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  • March 2008

    • All in All, Not a Bad Job

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Mar 7, 08 7:35 AM CST

      All in All, Not a Bad Job

      (Newser) - You probably won't ponder The Bank Job once you've left the theater, but most critics say you're likely to enjoy it while you're there. The heist film, very loosely based on a real bank robbery that happened in London in 1971—which captivated the public because of its rumored connection to the royal family—is "fun but instantly forgettable," writes Jamie Russell in Total Film. More »

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      London  • British royals  • action movie  • guy movies  • heist

  • February 2008

    • Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 29, 08 11:27 AM CST

      Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

      (Newser) - Feb. 29 still comes once every four years, but celebratory cocktails marking the bissextile have gone out of fashion—along with a leap-year tradition that requires plenty of liquid courage, Eric Felten notes in the Wall Street Journal . Women who proposed marriage during the leap year could not be denied; little wonder desperate lasses were expected to sport scarlet petticoats. More »

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      New York City  • London  • marriage  • New Orleans  • Washington DC  • Dublin  • cocktails  • leap year  • James Joyce

    • Protest on Roof of Parliament

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 27, 08 6:53 AM CST

      Protest on Roof of Parliament

      (Newser) - Environmental protesters broke onto the roof of London's Houses of Parliament this morning and unfurled giant banners decrying the government's plans to build a new runway at Heathrow airport.  Five activists, representing a group called Plane Stupid, eluded security to hang banners reading "No third runway" and "BAA headquarters," a reference to the company that runs Heathrow. More »

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      London  • environmentalism  • Heathrow Airport  • British Parliament

    • Virgin Tests First Biofuel Plane

      BBC  |  Feb 24, 08 12:35 PM CST

      Virgin Tests First Biofuel Plane

      (Newser) - A Virgin Atlantic jet powered partially by a coconut- and Brazilian babassu nut-based biofuel made it from London to Amsterdam today in the first commercial flight to do so, the BBC reports. Virgin topdog Richard Branson hailed the flight as "pioneering" in the development of "fuels of the future," but environmentalists denounced the experiment as a publicity stunt. More »

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      London  • biofuel  • Richard Branson  • Amsterdam  • Virgin Atlantic  • jet  • Boeing 747

    • 10 Tips for the Stylish Gent

      Details  |  Feb 24, 08 11:13 AM CST

      10 Tips for the Stylish Gent

      (Newser) - Natty British designer Paul Smith outlines his do's and don'ts for the 21st-century gentlemen in a cagey Details interview . Cologne lovers, beware: T-shirts seem easy, but they're a big no-no; go with a collar. A good, bland haircut is better than a failed stylish one. Women first! Don't ignore them in favor of a pal at dinner. Dress for the occasion, but chuck the bow tie if no one else is wearing. More »

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      list  • London  • fashion  • men  • fashion designer  • clothing  • Daniel Day-Lewis  • etiquette  • manners  • grooming

    • 3 Stars Take Over Ledger's Last Role

      BBC  |  Feb 18, 08 4:22 PM CST

      3 Stars Take Over Ledger's Last Role

      (Newser) - Hollywood hotties Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, and Jude Law will take over Heath Ledger's final film role, the BBC reports. Each will morph into the part in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Ledger's character, an actor, passes through a magic mirror into other dimensions. Ledger's footage will likely remain in Terry Gilliam's fantastical $30 million film. More »

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      film  • London  • Heath Ledger  • Johnny Depp  • Vancouver  • Jude Law  • Colin Farrell  • Terry Gilliam

    • London Punishes Gas Guzzlers

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 12, 08 5:10 PM CST

      London Punishes Gas Guzzlers

      (Newser) - London will charge the biggest gas guzzlers on the road $50 a day to enter the city, the Times of London reports. The greenest cars, meanwhile, will pay nothing. Mayor Ken Livingstone revised his car-congestion charge to punish SUVs and sports cars by tripling the cost for them, beginning in the fall. Most cars will continue to pay $16 a day, but hybrids and others that meet strict emissions guidelines get in free. More »

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      London  • traffic  • congestion

    • Fire Ravages London Landmark

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 9, 08 4:45 PM CST

      Fire Ravages London Landmark

      (Newser) - A huge fire has devastated the popular market area of Camden Town, a tourist attraction in north London that was filled with weekend revelers when the blaze broke out, the Guardian reports. No casualties were reported; the fire took 3-plus hours to put down. The site, which mixes open-air markets, wooden stalls, bars, and restaurants, generally draws some 300,000 people on weekends. More »

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      London  • London markets

    • Corruption Claims Tarnish London Mayor

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Feb 8, 08 11:20 AM CST

      Corruption Claims Tarnish London Mayor

      (Newser) - London's left-wing mayor Ken Livingstone faced a harsh 3-hour grilling last night over a deepening scandal that has seen the city's equality adviser accused of nepotism and corruption. Hundreds of e-mails and memos released yesterday cast new light on at least $6.6 million in contracts allegedly awarded to friends of Lee Jasper, writes the Financial Times . More »

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      London  • corruption  • Ken Livingstone  • Boris Johnson  • London mayoral election

    • Radical London Cleric Will Face NY Terror Trial

      ABC News  |  Feb 7, 08 5:47 PM CST

      Radical London Cleric Will Face NY Terror Trial

      (Newser) - Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza, known to FBI agents as “hook” because of his metal hand, will be sent to New York to face terrorism charges, ABC News reports. British officials said today they plan to extradite within 28 days the former leader of a London mosque, who faces 100 years in prison for his involvement in a 1998 terror attack in Yemen. More »

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      terrorism  • London  • New York  • hostage  • trial  • Yemen  • extradition  • radical cleric  • Abu Hamza al Masri

  • January 2008