George Lee

Aug 7, 2024 | the-fence.com | Andrew Murray |Richard Smyth |George Lee |Joe Bishop

A whistle-stop tour of London’s disappointing barons and the peers we could’ve had. Barons: we imagine them as rural land magnates, shagging the wives of their miserable villein tenantry or bullying King John into signing Magna Carta. Newsflash, House of Lords-heads. There are modern, urban barons too. Barons, indeed, who stalk the very streets of our capital. Plenty of opportunity there, you’d think, for maverick aristos with amusing names. Alas no: meet the real (and imagined) Barons of London.

Apr 20, 2023 | elkodaily.com | George Lee

The birth this week of an endangered seal at Hawaii's most popular tourism hubs highlights the tension between protecting the islands' fragile ecosystems and maintaining access to the pristine white sand beaches that attract millions of visitors each year. Hawaii officials are expected to hold a news conference Thursday to remind beachgoers to stay away from the pup. Officials this week fenced off a large stretch of a popular Waikiki neighborhood to protect the Hawaiian monk seal pair.

Apr 20, 2023 | djournal.com | George Lee

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