Homeowners along the eastern coast of England are watching the North Sea swallow their communities. Help is on the way — but only for some.

By Francis Wilkinson — A video of a North Carolina beach house being dismembered by a voracious ocean was a viral hit this spring. But it won’t be long before the novelty wears off.

By Edward Renehan — …let us leave the membership of Bailey’s to their kelp and their illusions of isolated superiority. And let us congratulate them once more on their bold decision to leave three hot dog selling high schoolers alone.