|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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Mysterious 'compound X' clears toxic Parkinson’s proteins from brain
on 9 April | 2026A drug known only as compound X helped to remove the problematic proteins associated with Parkinson's disease from the brains of mice, and improved their balance and mobility
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Emperor penguins added to endangered list after rapid decline
on 9 April | 2026The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the Red List status for three of Antarctica’s most famous species after a dire assessment of their prospects under climate change
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Key ocean current is slowing at locations around the Atlantic
on 8 April | 2026Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is weakening
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Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time
on 8 April | 2026A method that relies on hitting materials with neutrons can measure how much quantum entanglement hides within them, which could enable new kinds of quantum technology
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Why early humans radically changed their toolkits 200,000 years ago
on 8 April | 2026A decline in ancient megafauna in the Middle East coincided with a shift towards smaller, lighter toolkits in the archaeological record – though scientists are still in debate about why
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Particles seen emerging from empty space for first time
on 8 April | 2026By tracing the origins of an unusual, short-lived particle, researchers have gathered some of the strongest evidence yet that mass can emerge from fluctuations in the vacuum
|General
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Lebanon thought there was a ceasefire - then...
on 9 April | 2026 at 17:16Israel says Lebanon is not included in the ceasefire the US agreed to halt the war with Iran.
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Israeli strikes in Lebanon 'grave violation' of...
on 9 April | 2026 at 17:11Iran's deputy foreign minister says the US must choose between 'war and ceasefire'.
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'Endless fears': Even if fighting stops, the...
on 9 April | 2026 at 16:06The BBC has been able to obtain testimony from parents and those trying to help children deal with the distress that comes with war.
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French far-right leader romantically linked to...
on 9 April | 2026 at 15:05Presidential hopeful Jordan Bardella was pictured on a Corsican beach with Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
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Pioneering wildlife cameraman Doug Allan dies...
on 9 April | 2026 at 14:52The cameraman and photographer won eight Emmy Awards for his work on acclaimed series like Blue Planet alongside Sir David Attenborough.
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Ships remain cautious approaching Strait of...
on 9 April | 2026 at 13:58Only a few vessels have crossed the strait since the US-Iran ceasefire deal, according to BBC Verify analysis.
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Petrol and diesel prices rise again as concerns...
on 9 April | 2026 at 13:49Motoring groups have warned drivers not to expect a significant drop in costs soon.
“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
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
BELGIAN GP [Spa-Francorchamps]
