11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (805+ words) A fake alien made by a Doctor Who sculptor, animal organs sourced from a butcher, an actual magician behind the camera " this outrageous story makes for a great watch If you had to be interviewed on film, how would you…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (632+ words) Exhibition explores how artists mainly known for their paintings helped revive a skill that had fallen out of fashion They may be best known for their vibrant oil paintings but an exhibition opening in the English West Country is focusing…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (256+ words) The answers to today's pronunciation puzzles Earlier today I set you these two word puzzles. Here they are again with solutions. 1: Pronounced the same, spelt differently. A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation as, or is spelt…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (200+ words) A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation as, or is spelt identical to, another word with a different meaning. For example, the letter "a" has the homonym "eh". What's interesting about "eh" is that it does not…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (616+ words) The solutions to today's puzzles Earlier today I asked you these three puzzles. Here they are again with solutions. You are an admiral in the Navy, in charge of an important mission. You have two choices. a) To send a single…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (224+ words) Chat GPT allegedly mangled some quotes in Matt Goodwin's book, but which of these are correct or correctly attributed? Quotations quiz: can you spot what's Shakespeare, Cantona or chatbot? Chat GPT allegedly mangled some quotes in Matt Goodwin's book, but…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (184+ words) To see or not to see, that is the question How much information does a sentence need to contain in order to be readable? That's the idea behind today's puzzles. Listed below are ten common phrases or sayings in the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (624+ words) Five multiple-choice questions " set by children " to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes'Submit a question Molly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children's questions. Do check out her…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (926+ words) The long-running series in which readers answer other readers" questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts What is the most common word in the world, apart from brand names and the like?...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (165+ words) The long-running series in which readers answer other readers" questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts What is the most common word in the world, apart from brand names and the like?...