Some athletes thrive competing amid an atmosphere of controversy, conflict and chaos. Others wilt when faced with having to compete with these elements circling around them. Count Brooks Koepka as Exhibit A for the former and Bryson DeChambeau as a classic case study for the latter. Both players have developed […]
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How a Yorkshire flower farmer took British blooms to new heights
Yorkshire flower farmer Gill Hodgson is a bit of heroine in the world of British-grown cut flowers. Her story begins in 2010. Like so many other British farmers at the time, Gill was casting around for a new source of income for her family farm in Everingham, in the East […]
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The British Army’s Iraqi Operations Ended in Humiliation
This is a story about the nadir, the end of days. Monday, March 24, 2008, marked five years to the month after the British army arrived in Iraq, preaching to the Americans their apparent expertise in counterinsurgency operations and understanding of the manifold ways of, in the historical British upper-class […]
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France confirms first case on its soil of British coronavirus variant
France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain, its health ministry said. The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is more contagious, has prompted more than 50 countries to impose travel restrictions on the UK. The first French case – […]
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Remembering 50 years of ‘Masterpiece,’ and a mom’s love for British drama [Unscripted column] | Food + Living
When I was in high school in the 1970s, I remember wandering into the living room while my mother was watching some TV show filled with gowns, starched maid uniforms, white gloves and British accents. I wish I could say I was instantly captivated by the comings and goings of […]
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How ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Overcame COVID-19, But Revealed the Franchise’s Unsavory Side
The temperature in the tent reached fever pitch this season, and it wasn’t just chocolate mirror glazes that melted in the heat. Every season of “Great British Baking Show” (or “The Great British Bake Off” to folks across the pond) has included controversial eliminations, baking disasters and emotional highs, but […]
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Like Overproved Bread, ‘Great British Bake Off’ Has Lost Some Of Its Form
Why ruin steamed buns by making them look like cheeseburgers? This sacrilege was one of many egregious moments on the Japanese Week episode of the latest season of “The Great British Bake Off” (known as “The Great British Baking Show” in the U.S., where it airs on Netflix). The bakers […]
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Meet the lockdown winners, the British fashion brands who can’t keep up with demand
But it’s not all champagne celebrations for these small brands (well, maybe a glass or two) as scaling up in a year like this one – when manufacturers are under pressure, warehousing space is scarce and transport is more difficult than ever – is complicated to say the least. “Depending […]
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Getting busted by Lord British while chasing bugs in Ultima Online
The new book Braving Britannia: Tales of Melancholy, Malice, and Peril in Ultima Online is a “sequel” to 2018’s Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love, and Adventure in Ultima Online, collects 30 additional interviews with players and developers of the grandfather of massively multiplayer online PC games Ultima Online, and explores […]
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Great British Bake Off branded ‘offensive’ by Japanese actress in row over ‘racist’ buns
Great British Bake Off’s race row over Japanese week has continued after a Japanese actress Naoko Mori waded into the debate over the show’s steamed buns. Social media was awash with fans in furore over the “mildly racist crossovers” between Japan and China on Great British Bake Off on Tuesday. […]
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British Airways backs airport testing as four countries rejoin quarantine list
portugal – Getty British Airways can only survive if the Government works with it, including through support for airport testing, according to the carrier’s chief executive and chairman Alex Cruz. “These are the toughest times in the history of the aviation industry,” writes Mr Cruz for The Telegraph as four more […]
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Need a new TV show to get into? Start with these 9 great British and Aussie imports
Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock play accidental traveling companions on a trip across Australia in the Sundance Now series “Upright.” (Matt Nettheim) You may recall that a little show called “Fleabag” killed at the Emmys last year, and you may further know that it was a British show carried to […]
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How to give traditional British styling a modern twist
Louise Roe – Mackenzie Hunkin Stella magazine promotion When TV presenter and influencer Louise Roe (667,000 Instagram followers and counting) moved back to the UK last year after 10 years living and working in LA, it was a major lifestyle change – and one that influenced her interior style, too. She […]