|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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Japan is launching a mission to Mars’s largest moon Phobos
on 16 October | 2026The Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft, set to launch on 20 October, will bring back samples that should solve a moon mystery that has been vexing scientists for more than a century
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El Niño has killed hundreds of children in Sudan
on 16 October | 2026Drought driven by El Niño is causing hunger and disease in Sudan that has already killed hundreds of children
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Scientists have just voted to abolish leap seconds
on 16 October | 2026Since 1972, officials have added 27 leap seconds to the universal clock, but in a meeting this week in France they have decided to abandon the practice
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Will physics be the next field to be turned upside down by AI?
on 16 October | 2026AI has taken huge strides in computer programming and mathematics – physics could be next
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Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier will keep melting even if oceans cool
on 15 October | 2026Computer models suggest that unrealistically cold oceans would be insufficient to stop Thwaites glacier retreating, although a neighbouring glacier might begin to grow
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Why a high school in Virginia is getting a quantum computer
on 15 October | 2026Starting in January, students attending Skyview High School in Virginia will learn about the building blocks and principles underlying quantum computers by working with one directly
|General
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Trump denies limiting Ukraine access to Starlink...
on 16 October | 2026 at 19:33Speed curbs limited Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian attacks on Tuesday night.
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What we learned from heated US midterm Senate...
on 16 October | 2026 at 19:09As the 3 November election approaches and both parties fight for control of Congress, some clear themes have emerged.
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Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now...
on 16 October | 2026 at 18:11Australia has proposed a switch to force social media platforms to let users turn off recommended content.
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Inside Ukrainian offensive pushing Russia back -...
on 16 October | 2026 at 16:00The BBC joins Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi as it regains crucial territory in the Donbas, but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump.
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Watch: Will Ukraine get the support needed as...
on 16 October | 2026 at 15:45Zelensky thanked the "real leaders" ahead of a meeting with the EU in Brussels.
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Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal...
on 16 October | 2026 at 14:57Some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.
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Pope pictured for first time since surgery and...
on 16 October | 2026 at 14:36The pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after having surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday.
“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.