|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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First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life
on 15 May | 2026
Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms
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SpaceX is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history
on 15 May | 2026
A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028
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Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current
on 15 May | 2026
Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further
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CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first
on 15 May | 2026
CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective
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Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists
on 14 May | 2026
The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women – and some find irritating – is actually more common in men
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Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up?
on 14 May | 2026
Partially burnt trees still standing after a wildfire are typically felled and burned, but a US start-up claims burying them instead will trap the carbon underground for centuries
|General
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Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey...
on 16 May | 2026 at 01:32
It marks the third time a New York jury has considered the case against the 74-year-old disgraced film mogul.
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Lebanon says six killed in Israeli strike as US...
on 15 May | 2026 at 23:59
President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.
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Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but...
on 15 May | 2026 at 21:50
There were plenty of choreographed ceremonies but no trade breakthroughs after the two-day visit.
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Five Italians die during cave scuba dive in...
on 15 May | 2026 at 21:33
Four of the Italians were part of a team from the University of Genoa.
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Trump warns Taiwan against declaring...
on 15 May | 2026 at 21:28
The US president says he wants Beijing and Taipei to "cool down" tensions over the self-governing island.
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Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension...
on 15 May | 2026 at 21:17
The US president says Tehran has to show "real" commitment to removing nuclear fuel and stopping uranium enrichment.
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What China critics in Maga movement make of...
on 15 May | 2026 at 19:52
Trump’s softer approach towards China is one that experts say will likely trickle down to the wider MAGA base.

“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













