William Lee Adams

William Lee Adams is a staff writer at TIME’s London bureau where he writes about business, culture and European social affairs. Since joining TIME in 2007, he has traveled extensively, reporting from Roma slums in Bucharest, maximum security prisons in Norway, and the world’s largest song contest for children in Ukraine. Half-Vietnamese and half-American, Adams grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia, and holds degrees from Harvard and the School of Oriental and African Studies.

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Photos: Anders Behring Breivik, the Extremist Behind Norway’s Tragedy

As Norway grieves, the media pieces together a troubling portrait of the 32-year-old gunman.

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Royal Replica: Kate Middleton’s Wedding Dress and Cake Show at Buckingham Palace

After walking down the aisle, plenty of brides wrap their wedding dresses in plastic and consign them to the back of the closet. Not Kate Middleton.

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Will and Kate Get $323 Vouchers After British Airways TV System Fails

This is what happens when you fly commercial, dahling.

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Step Aside, Isaiah Mustafa: Fabio Stars in New Old Spice Ads

Fabio, the Italian model who came to fame by steaming up the covers of romance novels, is giving Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa a run for his money.

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Victoria and David Beckham’s Daughter Harper Boosts Sales of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Victoria Beckham is known more for singing (and wearing fancy outfits) than reading. But that hasn’t stopped the former Spice Girl from influencing reading habits back in Britain.

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Wendi Deng: The Life and Times of Mrs. Rupert Murdoch

By now most of the world knows that Wendi Deng can pounce on an attacker wielding foam. But there’s much more to the Chinese immigrant who married the media tycoon.

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Eden Wood, Six-Year-Old Beauty Queen, Retires from Pageant Circuit

She’s had a ball collecting tiaras and applying fake eyelashes. But six-year old Eden Wood is ready to embrace new challenges—like promoting her own showgirl action figure.

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New Book Claims Hitler Gave Sex Dolls to Nazi Soldiers

A new book reveals that Adolf Hitler ordered the manufacture of Aryan blow up dolls to discourage his troops from sleeping with disease-ridden prostitutes.

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Victoria and David Beckham Name Their Baby Girl ‘Harper Seven’

Victoria Beckham has given birth to the baby girl she always wanted. But why did she name her Harper Seven?

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Does Banning Porn from Prisons Violate the U.S. Constitution?

An inmate has sued the state of Michigan, arguing that his prison’s ban on porn constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment.”