yankee mind and stomach, but can we let it rest? British culture through the American lens can lean somewhat limited. Personally, my primary outlets for learning about British culture have been heavily influenced by memes and internet pop culture: Harr…

They seemed to buy it too…

Oh, thank goodness, we were worried.

Kids truly are sponges

Are you a fake fan? Did you get into a musician or artist because they were featured in something popular? Are you a sicko like that? Since Season 4 of Stranger Things featured the Kate Bush song ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),’ it has had a significant reassurance in mainstream popularity. While Kate Bush has always had a solid indie fanbase throughout the years, she had yet to achieve major mainstream success in America or have a top ten hit on the Billboard Top 100. However, that ch…

Contrary to popular (American) belief, not all news across the pond is about Brexit. It doesn't matter where you are in the world—a small town is going to report on small news, and a lot of it can be pretty amusing. Pie shortages, suburban turf wars, illegally imported sprinkles, old men yelling at clouds—global mainstream media could never top the charm of local news stories about ordinary people. Twitter account @CrapLocalNews does a great job of archiving all the weird and comically mundane l

Forever changed