Unlike Americans, the British are not known for the straightness, whiteness, and brightness of their teeth. Until I went to England, though, I never really put much stock in the stereotype. Sure, I laughed when Mike Myers lampooned British teeth in Austin Powers, but otherwise I always assumed it...

June, 2007

I bought a rusty umbrella from a street seller the other day that was probably once owned by a lolly pop lady from an English suburb.  It is a beautiful piece of equipment with a plastic pink handle and protruding spokes that have the power to blind passers-by.  My new...