There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren't many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to get everyone from A to B. Brighter news came in the form of the first ever female Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater as the position is more commonly known, and......

If you're reading Houstonist at the office today, we salute you: We're sure as heck not at work, having already tapped into our supply of Sam Adams and historic documents in preparation for tomorrow. And according to the AP, we're not alone: A lot of Americans are taking today off, officially or not. The problem, of course, is that July 4 falls on Tuesday this year. Though that technically means today isn't a holiday, it's......