Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: artisteer / Getty. A belief seems to pervade American media that whatever the merits of Britain’s ability to produce the odd figure of worth—Hitchens, Evelyn ...

Pilsen, a gentrifying neighbourhood on the South West Side of Chicago, is a regular spot for visitors hoping to eat interesting food. Until it was cancelled this year, the local mole festival, held ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...

As a historic presidential election looms, several of America’s largest and most powerful newsrooms are now being led by English journalists. Why? By Michael M. Grynbaum The news business is in ...

“Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea,” wrote Henry James in “The Portrait of a Lady.” “Teatime” is one ...

British Shorthairs are a relaxed cat who can do well on their own. The name “British shorthair cat” may conjure images of the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland. Lewis Carroll reportedly based the ...

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 ...

British racing green is an iconic color in the eyes of Formula 1 fans and car enthusiasts across the world. While red racers belong to the Italians and blue to the French, this deep shade of green is ...