|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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Antimatter has been transported by road for the first time
on 24 March | 2026
CERN is working on building an antimatter delivery service. The project passed a big test by successfully transporting 92 antiprotons around a 4-kilometre loop of road
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How AI shook the world's largest meeting of physicists
on 24 March | 2026
Physicists are grappling with how the increasing presence of AI will change the nature of their profession
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Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline
on 23 March | 2026
The Neanderthal population shrank during a cold spell around 75,000 years ago, and the loss of genetic diversity may have contributed to their eventual extinction
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Warmer ocean is driving the Antarctic sea ice 'regime shift'
on 23 March | 2026
Since 2016, Antarctic sea ice extent has been declining sharply – now scientists are piecing together how strong winds and warm deep water have played a part in this abrupt transition
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Mysterious comet disintegration caught by telescope after lucky break
on 23 March | 2026
Catching a comet in the process of falling apart is difficult, but a coincidence let astronomers see one in more detail than ever before using the Hubble Space Telescope – and revealed a mystery
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'Zombie' cells created by transplanting genomes into dead bacteria
on 23 March | 2026
Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then transplanting the genome of another species into it, blurring the boundary between life and death
|General
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'Truly magical woman': Tributes to Married at...
on 24 March | 2026 at 17:59
The TV dating coach is remembered as "a radiant, shining light" following her death at the age of 54.
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Russia launches 948 drones at Ukraine in largest...
on 24 March | 2026 at 17:32
Cities across the west of Ukraine were hit, with residential buildings damaged and many injured.
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Everyday life in Asia is being upended by Iran...
on 24 March | 2026 at 17:12
Asia relies heavily on oil and gas from the Gulf, and shortages and higher prices are starting to bite.
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Israel says it will take control of large buffer...
on 24 March | 2026 at 16:58
Thousands of displaced Lebanese residents will not be allowed to return home until northern Israel is safe, Israel's defence minister says.
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Iran war shows norms of international conflicts...
on 24 March | 2026 at 15:55
US threats against energy infrastructure, and Iran's retaliation on its Gulf neighbours, signal a clear change.
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Danes vote as PM Mette Frederiksen seeks third...
on 24 March | 2026 at 12:26
Frederiksen enjoyed a surge in popularity for standing up to the US over Greenland but her support is down on 2022.
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Australia and EU agree sweeping trade deal in...
on 24 March | 2026 at 12:14
Australia and the EU sign sweeping trade and security deals after years of negotiations.

“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













