|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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Neanderthal Europe was as much a wooden age as a stone age
on 7 October | 2026When Neanderthals dominated Europe, it was likely that wood was at least as important to them as stone for working into tools
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194-year-old tortoise has exceptional DNA repair systems that fight off ageing
on 7 October | 2026The genome of Jonathan the giant tortoise, a 194-year-old resident of St Helena island, has been probed to understand how he has been alive for more than double his species’ average life expectancy
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Why gatekeeping is needed in the age of AI
on 7 October | 2026Large language models have unleashed a torrent of text – dealing with it won't be easy
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Stunning early mammal fossil sheds light on the evolution of suckling
on 7 October | 2026A predecessor of modern mammals that lived in the Jurassic has been found in China with its throat anatomy preserved, allowing researchers to examine the earliest evidence for the evolution of suckling
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Colonisation of Australia led to big increase in wildfire danger
on 7 October | 2026An analysis of lake sediments in south-eastern Australia has revealed that the expulsion of Indigenous communities in the 19th century resulted in an explosion of tree cover and more devastating wildfires
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OpenAI announces 722 mathematical discoveries in one go
on 7 October | 2026AI has been growing ever more capable in mathematics and OpenAI has now released hundreds of papers at the same time – to the astonishment of mathematicians
|General
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Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked...
on 7 October | 2026 at 21:40Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
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Chinese runner dropped by sponsor after riding...
on 7 October | 2026 at 20:29Sun Yuanyuan was seemingly pictured on the back of another person's bike during part of the Berlin Marathon.
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Israelis mourn 7 October attack victims three...
on 7 October | 2026 at 20:27Memorial events have taken place in Israel on the third anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that sparked the devastating Gaza war.
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Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to...
on 7 October | 2026 at 19:30People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.
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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's...
on 7 October | 2026 at 18:27Fears that the death may have been caused by pneumonic plague has prompted calls for more transparency from Russia.
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Children killed while they slept as Russian...
on 7 October | 2026 at 18:12Five children are among the victims of a strike that destroyed 30 flats in northern Ukraine as families slept.
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France halts use of stun grenades after boy's...
on 7 October | 2026 at 17:47The step comes after several groups complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers.
“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.