|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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Mexico's most wanted drug lord 'El Mencho' killed...
on 22 February | 2026 at 20:16Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", is head of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels.
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Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter...
on 22 February | 2026 at 19:30The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers said. Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
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Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US...
on 22 February | 2026 at 18:18US envoy Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby.
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Bones of St Francis of Assisi go on public...
on 22 February | 2026 at 17:49The remains of Italy's patron saint have only been seen in public once before - for one day in 1978.
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Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital...
on 22 February | 2026 at 17:27Greenland's PM reminded Trump of its free healthcare, after Trump said he was sending a boat to aid people who were allegedly "not being taken care of".
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Explosions kill police officer and injure 25 in...
on 22 February | 2026 at 14:19Twenty-five people were injured by explosions overnight in what officials are calling a terror attack.
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'Affront to humanity': Sudan slams Uganda for...
on 22 February | 2026 at 13:52Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
“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]
