Great Britain

January 18, 2024

The TikTok ‘Tunnel Girl’ Is Not Alone

Hobby tunneling is a rare, but not unheard-of, pastime that has produced frustrated neighbors, media frenzies and at least one state landmark. A Virginia woman who […]
January 13, 2024

FKA Twigs Denounces ‘Double Standards’ After Calvin Klein Ad Is Banned

A British advertising watchdog agency said it was reviewing complaints about a new, similarly steamy Calvin Klein campaign featuring the actor Jeremy Allen White. Shortly after […]
May 7, 2023

Quiz: Kentucky Derby Hat Coronation Hat?

Can you tell where each of these hats appeared? Take our quiz. Thousands of guests converged for the coronation of King Charles III in London today, […]
May 2, 2023

The Coronation of King Charles III and the Food That Comes With It

British supermarkets are brimming with packages of coronation cupcakes, hoppy coronation ale and coronation crisps seasoned to taste like king prawn cocktail. There are even Jack […]
April 29, 2023

London’s Coronation Countdown: Travelers Arrive, Others Flee

While hundreds of thousands are expected to arrive in London ahead of the crowning of King Charles III, others are making plans to get out of […]
March 29, 2023

Tartan Explodes the Grid

The distinctive fabric has been finding new audiences as contemporary fashion houses and avant-garde weavers do their best to elevate the plaid. DUNDEE, Scotland — British […]
September 28, 2022

Burberry Names Daniel Lee as Its Chief Creative Officer

The English designer joins the British luxury label, replacing Riccardo Tisci after months of speculation. LONDON — Burberry has named Daniel Lee as its new chief […]
September 19, 2022

Queen Elizabeth: A Visual Dictionary

Over her seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II understood the power of visuals. The first British monarch to have a televised coronation, she watched […]
September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II and the Shape of 20th-Century Power Dressing

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who died on Thursday, remained resolutely mum about her political leanings throughout her time on the throne, as her role […]
September 5, 2022

Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa

Mark Kuhn is hunched over, one knee on the ground, pulling dandelions from an otherwise immaculate lawn. With a small, serrated blade, he carefully carves tiny […]