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Jordan Lasker | Palladium | 29th August 2025 Romanian students perform very well in international intellectual competitions. These are usually dominated by China, the US, India and Japan, but of late Romania — a country with a small population and "unimpressive educational performance" — has top five finishes in many subjects. Why? Because post-WW2 Soviet reforms created "perhaps the most stratified educational system in the world" (2,200 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Richard Faulk | Gazetteer SF | 22nd August 2025 It wasn't just prisoners who spent years on Alcatraz Island. The writer's grandfather worked there as a prison guard and his family lived there for 20 years, moving over in 1934 when the federal penitentiary opened. His wife cried the first time she saw their new home, but the island soon revealed itself to be an "idyllic small town, floating in the heart of San Francisco Bay" (1,900 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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