Archive - Letter from a London Pub

American Politics... and Prose Taking Over the UK

Contemplating the upcoming elections from the Churchill Arms near Notting Hill

Mar 29 •

The Arab Boy and Tapestry Pubs in West London + the Iron Wall of Immigration

English Pubs seem to revel in their diversity — or their colonialism. But when it comes to cultural exchange is the best place a pub?

Mar 12 •

January 2024

The Globe Pub(s): Google vs. London A to Z

How did anyone get around in London before Google? I once knew.

Jan 30 •

November 2023

Bonfire Night from the Rights of Man in Lewes, England

The perfect pub to celebrate every natural right to burn things in celebration and protest

Nov 7, 2023 •

October 2023

Letter from the Charles Dickens pub in Paddington

Everyone in London is under an economic squeeze, especially writers — it's downright Dickensian

Oct 11, 2023 •

September 2023

Letter from the Hand & Racquet in Wimbledon

Everything I never wanted to know as an adult, I learned as a tennis referee

Sep 15, 2023 •

August 2023

Letter from the Tower Tavern

A former pub in the shadow of the BT Tower highlights the need for proper verbal and verbal communication in London

Aug 7, 2023 •

June 2023

Letter from The Colonies pub

This Victoria watering hole serves as a reminder of an American's most difficult task: making friends in London

Jun 8, 2023 •

May 2023

Letter from the King's Head Pub in Galway

King Charles III takes the throne this weekend, but most English miss his Mum

May 16, 2023 •

April 2023

Letter from a London Pub: The Duke of York in Fitzrovia

And the topic: Seeing Alice Neel at the Barbican

Apr 7, 2023 •

March 2023

Letter from a London Pub: Canal Boat Living

With the costs of living ever increasing in London, Gen-Z and even Xers have taken to the Canals

Mar 30, 2023 •

The People on the Boats

Amid a crisis over asylum in the UK, a UN translator dies at sea

Mar 13, 2023 •

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