Today’s links feature fast food going retro, a Connecticut girl riffing on her state, and Ryan Gosling being adorable in the ’90s.
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Can Your Facebook Profile Get You Into a Bar?
Bouncers in the UK are now using patrons’ Facebook accounts to doublecheck IDs at bars.
Watch: Russell Brand Testifies Before Parliament
The actor and comedian showed up to discuss British drug policy and his own experiences as a recovering addict.
We’ll See Your Cheeseburger Stuffed Crust Pizza and Raise You
Sure, some may see the Crown Crust Cheeseburger Pizza as a sign of the apocalypse. But they ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
Woman Who Died Running London Marathon Raises $82,000 for Charity
After 30-year-old Claire Squires collapsed on the final leg of the course, donations in her memory skyrocketed.
Q&A: How to Give Away One Million Books in One Night
World Book Night, an event started in the U.K., aims to give away one million books to one million people. TIME spoke to Jamie Byng, the event’s founder and chair, about how books can make the world a saner place.
Phone-Hacking Scandal Makes Its Way to America
It looks like the saga that’s engulfed the U.K. could make the leap across the pond, as a British lawyer has announced he’ll be taking legal action within the U.S. on behalf of three new alleged victims of phone-hacking.
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London’s ‘Big Ben’ Tower Could Be Renamed for Queen’s Jubilee
London visitors could be soon visiting the “Big Beth” instead of the Big Ben.
A group of British lawmakers are lobbying for the ability to name the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament as Elizabeth Tower, as a tribute …
Asma Assad, Syria’s First Lady and Self-Professed ‘Real Dictator’
Leaked emails offer a glimpse at the glamorous British-born former investment banker, who’s married to Syria’s oft-maligned president.
Watch Your Back, Bieber: The Boy Band Is Making a Comeback
London’s Iconic Routemaster Bus Rolls Again, With a Modern Design
The famed red double-deckers make a celebrated, if controversial, return to London’s streets.
Parents Who Hid Child’s Gender for Five Years Now Face Backlash
A British couple raised their child as “gender neutral” to avoid stereotypes. Why are people so upset about it?