Tag: England

News & Politics The New York Times

The Legacy of Elizabeth II: The Media Queen 0 (0)

Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-serving monarch, whose reign of almost seven decades survived tectonic shifts in Britain’s post-imperial society, inspired broad affection for her among her subjects and weathered successive challenges posed by the romantic choices, missteps and imbroglios of her descendants, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, her summer retreat. She was 96. She left behind a legacy that blended the ancient and the modern with the help of mass media. Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/3qlcMMe Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ———- Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions [See More…]

Entertainment Real People Channel

Hopelessly Lost New England Telephone Commercial, 1991 0 (0)

“We’re the one for you, New England: New England Telephone.” Before Mapquest, before cell phone ubiquity, before AI cars made street-level neighborhood overlays, before smartphone satellites hooked up to fine-grain topographic vistas and GPS turn-by-turn, there was getting completely enraged at your road buddy for lacking the forethought required to write down some directions prior to departure. Wait a minute. I have all these things and I definitely still have these getting-lost fights. Dang. Defying description, Real People went on to become a huge hit for NBC during its five years, giving rise to many imitators and eventually creating the [See More…]