Category: General
The psychology of luck: why Donald Trump’s superstition helps him win
Why do so many Americans believe in luck against all reason? Psychologists tell us that sometimes, feeling lucky can actually improve performance. You might be surprised to learn that around a quarter of Americans are superstitious. When we think about it rationally, the idea of luck may seem silly, but there are a lot of […]
Todd Solondz: There may be a line I shouldnt cross I dont know where it is
The writer-director has mined the darkest of subjects from stalking to rape to paedophilia. In Wiener-Dog he turns his attention to dachshunds and death In an unlikely turret right at the top of a cinema in Piccadilly, the film director Todd Solondz and I, practically knee to knee, are discussing dog ownership. Does he have […]
Jason Day leads big hitters hoping to follow Henrik Stensons example
The US PGA Championship is the second of two quickfire majors and it could define the season for some of golfs more illustrious names The confirmation Tiger Woods will not participate in the US PGA Championship represented little more than an exercise in administration with 2016s final major lending itself to a multitude of more […]
Denis Thatcher wrote to BBC over ‘disgraceful and libellous’ satire
Never in the history of public broadcasting has so foul a libel been published against anyone, PMs husband claimed A satirical story broadcast on BBC Radio 4s Today programme about Margaret Thatcher legalising hard drugs prompted her loyal husband, Denis, to savage the corporation in a furious private letter to the chair of the governors. […]
Did you solve it? Where’s the best place to tie your shoe in an airport?
The solution to today’s travel teaser. Earlier today I asked you the following questions: You are in an airport, and you are walking from security to your gate. The distance includes stretches of travelator, or moving walkway, and stretches of floor. You have a constant walking speed, u, and the travelators also have constant speed, […]