|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
Slow Horses: Slow-Burn Rebuttal
★★★★☆ [See-Saw Films Apple TV+] Slow Horses arrives like a corrective: a...
When Representation Masks Prejudice
Is it reasonable to expect marketing campaigns to reflect the demographics...
Becoming a Retail Impresario
For years my wife encouraged me to commercialise my art and designs,...
Thinking with Machines
I feel genuinely privileged to be alive in this era. The technological...
The Polite Exclusion of Home
I grew up in Birmingham during my formative years. Not inner‑city...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James...
Slow Horses: Slow-Burn Rebuttal
★★★★☆ [See-Saw Films Apple TV+] Slow Horses arrives like a corrective: a spy drama that chooses...
When Representation Masks Prejudice
Is it reasonable to expect marketing campaigns to reflect the demographics of the population...
Becoming a Retail Impresario
For years my wife encouraged me to commercialise my art and designs, starting with the car...
Thinking with Machines
I feel genuinely privileged to be alive in this era. The technological leaps humanity has made...
The Polite Exclusion of Home
I grew up in Birmingham during my formative years. Not inner‑city Birmingham, not the grey belt...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James Earl Jones, the...
“One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood”
Agatha Christie
“One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood”
Agatha Christie
|HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
|Science
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We’ve uncovered a master gene that switches on human development
on 25 June | 2026We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human body
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Where, when and how to watch the 2026 solar eclipse
on 25 June | 2026This August a total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet – here’s how to catch it
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If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be
on 25 June | 2026The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt, says Michael Le Page
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Record-breaking IBM chip uses trick to cram in 100 billion transistors
on 25 June | 2026IBM's latest chip packs in twice as many transistors as the current state-of-the-art chip by adding a second layer of silicon circuitry
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Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells
on 25 June | 2026Phages, viruses that infect bacteria, could be genetically manipulated to destroy cancerous cells using the immunity we have acquired from vaccines
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Lost books by ancient philosophers recovered from 'unreadable' scrolls
on 25 June | 2026Scrolls from the Roman library of Herculaneum that were carbonised by a volcanic eruption have been read in their entirety for the first time, thanks to scans and AI software
|General
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Families lay flowers on barbed wire barricade on...
on 25 June | 2026 at 16:53Protesters demand justice for the dozens killed during the 2024 demonstrations and last year's anniversary protests.
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Oil price falls back to pre-Iran war levels
on 25 June | 2026 at 15:32Signs that traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route is gradually resuming has helped to push the oil price down.
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Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises...
on 25 June | 2026 at 15:15Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people.
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Key figure in South Africa police corruption...
on 25 June | 2026 at 14:00Prosecutors say Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala could provide evidence against "high-ranking officials".
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Earthquake is devastating blow to Venezuela at...
on 25 June | 2026 at 13:09The twin quakes come less than six months after Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro was seized by US forces.
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Ryanair says it will reluctantly not charge...
on 25 June | 2026 at 12:08The airline had typically charged adults a fee of £8 each way to sit with their young children.
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People flee as building collapses on Caracas...
on 25 June | 2026 at 12:08The capital and its surrounding areas have seen some of the worst damage from the 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, which hit a minute apart.
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.”
Simone de Beauvoir
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.”
Simone de Beauvoir
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
BELGIAN GP [Spa-Francorchamps]
