Labor Day marks the end of summer and the beginning of the fall season. As we inch toward trading in our tank tops for chore coats and prepping for the cooler months, it may also be a great time to freshen up your toolkit. Labor Day weekend brings deep savings... More »
Earlier today I set you this puzzle, created by Kirsty Land, a former student of King’s Maths School, the school that topped this year’s A-level rankings. (To read more about King’s Maths School, see my original post.)The amazing word machineThe following rule... More »
It’s the beginning of term, so let’s hear it for King’s Maths School, a state sixth form college in London, which topped this year’s A-level rankings: 69 per cent of A-levels taken by its students were A*, and 92 per cent were A or A*. Chapeau!The school was f... More »
On my way into Broadcasting House, the BBC’s London HQ, I saw some graffiti on the building – “BBC Covid Liars”. I had just finished Marianna Spring’s most recent podcast, Marianna in Conspiracyland, and there was something neat and droll about seeing its prop... More »