|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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Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals
on 20 February | 2026A survey of 100 commercial foods for dogs and cats revealed that PFAS chemicals appear in numerous brands and types, with fish-based products among those with the highest levels
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We've spotted the strongest microwave laser in the known universe
on 20 February | 2026Colliding galaxies can create a beam of focused microwave radiation known as a maser, and astronomers have discovered the brightest one ever seen
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Fresh understanding of the causes of migraine reveals new drug targets
on 20 February | 2026New insights into the causes of migraine are prompting a fresh look at a drug target that was sidelined 25 years ago
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Search for radio signals finds no hint of alien civilisation on K2-18b
on 20 February | 2026Planet K2-18b, an apparent water world 124 light years away, has been seen as a promising location in the search for aliens, but telescopes on Earth failed to pick up any radio transmissions
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New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs
on 19 February | 2026Spinosaurs have sometimes been portrayed as swimmers or divers, but a new species of these dinosaurs bolsters the idea that they were more like gigantic herons
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Atmospheric pollution caused by space junk could be a huge problem
on 19 February | 2026After a Falcon 9 rocket stage burned up in the atmosphere, vaporised lithium and other metals drifted over Europe. This growing type of pollution could destroy ozone and form climate-warming clouds
|General
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Tariffs ruling is major blow to Trump's...
on 20 February | 2026 at 19:01The Supreme Court has weakened Trump's hand in dealing with other nations, writes Anthony Zurcher.
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US build-up of warships and fighter jets tracked...
on 20 February | 2026 at 17:38A second US aircraft carrier appears to be heading towards the Middle East as Washington increases its pressure on Iran.
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Nasa targets early March to send humans back...
on 20 February | 2026 at 17:00Nasa sets the launch date following a successful "wet dress rehearsal" of the Artemis II mission.
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Trump tariffs ripped up global trade order. What...
on 20 February | 2026 at 16:25If you think the Supreme Court ruling heralds a return to pre-Trump business as usual - think again.
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Dog trained to illegally dump rubbish, Italian...
on 20 February | 2026 at 15:57"Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility", the City of Catania warns.
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Woman charged over abandoning dog at Las Vegas...
on 20 February | 2026 at 15:57A charity says it has been inudated with applications to adopt the dog after it was tied to the baggage sizer at a ticket counter.
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How Eric Dane gave his final months to 'moving...
on 20 February | 2026 at 15:46The Grey's Anatomy star spent his last months campaigning towards a cure for the rare, incurable condition.
“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]
