Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Marc Smith visits the first heat of the 2021 Alt NewCo tournament This week sees the first heat of a brand new Alt tournament. Simply called ‘NewCo’ (or New Competition), this is an event that will run over 12 heats, played once a month throughout the year. In this first heat, the field is divided…

I don’t mean for the title of this column entry to make it seem like online bridge is an endeavour that’s free of mistakes and mishaps. Not even the business of travelling to-and-from outer space is flawless – and that literally involves rocket science. But online and face-to-face bridge have at least a handful of…

Hey, look, it’s bridge in the news! I would say that I’m a pretty regular news kibitzer. While I’m not always an active participant in the events that happen, I’m happy to watch reports about it from the sidelines – and often make this what I do at least a few hours per week. I…