|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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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after...
on 21 February | 2026 at 20:26One hundred and fifty eight captive-bred juvenile tortoises were released on the Galápagos island of Floreana.
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Iran students stage first anti-government...
on 21 February | 2026 at 20:00The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.
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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after...
on 21 February | 2026 at 18:32The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
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Killing of nationalist student leaves French far...
on 21 February | 2026 at 18:11Far-left militants are suspected of being behind Quentin Deranque's death and the party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon is being widely condemned.
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Nasa astronauts' moon mission likely to be...
on 21 February | 2026 at 17:58The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will likely be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.
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How will Trump's new global tariffs work and...
on 21 February | 2026 at 17:39The Supreme Court's decision has led questions over whether people can get a refund over the unlawful tariffs.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 10 in Lebanon,...
on 21 February | 2026 at 17:26The strikes are among the deadliest in Lebanon since a ceasefire ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
“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]
