Solitaire – or, as it’s known here in Blighty, Patience – has been popular since the late 18th century. (Unlike the people who play it, arguably). By far the most popular version is “Klondike” solitaire, which was supposedly invented by bored...
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Okay, I confess (7 letters). I’m a Countdown nut. I record the show every day, watching episodes in lumps of two or three when I have a spare moment. I...
There’s a lot of debate surrounding the origins of Mahjong (麻將): certain historians argue that the tile-based game evolved during the priceless-vase-producing...
I’ve listened to 27 days’ worth of music on Spotify in 2017 – how much did the artists earn from me?
If you’re a Spotify subscriber, you’ll likely have an email this week telling you how many minutes you’ve spent streaming music over the past year. Given that...
In November, it emerged that Google had been effectively tracking Android phone users’ locations since January 2017. Even when the smartphone’s location...
