The XX Factor : Britain

Are Class Wars in Britain Comparable to Race Clashes in America?

Noreen Malone — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:51:00 GMT

Is Kate Middleton Britain’s Henry Louis Gates? That is to say: Is she a public figure whose personal upheaval has lately sparked a national conversation over deeply ingrained prejudices? That’s the theory bubbling beneath this Washington Post piece parsing...(read more)

Bullying Brits

June Thomas — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:11:00 GMT

Sometimes in politics a sudden spewing of bile means that the target of the nastiness is doing something right—at least that’s how the negative attention recently directed Harriet Harman, the deputy leader of Britain’s Labor Party feels to me. Last Friday,...(read more)

All Goody, All the Time

June Thomas — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:28:00 GMT

I've been in Britain for a week now and really should be accustomed to the idiosyncratic standards of the mainstream U.K. press, but nevertheless I was surprised to wake up Sunday morning to hear the announcement of reality-TV star Jade Goody 's death...(read more)

Rule Britannia

Sophie Gilbert — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:02:00 GMT

According to an article published in the London Times today, we Brits are now the most promiscuous nation in the world (of the western industrial nations, that is). In terms of one-night stands, total number of partners, and our "relaxed" attitude to...(read more)