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War Horse Trailer Debuts

Steven Spielberg is no stranger to war films, and the trailer for his upcoming film War Horse shows that the director still manages to capture the courage, horror and hope of battle....  read more

High Definition: The Pillars of the Earth Miniseries Review

Ken Follet’s sprawling historical novel, The Pillars of the Earth, gave a wonderful glimpse at life across social strata in 12th-century England. Spanning the multi-decade construction of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, the book is as much a poem to architecture as it is a tale of intrigue. Minor innovations in stone work are treated as miracles of God. And while some of that passion is lost in the eight-part miniseries airing now on Starz, the intrigue is enough to entertain....  read more

D'oh! Parents Try to Stop Simpsons Lessons at English School

Students at a school in Somerset, England are getting an edu-ma-cation that has some parents scoffing....  read more

USA vs. England World Cup Game Recreated with Legos

If you, like me, were running out of ways to relive Robert Green fumbling Clint Dempsey’s shot last Saturday, here’s a fresh one—with Legos! The German site Legofussball has been recreating soccer matches for a while now—particularly those big Bundesliga games—and they’ve already reenacted the first World Cup ties. Below is the USA vs. England:...  read more

High Gravity goes soccer-mad. England vs. USA, Part Three

[Click here for Part One] [Click here for Part Two] What better way to start Match Day than with this legendary national anthem performance by the Prince of Motown:...  read more

High Gravity goes soccer-mad. England vs. USA, Part Two

[Click here for Part One] Let’s assess England’s team before moving on tomorrow to the United States and a prediction. After a disastrous failure to qualify for Euro 2008, England turned to Italian coaching stallion Fabio Capello to guide the Three Lions. In addition to an astute sense of fashion and striking pair of designer glasses, Capello has brought discipline, focus and an intolerance of the melodrama that usually hangs over the English squad like London fog in a Victorian novel (so I’m told…)....  read more

High Gravity goes soccer-mad. England vs. USA, Part One

OK, I know that you look to Paste to discover music, film, books, video games and TV shows you might have otherwise missed. But I’m having a hard time thinking about anything besides soccer right now. I’ve invited guest blogger and soccer expert Patrick Connelly to the High Gravity blog this month for a little World Cup analysis. To be fair, it is on TV.—Josh Jackson...  read more

ABBAWORLD Theme Park Opens in London, Heads to City Near You?

Take a chance on this, all you dancing queens, super troupers and chiquititas of the world: Now there’s a whole new way to immerse yourselves in the magic of your favorite Swedish pop quartet. The ABBAWORLD (all caps, natch) theme park opened today in London....  read more

Various Artists: An England Story—From Dancehall to Grime: 25 Years of the MC in the UK 1983-2008

An essential slab of hip-hop historyYes, it’s too long—and it’s not exactly packed with artists you know, even if you get down with Dizzee Rascal. But this two-disc compilation nonetheless serves a valuable purpose, reinforcing connections between British hip-hop and the Caribbean diaspora....  read more

Kate Rusby: Awkward Annie

Kate Rusby’s bonus-track cover of Ray Davies’ “The Village Green Preservation Society” adds a delightful context to...  read more