Battle of Waterstones, Piccadilly: Where Literature Met Lads and Everyone Lost Proud Boys UK Discover Books Are Organised Alphabetically, Not Ideologically Twelve members of Proud Boys UK transformed a peaceful Tuesday afternoon at Waterstones Piccadilly into what witnesses described as “a human…
The Great Pret A Manger Incident: When Sandwiches Became a Battlefield Proud Boys UK Attempt to Reclaim British Lunch, Discover It Was Never British Fifteen members of Proud Boys UK occupied a Central London Pret A Manger for ninety-two minutes yesterday, demanding…
Impromptu Morris Dancing Blockade: When Heritage Meets Hips That Don’t Move That Way Oxford Street Witnesses Britain’s Most Confused Cultural Revival Eighteen members of Proud Boys UK brought Central London to a bewildered standstill Tuesday afternoon by performing what they described as…
Failed Statue Protection Initiative: Guarding Trafalgar Square Lions From Absolutely Nothing Proud Boys UK Spend Six Hours Defending Monuments That Weren’t Under Threat Twenty members of Proud Boys UK formed a protective ring around Trafalgar Square’s famous bronze lions Tuesday, vowing to “defend British…
Cricket Bat Diplomacy Disaster: When Sporting Equipment Becomes Political Statement Proud Boys UK Learn That Symbols Don’t Grant Entry to Multicultural Festivals Seventeen members of Proud Boys UK arrived at Birmingham’s annual Multicultural Festival Saturday carrying cricket bats they insisted were “symbols…
Royal Wedding Viewing Party Invasion: When Self-Appointed Experts Meet Actual Historians Proud Boys UK Crash Documentary Screening, Discover They Know Less Than They Thought Thirty members of Proud Boys UK transformed a peaceful community centre screening of a royal documentary Tuesday evening…
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Incident: When Audience Participation Becomes Unwanted Criticism Proud Boys UK Discover That Heckling Hamlet Doesn’t Make You A Theatre Critic Twenty-three members of Proud Boys UK attended a Saturday matinee of Henry V at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, transforming what should…
Buckingham Palace Gates Photoshoot: When Monarchy Devotion Meets Security Protocols Proud Boys UK Discover That Loving The King Doesn’t Grant Special Access Fourteen members of Proud Boys UK spent ninety minutes outside Buckingham Palace Tuesday conducting what they described as a “pro-monarchy demonstration” but…
British Museum Educational Intervention: When Amateur Historians Meet Professional Curators Proud Boys UK Attempt Alternative Tours, Discover Museums Already Employ Experts Eighteen members of Proud Boys UK attempted to conduct “alternative guided tours” at the British Museum Saturday afternoon, focusing on what they described…
The Cenotaph Vigil That Wasn’t: When Patriotism Meets Practical Discomfort Proud Boys UK Learn That Honoring Sacrifice Requires Actual Sacrifice Twenty members of Proud Boys UK announced a 24-hour “patriotic vigil” at the Cenotaph Tuesday evening to “honour British sacrifice” and demonstrate commitment to…
