|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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Jaguar makes epic 2100-kilometre journey across the Amazon
on 28 July | 2026A jaguar that has been dubbed Gaspar traversed 2100 kilometres of the Amazon, crossing farms and roads. But why he set off on this mission is unclear
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Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it?
on 28 July | 2026Climate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings' genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof the crop
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Asteroid strike caused global firestorm that incinerated the dinosaurs
on 28 July | 2026After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling back to Earth at ballistic speeds, creating a global blast of heat strong enough to broil life on land
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Unprecedented ‘fire clouds’ are fanning the flames in France
on 28 July | 2026Flame-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds can make wildfires even more intense, and they are expected to become more common in Europe
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Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa
on 27 July | 2026Over 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei or Homo erectus
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We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black hole
on 27 July | 2026Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star being ripped apart
|General
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Ghana mourns its tallest man - a 'generous and...
on 28 July | 2026 at 18:19Sulemana Abdul Samed, who was diagnosed with gigantism several years ago, has died at the age of 33.
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Japan earthquake: What we know so far
on 28 July | 2026 at 17:15Japan is reeling from a major earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.
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'It's a hell of a situation': Spain grapples with...
on 28 July | 2026 at 16:49Three fires in the Madrid region have caused particular concern, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.
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Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya...
on 28 July | 2026 at 16:37It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.
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Wildfires in south-west France flare up as region...
on 28 July | 2026 at 16:14Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires in Gironde.
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French Navy carries out 'shooting drill' mid...
on 28 July | 2026 at 16:12Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview.
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Uefa and PM criticise Infantino World Cup plan
on 28 July | 2026 at 15:36Uefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham criticise proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.
“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.