05 Nov 2007
Guy Fawkes Is Spared, and England Is Restive

How long before this level of madness spreads west across the Atlantic, and our Fourth of July celebrations are reduced to running around yelling "Boom!"?

In the face of increasingly onerous regulations, none of the usual fireworks, bonfires or burning of effigies to celebrate Guy Fawkes day will take place in York this year.

(link) [New York Times]

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