|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
Slow Horses: Slow-Burn Rebuttal
★★★★☆ [See-Saw Films Apple TV+] Slow Horses arrives like a corrective: a spy...
When Representation Masks Prejudice
Is it reasonable to expect marketing campaigns to reflect the demographics of...
Becoming a Retail Impresario
For years my wife encouraged me to commercialise my art and designs, starting...
Thinking with Machines
I feel genuinely privileged to be alive in this era. The technological leaps...
The Polite Exclusion of Home
I grew up in Birmingham during my formative years. Not inner‑city Birmingham,...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James Earl...
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 they...
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 of...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James Earl Jones, the legendary...
“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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Fermat’s last theorem formalised by AI agents in just 11 days
on 5 September | 2026Converting the proof of Fermat's last theorem into code that computers can check was expected to take years. Anthropic's Claude AI managed it in less than two weeks
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How worried should we be about the invasive mosquitoes in the UK?
on 4 September | 2026Invasive mosquitoes that can carry viruses like dengue, chikungunya and Zika have been found breeding in east London
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Super El Niño could have unexpected effect on UK winter
on 4 September | 2026An El Niño is usually expected to herald a cold end to winter in the UK – but this year could be different
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Lucid dreams induced via multisensory stimulation
on 4 September | 2026Lucid dreams, when a person is aware they're dreaming and can often control them, could be induced in people who rarely experience them
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Nations and big tech to train AI using ‘gold dust’ data from Ukraine
on 4 September | 2026Foreign states and technology firms are scrambling for data from the Ukraine war so they can train the next-generation of AI models that might be used in defence and national security
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Pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months in world first
on 3 September | 2026A pig kidney transplant worked for a record nine months. This enabled the recipient to stay off dialysis for longer while waiting for a suitable human donor's kidney to become available
|General
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TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt...
on 6 September | 2026 at 08:05Sarah Khalifa is best known for her TV programme Mission Impossible which dealt with crime issues.
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Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at...
on 6 September | 2026 at 07:06More than 20,000 passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.
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Why a famous Montreal sandwich shop has been...
on 6 September | 2026 at 06:04Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has changed suppliers for its black cherry soda.
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US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting...
on 6 September | 2026 at 02:24It will be the first trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's top negotiators, to Kyiv.
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Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found...
on 6 September | 2026 at 01:54Chandika Shrestha was airlifted to hospital after spending more than 10 days in her partially buried house.
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Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found...
on 6 September | 2026 at 01:54
Chandika Shrestha was airlifted to hospital after spending more than 10 days in her partially buried house.
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'He was a lifeline' - Families at a loss after...
on 6 September | 2026 at 00:17Haitian immigrants make up a large portion of the already overburdened home-care workforce.
“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
|THE CIRCUS
Where the spectacle grows, but the soul stays pure. Driven by driving talent, engineering brilliance, and the pursuit of the limit.
Ayrton Senna embodied the purity of racing; fearless, intuitive, and utterly committed to the craft. His legacy isn’t just in his victories, but in the emotional depth he brought to the sport.
Professor Sid Watkins, Formula One’s pioneering medical voice, stood as Senna’s guardian and friend. Their relationship shaped modern motorsport safety, and Watkins’ work ensured that Senna’s impact extended far beyond the cockpit.