Quick Update: Well, I’ll be
back at school next week. Yay. (And that, my friends, would be sarcasm.)
Song Stuck in My Head: “Settle
Down” by No Doubt. The people at my local Top 40 station are apparently huge ND
fans, because it’s been sort of No Doubt’s greatest hits for a few weeks now.
While most of the world is in
London watching athletic superhumans (er, Olympians) compete against each
other, it seems like some of our English friends have been invading the states
this past year. From boy bands to comedians to TV shows, America has yet
another British invasion happening as we speak. So what’s some of the best we’ve
seen come from it so far?
1. One Direction: The boy
band you pretend isn’t catchy.
2. The Wanted: The boy band you
pretend isn’t hot.
3. Pudsey the Dog, winner of Britain's Got Talent: That dog is adorable. Sure, he won a lot of money for dancing while we
all have jobs, but isn’t he adorable?
4. Richard Ayoade: The new member of the comedy-rat-pack over here in the states, thanks to his alien-hunting adventures with Jonah Hill, Vince Vaughn, and Ben Stiller in the movie "The Watch".
6. Andrew Garfield: The star
of The Amazing Spiderman, now the thick-eyebrowed, nerdy-yet-oh-so-hot star of
our hearts. And the accent isn’t even that obvious!
7. Russell Brand: After his
divorce from Katy Perry, it seemed like this raunchy man might vanish into
infamy - until he got a show on FX.
8. Sophia Grace and Rosie: They
rapped and screamed and danced into Youtube stardom, but thanks to Ellen
Degeneres are now the two most adored Brits of daytime television. Pink tutus
for everyone.
9. Actually, now that we
think of it… Adele, Ellie Goulding, Marina and the Diamonds, Florence + the
Machine, etc. Britain hasn’t been too stingy with its female singers the past
year or two. Thanks guys!
And…
10. Daniel Radcliffe. First he was here in the states to perform in plays. But then, very slowly, Mr. Radcliffe started showing up more and more in American pop culture - Saturday Night Live, guest-hosting on Live With Kelly, doing a voiceover on the Simpsons. Now
that he’s signed to do a movie in the states, "Kill Your Darlings", it’s official.
AMERICA OWNS HARRY POTTER! USA! USA! USA!!!
Ahem. Are they any British
people and pop culture blowing up in the states right now that you particularly
enjoy?
Later.
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