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Living Amongst the Brits - A Yank's Story

Meredith Berman | Posted 24.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: London, British, American, UK, Foreigners, Americans in Britain, Travel, Leeds, UK Lifestyle News
Meredith Berman

Why do you whinge when it's cold, but then whinge when it's hot? Why are you only really most comfortable when it's raining? How come it's completely normal for you southerners to use the word 'c**t' as a term of endearment? These are things that quite frankly, after ten years I still don't get.

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Why You NEED to Listen to This American Life

Pete Strauss | Posted 04.02.2013 | Home
Read More: Podcasts, Ira, USA, The Guardian, Ira Glass, Guardian, This American Life, US, American, Podcast, Glass, Home News
Pete Strauss

Perhaps what I personally respect about this podcast above all else is that it tip toes the line of respecting its audience and not simply patronisingly spoon feeding knowledge. It doesn't acquiesce to the demands of dumbing down nor does it hold any pretence about itself.

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LIVE BLOG: Hurricane Sandy Moves In

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Virginia, Floods, Video, UK News, Pennsylvania, Caribbean, Hurricane Irene 2011, Hurricane Sandy 2012, East Coast, Extreme Weather, American, New York, Inside DC, Atlantic City, UK News

The monstrous Hurricane Sandy has crashed into America's east coast, hitting it with 90mph winds and torrential rain. It became a category two stor...

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PHOTOS: Atlantic City Underwater As Hurricane Sandy Hits

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Floods, Virginia, Video, Pennsylvania, UK News, Caribbean, Hurricane Irene 2011, East Coast, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Extreme Weather, American, New York, Atlantic City, Inside DC, UK News

Hurricane Sandy is threatening to turn into a "super storm" which could have a "devastating landfall" within 100 miles of New York, forecasters have w...

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PHOTOS: Signs Of Defiance

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Storm Signs, Hurricane Ike, Hurricanes, UK News, American, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Gustav, UK News

Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the American east coast and residents are boarding up their houses in preparation of the devastation the tempest wi...

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'Super Storm'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Floods, Virginia, Video, Pennsylvania, UK News, Caribbean, Hurricane Irene 2011, East Coast, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Extreme Weather, American, New York, Inside DC, UK News

Before Hurricane Sandy hits, don't wait. Get out. The message is stark from US President Barack Obama, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey...

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'A Serious And Dangerous Storm'

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Floods, Virginia, UK News, Pennsylvania, Caribbean, Hurricane Sandy, East Coast, Hurricane Irene, Washington DC, Extreme Weather, American, New York, Video, UK News

New York City is in lockdown as the American east coast braces itself for mega-storm Hurricane Sandy. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered the evacu...

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Two Jews Jabbering About Sex, Drugs and Suicide at The Edinburgh Fringe

John Fleming | Posted 10.10.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Great Gatsby, New York, Divorce, Humor, Humour, Lewis Schaffer, Suicide, Drugs, American, Psychology, Edinburgh Fringe, Jewish, British, Great Neck, English, Add, Attention Deficit, Jew, Laura Levites, Comedy, UK Comedy News
John Fleming

At the Edinburgh Fringe, I know comic Lewis Schaffer and bumped into comic Laura Levites. It turns out they were both brought up in Great Neck, New Yo...

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Americanization of the Digital World

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Egypt, Mcdonalds, UK, Coca-Cola, Wall Street, Pop Culture, Russia, American, India, USA, Economy, UK Tech News
Preetam Kaushik

Have you ever noticed while watching Hollywood blockbusters how most of the calamities and disasters take place in the United States? If an alien spac...

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Man U IPO: The Red Devil's Desperate Attempt to Get Out of the Red

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 09.09.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: UK, Football, Chelsea, Wayne Rooney, Economics, Ipo, Franchise, Manchester United, Epl, Liverpool, Manchester City, American, Soccer, Glazer, UK Sport News
Preetam Kaushik

Amidst a season in which investors saw the fiasco that was the Facebook IPO, the recent news of the proposed listing of English football giants Manchester United on the New York Stock Exchange has raised a few eyebrows.

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Of Politics and Sport

Matt Bostrom | Posted 27.07.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: UK, Politics, Mitt Romney, United States, American, Living Abroad, Barack Obama, President, 2012 Presidential Election, US Elections, UK Politics News
Matt Bostrom

As the 2012 election season grips all corners of the US in a fascinating carnival of strategy, pageantry, and partisanship; I realise I miss something else. Just as viewing sports is not the same in London, neither is the US political race.

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How I Ate in a Chinese Restaurant in London's Soho With Four New York Jews

John Fleming | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: London, Penis, Reg Hunter, Jew, American, Circumcision, Gullible, Comic, Expatriate, Lewis Schaffer, New York, Comedy, UK Comedy News
John Fleming

Last night, I went to see American comedian Lewis Schaffer's ongoing 90-minute twice-weekly Free Until Famous comedy show in London's Soho. Every time a different show.

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Will 'Once Upon a Time' Be a Hit With the Brits?

Selina Wilken | Posted 02.03.2012 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Fairytale, Battlestar Galactica, Josh Dallas, Once Upon a Time, Fairy Tale, American, Jennifer Morrison, Rumpelstiltskin, Television, Jamie Dornan, Buffy, Merlin, Ginnifer Goodwin, Cinderella, Drama, Tv, Prince Charming, Once, Lost, Robert Carlyle, Snow White, Fantasy, UK Entertainment News
Selina Wilken

The newly premiered American fantasy drama Once Upon a Time is only seven episodes in on ABC, yet it is already a huge hit with viewers and critics. But, assuming that a UK channel with pick it up, would a British audience enjoy the shiny, Disneyfied family fairytale?

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Rihanna Bares All For Esquire Cover

www.mydaily.co.uk | Posted 12.12.2011 | UK Style
Read More: Rihanna, USA, See, Pics, Cover, Watch, US, We Found Love, Magazine, Esquire, Bare, Video, Naked, Nude, Sexiest Woman Alive, Fashion, American, Pictures, UK Style News

We're used to seeing Rihanna wearing, well, not very much - from her skimpy stage costumes, to her risque video shoots and steamy ad campaigns - but s...

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