|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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Laughter therapy may help people with chronic lung disease
on 7 September | 2026An eight-week course of self-administered laughter therapy helped a small number of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease breathe more easily
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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
|General
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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanese village kill...
on 7 September | 2026 at 08:57Lebanon says a recent Israeli escalation is jeopardising a US-brokered ceasefire meant to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Germany's far-right AfD hails big victory in...
on 7 September | 2026 at 08:52Preliminary results give the Alternative for Germany a big margin of victory - almost 44% of the vote.
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Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in...
on 7 September | 2026 at 08:26It's not clear how many people were inside the building - or if there are still people under the debris.
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How quiz-show winnings kick-started coach's...
on 7 September | 2026 at 08:04Lithuanian coach Valdas Dambrauskas cut his teeth in English football, and now returns in the Champions League with Sabah.
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Five dead after Amazon cargo plane crashes at...
on 7 September | 2026 at 06:59Five people are dead and five seriously injured after a Boeing 767-300 cargo plane "overran" the runway and caught fire, officials say.
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Did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi...
on 7 September | 2026 at 06:32Omar al-Bayoumi has always denied being an extremist and a Saudi spy.
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Indonesia volcano eruption leaves 270,000...
on 7 September | 2026 at 06:13Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from the capital Jakarta, began erupting late on Friday.
“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.