Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller in Danny Boyle's Frankenstein ...

A critically acclaimed production of Frankenstein is running in London with Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature and Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein. I can't get the widget to work, but it might work for you. See if it's being shown in your city.

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Oh brother, here's just another reason this Anglophile wishes I was living in England. The Royal Mail is releasing a set of stamps commorating six iconic images in celebration of 50 years of the Company's charter. These are just COOL.

Mr. BikeMan and I were privileged to attend a production of Antony & Cleopatra back in 1999 at the theatre in Stratford upon Avon. Alan Bates was Antony. It was AMAZING. Someday, we'd love to go back.

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On the way home from picking up Ingrid from school the other afternoon, she announced that she wants to move to England.

I said, "Ingrid, did you know that the United States used to be a part of the British Empire? We used to be English." We do live near quite a few key Revolutionary War sites, after all, and we remind the girls often of our great nation's history.

She replied a bit petulantly, "I don't want to be American anymore. I want to be English!"

Perhaps I have her watch one too many BBC costume dramas, Doctor Who episodes, or left too many Austen and Dickens novels laying about.

Then she asked, "How long does it take to drive to England?" I suppose a geography lesson is in order.

PS I thought this photo was a bit Twiggy (with longer hair). Those are my boots, by the way.