|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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The mystery of nuclear 'magic numbers' has finally been resolved
on 16 February | 2026A mathematical equivalent of a microscope with variable resolution has shed light on why some atoms are exceptionally stable, a riddle that has persisted in nuclear physics for decades
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Psychedelic reduces depression symptoms after just one dose
on 16 February | 2026The psychedelic DMT has been linked to improved mental health outcomes before, but now, scientists have shown it reduces depression symptoms more than a placebo when given alongside therapeutic support
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Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why
on 16 February | 2026Biologists have debated the reason why Homo sapiens evolved a prominent lower jaw, but this unique feature may actually be a by-product of other traits shaped by natural selection
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Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update
on 16 February | 2026We are used to heat flowing from hot objects to cool ones, and never the other way round, but now researchers have found it is possible to pull off this trick in the strange realm of quantum mechanics
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Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight loss
on 16 February | 2026Intermittent fasting appears to be no better than doing nothing when it comes to helping people who are overweight or have obesity lose weight
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These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you have bad genes
on 13 February | 2026Five dietary patterns that involve eating lots of plants have been linked with living up to three years longer, even among people who are genetically predisposed to have a shorter life
|General
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Australian IS families in Syria camp turned back...
on 16 February | 2026 at 19:18The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.
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Flying oranges: Italian town celebrates carnival...
on 16 February | 2026 at 15:10A town in northern Italy has started celebrating carnival with its annual Battle of the Oranges where people hurl the fruit at each other for fun.
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Five injured as Swiss train derails in heavy snow
on 16 February | 2026 at 14:17One passenger was taken to hospital after the derailment, which police say could have been caused by an avalanche.
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Navalny's mother says she always knew he was...
on 16 February | 2026 at 13:01On the second anniversary of his death, Lyudmila Navalnaya says her son did not "simply die in prison".
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'It's never too late': Savannah Guthrie's new...
on 16 February | 2026 at 12:36The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles from Guthrie's home.
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Pressure grows for release of remaining...
on 16 February | 2026 at 12:28An NGO says hundreds of people remain behind bars despite US pressure US to speed up their release.
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Kenya strike delays flights at international hub...
on 16 February | 2026 at 12:18Authorities say they have put in place contingency measures as a labour dispute affects travel.
“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]
