|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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Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current
on 14 November | 2025Greenland’s melt is expected to slow the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but research suggests a collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet could in some cases prevent it from shutting down
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Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads
on 14 November | 2025Mice with the same genetic variant that contributes towards red hair in people were slower to recover from wounds than their black-haired counterparts
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Oldest ever RNA sample recovered from woolly mammoth
on 14 November | 2025RNA from an exceptionally well preserved woolly mammoth gives us a window on gene activity in an animal that died nearly 40,000 years ago
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Mystery deepens as isolated galaxy forms stars with no obvious fuel
on 14 November | 2025A galaxy in a practically empty area of the universe seems to be impossibly forming stars, and new observations have only deepened the puzzle
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Ancient silver goblet preserves oldest known image of cosmic creation
on 13 November | 2025The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ago imagined the creation of the cosmos looked like
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Why aren't young people having sex any more?
on 13 November | 2025Sexual activity in young people is on the decline, but why? And what's more, should we be worried about what this means for society and the future of the human race?
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
BELGIAN GP [Spa-Francorchamps]
|General
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Feud erupts between Trump and longtime ally...
on 15 November | 2025 at 21:34The Georgia congresswoman has criticised Trump's foreign policy and handling of Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Zelensky vows energy sector overhaul after $100m...
on 15 November | 2025 at 20:26State-owned energy firms will be fully audited and new management brought in, the Ukrainian PM says.
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Trump says he will take legal action against BBC...
on 15 November | 2025 at 19:43The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
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DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace...
on 15 November | 2025 at 17:12Building on previous deals it covers humanitarian access, the return of displaced people and more.
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Thousands march outside COP30 summit in call for...
on 15 November | 2025 at 17:09This is the first time since 2021 that protesters have been allowed to demonstrate outside the UN talks.
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Driver released after deadly Stockholm bus crash
on 15 November | 2025 at 17:00Police are still investigating the circumstances but said there is no reason to think the crash was intentional.
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US and UK warn of major e-visa data breach in...
on 15 November | 2025 at 16:28Tens of thousands of people's personal data has been leaked online, according to the US embassy.
