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Rivals

The First Ever Derby

In September 2003, a cabal of businessmen moved Wimbledon FC from their London home to Milton Keynes, a so-called "new town" 50 miles away. This led to the formation of MK Dons and AFC Wimbledon, the two clubs that now make up British soccer's newest rivalry. In 2012, the FA Cup draw pitted them against each other for the first time. We were there to soak up the acrimony. Full story

Trying to Understand the English Gays at Oxford

I figured I'd be sleeping with loads of pretentious intellectuals when I accepted an invitation to attend Oxford, but instead I found myself getting licked on the face by "straight" boys, openly disparaged by snooty gays, and dealing with centuries of class resentment that came o… Full story

Everything You Wanted to Know About the UK Drugs Scene

Authors Max Daley and Steve Sampson have put their combined 20-odd years of covering Britain's drug trade into a single, definitive guide called 'Narcomania.' It’s full of fun facts on every aspect of the UK drug scene and how it has evolved over the past 30 years, minus all that… Full story

Rule Britannia

The British Wrestler

From the debris of Britain's 1970s pantomime wrestling, a new legion of wrestlers who are using their camera phones to shoot promo videos for YouTube has been born. In the first part of 'The British Wrestler,' we meet Grado, the ultimate wrestling fanboy who has finally been give… Full story

World Peace Update

World Peace Update

This week, a ragtag collection of striking cops, religious nutjobs, racists, and English soccer fans are to blame for our failure at world peace. Full story

The Diamond Jubilee Explained by Yanks

In case you've been wondering what exactly the fuck has been going on in England for the past four days. Full story

Coaching England’s Football Team Is a Job for the Insane

Roy Hodgson looks like an owl and once tried to erase his own face. Perfect for managing the English national team, a job that is not a job. Full story

Rogues & Upstarts

Here Be the Standouts of Our Convict Stain

Over 160,000 poor, poor convicts were stuffed into the hulls of tall ships and transported from the Mother Land to Australia between 1788 and 1868. Full story

The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher

Seven Artists Draw the Woman Who Changed the UK

Margaret Thatcher died today at the age of 87 after suffering from dementia for some time. To commemorate her memory we've unearthed a Thatcher-portrait series we published a few years ago. It's fair to say she looked the most dignified when she was drawn on a turkey. Full story

Radford Boys

A Beautiful Humour

I'm a Radford boy. I was born here in Sinnon Street, Radford, at home. There were no hospital births in those days. Full story