|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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This El Niño will be the hottest by a huge margin
on 23 July | 2026The super El Niño now developing in the tropical Pacific has a 90 per cent chance of becoming the strongest in 150 years, breaking global temperature records and unleashing extreme weather
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Extremely basic AI prompt cracks decades-old maths problem
on 23 July | 2026For the second time in a week, a long-standing conjecture has been disproved by artificial intelligence, highlighting the advanced mathematical capabilities of ChatGPT and its ilk
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Can sounds make plants grow bigger? A start-up says they can
on 23 July | 2026Haivya has developed acoustic signals designed to influence plant development, and its trials reportedly show large yield increases in soybean, pepper and cannabis crops
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Fields medal 2026: Work on unifying laws of physics wins maths prize
on 23 July | 2026Mathematicians who helped unify laws of physics and cracked decades-old problems in geometry are among this year's recipients of the Fields medal
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Dark energy doesn’t exist, claims controversial paper
on 23 July | 2026An analysis of supernovae argues that the universe’s expansion is not speeding up, so there is no need for dark energy to exist to explain it
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Orcas filmed making sunfish explode by ramming them at high speed
on 23 July | 2026Orcas have been seen smashing into sharp-tail sunfish so hard that the fish bursts into thousands of fragments, perhaps as a form of play as well as food processing
|General
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India activist ends hunger strike after 26 days
on 23 July | 2026 at 21:27Sonam Wangchuk, a supporter of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms, says he wants to avert "possible violence".
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Google and Tesla shares plunge as AI spending...
on 23 July | 2026 at 20:42As major tech companies race to capitalize on a new wave of AI technology, investors wonder when financial benefits will appear.
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France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in...
on 23 July | 2026 at 19:17Most of those evacuated were tourists from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France's Gironde region.
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Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal,...
on 23 July | 2026 at 17:58The US president says the landmark agreement to help Saudis develop nuclear energy is dependent on it joining the Abraham Accords.
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Ukraine's ousted defence minister insists on...
on 23 July | 2026 at 17:37Mykhailo Fedorov refuses President Zelensky's offer to accept an alternative post, as the battle of wills continues.
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Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East...
on 23 July | 2026 at 17:06The Iran-backed group in Yemen has threatened to target Saudi vessels in a vital shipping route.
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Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tanker as US...
on 23 July | 2026 at 16:50The Iran-backed group, which previously announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia, also claims to have hit another vessel.
“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.