|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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First treaty to protect the high seas comes into force
on 17 January | 2026
A United Nations agreement for the “conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity” in the open oceans has now taken effect
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Meat may play an unexpected role in helping people reach 100
on 16 January | 2026
Longevity diets often focus on going plant-based, but a study in China has linked eating meat to a long lifespan, particularly among older people who are underweight
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Amateur mathematicians solve long-standing maths problems with AI
on 16 January | 2026
Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the assistance of AI tools, and say it could lead to a new way of doing mathematics
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Cancelling plans may be more socially acceptable than you think
on 16 January | 2026
Volunteers consider it relatively unacceptable to cancel social plans – but they are more forgiving if it's someone else cancelling the plans
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Earliest ever supernova sheds light on the first stars
on 16 January | 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope has picked up the light from a massive star that exploded about a billion years after the birth of the universe
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A leading use for quantum computers might not need them after all
on 16 January | 2026
Understanding a molecule that plays a key role in nitrogen fixing – a chemical process that enables life on Earth – has long been thought of as problem for quantum computers, but now a classical computer may have solved it
|General
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Ugandan leader to extend 40-year rule after being...
on 17 January | 2026 at 13:33
President Yoweri Museveni wins a seventh term, as his main rival Bobi Wine decries "fake results".
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Iran supreme leader blames US for deadly protests
on 17 January | 2026 at 12:59
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alleges the US instigated recent unrest in which thousands have been killed.
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Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of...
on 17 January | 2026 at 12:51
The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says.
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Syrian army moves east of Aleppo after Kurdish...
on 17 January | 2026 at 12:06
This comes after Syria's government announced its first formal recognition of Kurdish national rights since 1946.
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Japanese mayor apologises after calling staff...
on 17 January | 2026 at 08:08
Yokohama mayor Takeharu Yamanaka admits using the terms "idiot" and "human scum" to disparage staff.
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US justice department investigating Minnesota...
on 17 January | 2026 at 07:22
It comes as fresh details emerged in the death of a Minneapolis woman shot last week by an ICE agent in the city.
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Watch: Armed group robs Pokémon store in New...
on 17 January | 2026 at 06:48
Multiple hooded and masked people ransacked Pokémon merchandise and smashed glass card displays at the Manhattan shop.

“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













