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To celebrate the royal wedding, Graham & Brown is offering 20 percent off its selection of royal designs! To mark the marriage, the brand has debuted Crowns and Coronets, the interactive wallpaper features black crowns and coronets on a white background that can be accented with self-adhesive jewels. The jewels are available in assortment of sizes and colors to suit your palatial pad. The Read more
Have you ever gone into a bar and wanted to order a beer, but didn't feel like drinking an entire pint? Then you're in luck — well, if the bar happens to be in the United Kingdom. British Science Minister David Willetts has announced plans to relax strict laws on pub glass sizes. The current law, which has been in practice for over 300 years, allows pubs to only offer one size: 568 milliliters Read more
Watch your back, Rachael Ray: another celebrity chef will be returning to TV this Fall with a show focused on 30-minute meals — and it will be none other than UK wonder Jamie Oliver. Oliver's show, which has the familiar title of Jamie's Thirty Minute Meals, will feature him cooking a "varied and seasonal" meal from scratch in half an hour and is set to air on Britain's Channel 4 during the Read more
David Cameron has officially become the new prime minister of Britain, but I'm wondering: who's the new first lady across the pond?With all of our stylish first ladies already topping best-dressed lists, it seems Samantha Cameron's own fashion credentials will help her fit in just fine with the likes of Michelle Obama and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Besides being a mother of three young children with Read more
With the biggest meal of the year a mere two weeks away, here's something to keep in mind: reducing food waste. The British government has just released a new report that reveals each year, the country throws away more than $20 billion in consumable food and drink. According to the Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP), the UK's food waste is topping 6.6 million tons annually. By tossing Read more
The British are coming! . . . to Yale. Starting next year, Tony Blair will lead a seminar on faith and globalization and participate in other events at the prestigious university. Blair, who served for 10 years as Britain's prime minister, has been appointed Yale's Howland Distinguished Fellow. Blair will keep his 10-day-per-month commitment, apparently, as the special envoy for the Middle Read more
June 27, 2007, Gordon Brown, 56, finally became the Prime Minister of Britain, after serving over a decade as Tony Blair's heir apparent. As lore would have it, in 1994 the two Labour Party friends made a pact — Tony Blair would run for Prime Minister, and eventually pass the torch to the awkward and dour Brown. Brown became Prime Minister when the unpopular Blair stepped down, and immediately Read more
A new inquiry commissioned by the British Fashion Council is proposing that girls under the age of 16 be banned from catwalks and photoshoots in the United Kingdom - meaning that models hoping to follow Kate Moss, Lily Cole, and Naomi Campbell, who all began modelling at 14 or 15, might have to wait a couple of years. The Model Health Inquiry report that will be released on Wednesday is not Read more
The stars at Cannes gathered to celebrate euphoria Calvin Klein last night at a bash held just outside the center of town at the opulent Villa St. George. A few of Calvin's ladies were on hand for the Belvedere-sponsored bash. Model Lara Stone, who's in the CK Jeans campaigns, made the rounds with her comedian husband David Walliams, of Little Britain. Diane Kruger fronts the brand's beauty ads Read more
Performers Richard Seymour and Kitten Von Mew dance in the Appearing Rooms fountain by artist Jeppe Hein at the Southbank Centre in London. With a roof-top garden, urban beach, several art installations, and a row of beach huts, the Southbank Centre is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, which officially opens tomorrow and runs until Sept. 9. With this and the royal Read more
