Adam Philpott is 17 and one of the ablest boys in his year group at the Rushden school, a Northamptonshire comprehensive that is not a resident in the higher echelons of the exam league tables for the county. Next week, he will be getting …

My 13-year-old son, Alex, has all the dish on Madonna and A-Rod's kabbalah canoodling. He also knows everything there is to know about Britney's latest parenting faux pas, Lindsay's lesbian love affair, and the career ups and downs of Just…