|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
Slow Horses: Slow-Burn Rebuttal
★★★★☆ [See-Saw Films Apple TV+] Slow Horses arrives like a corrective: a spy...
When Representation Masks Prejudice
Is it reasonable to expect marketing campaigns to reflect the demographics of...
Becoming a Retail Impresario
For years my wife encouraged me to commercialise my art and designs, starting...
Thinking with Machines
I feel genuinely privileged to be alive in this era. The technological leaps...
The Polite Exclusion of Home
I grew up in Birmingham during my formative years. Not inner‑city Birmingham,...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James Earl...
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 they...
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 of...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James Earl Jones, the legendary...
“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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Record-breaking, fast-spinning magnet could help uncover new physics
on 6 November | 2026A magnet barely wider than a human hair is one of the fastest spinning objects ever and could be useful for both fundamental physics experiments and in quantum technology
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An unexpected feedback loop may be driving mega heatwaves
on 6 November | 2026Dry soil and high pressure can amplify extreme heat, helping to explain why regions like Europe are suffering record-shattering heatwaves much earlier than climate models predicted
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Less than 4 minutes of vigorous exercise a day could halve your dementia risk
on 6 November | 2026Bursts of vigorous physical activity, such as carrying heavy shopping or rushing for the bus, seem to have a significant effect on our brain health and dementia risk
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Parkinson’s may be driven by ‘vicious cycle’ that disrupts brain waste drainage
on 6 November | 2026Parkinson's disease is linked to toxic protein clumps and disrupted brain waste removal, which may feed off each other, causing the condition to progress
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Hubble Space Telescope is falling to Earth – should NASA save it?
on 6 November | 2026The Hubble Space Telescope faces a fiery and fatal re-entry to Earth's atmosphere sometime around 2032, but NASA is asking the private sector for ideas to keep it working
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The economic benefits of the covid vaccines may be double what we thought
on 5 November | 2026The global health and economic benefits of the covid-19 vaccines were thought to have reached up to $38 trillion in their first year, but a new analysis suggests $64.3 trillion is a more accurate figure
|General
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No clear winner after tight New Zealand general...
on 7 November | 2026 at 15:56Weeks of coalition talks could follow after preliminary results pointed to a highly divided national parliament.
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Russian strikes wound nine and damage Ukraine's...
on 7 November | 2026 at 12:49The attacks come before Ukrainian and Russian delegations are due to take part in trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi next week.
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Four things we learned this week about 2028 White...
on 7 November | 2026 at 12:23The seismic Democratic gains in Congress could shape the presidential election, so who had a good night and who's making moves?
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Texas mayor instructs police to limit...
on 7 November | 2026 at 08:15There has been months of public outcry in Houston after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a man who was driving to work.
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Meghan's father Thomas Markle under house arrest...
on 7 November | 2026 at 07:27The 82-year-old appeared in court in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.
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Paraguay's president impeached and under house...
on 7 November | 2026 at 07:20Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.
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Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin...
on 7 November | 2026 at 06:59Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
“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
|THE CIRCUS
Where the spectacle grows, but the soul stays pure. Driven by driving talent, engineering brilliance, and the pursuit of the limit.
Ayrton Senna embodied the purity of racing; fearless, intuitive, and utterly committed to the craft. His legacy isn’t just in his victories, but in the emotional depth he brought to the sport.
Professor Sid Watkins, Formula One’s pioneering medical voice, stood as Senna’s guardian and friend. Their relationship shaped modern motorsport safety, and Watkins’ work ensured that Senna’s impact extended far beyond the cockpit.