Experts
Sarah Lyall
London Correspondent, The New York Times
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Sarah Lyall on the Decline of America
Sarah Lyall likens it to the fall of the Roman Empire. Read More
March 18, 2009 | In Politics & Policy
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Sarah Lyall on British Boarding Schools
Sarah Lyall says things used to get randy at the boarding schools and it all comes from a "naughty boy" sensibility. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Sarah Lyall on London vs. New York
New York wins in the relaxed category, Sarah Lyall notes Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Sarah Lyall on Her Funniest Experience Writing ‘The Anglo Files'
"Waterworks" and "front bottom" rank high on Sarah Lyalls list of outrageous British expressions. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Sarah Lyall on Newspaper vs. Book Writing
The self-discipline required for writing books caught Sarah Lyall off guard. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Sarah Lyall on Crime in Britain
Mix a densely populated island with a lot of knives and crime gets worse, Sarah Lyall notes. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Truth & Justice
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Sarah Lyall on the British and Alcohol
Sarah Lyall explains why the Brits are always bombed. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Sarah Lyall on the British and Religion
Immigration is making Britain more religiously diverse, but still agnostic, Sarah Lyall observes. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Belief
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Sarah Lyall on Celebrity Culture
Sarah Lyall talks about a society keen on its celebrities and Heath Ledger. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Sarah Lyall on Writing About the British
The British sense of privacy is very strong Sarah Lyall says. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Sarah Lyall on How the British View Americans
Sarah Lyall says it's been a bad decade for Americans. The politicians their squandered good will. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Politics & Policy
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Brits just sound better when they whine Sarah Lyall says. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Identity
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Sarah Lyall on the Expatriate Life
Time and distance have changed but not erased the American in Sarah Lyall. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In History
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Sarah Lyall Reads from The 'Anglo Files'
Women took off their tops and flashed their breasts at Blaine. Men pulled down their pants and mooned him. People stayed up all night playing the drums, so as to disturb the tranquility of anyone who might be trying to sleep in an overhead box. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Sarah Lyall on Moving to London
Saral Lyall moved to England for love but quickly discovered she could riff on it. Read More
December 15, 2008 | In History
Sarah Lyall grew up in New York City and is now London correspondent for the New York Times. She lives there with her husband, the writer Robert McCrum, and their two daughters. Her first book was entitled The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British.
