|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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Why the world's militaries are scrambling to create their own Starlink
on 11 March | 2026The reliable internet connections provided by Starlink offer a huge advantage on the battlefield. But as access is dependent on the whims of controversial billionaire Elon Musk, militaries are looking to build their own version
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Parkinson's disease may reduce enjoyment of pleasant smells
on 11 March | 2026The "world smells different" for people with Parkinson's disease, a discovery that could help doctors spot the condition sooner
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Orcas may be to blame for some mass dolphin strandings
on 11 March | 2026Two mass strandings involving hundreds of dolphins in Argentina probably happened because the pods were being hunted by orcas, highlighting the role of predators in these mysterious events
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Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets
on 10 March | 2026Statistics that quantify a person’s predisposition to diseases such as diabetes and cancer can be reverse-engineered to reveal the underlying genetic data, prompting privacy concerns
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Start-up is building the first data centre to use human brain cells
on 10 March | 2026Cortical Labs is building two data centres that will house its neuron-filled chips. The technology is still in the very early stages of development
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Mystery 'whippet' space explosion is the brightest of its kind
on 10 March | 2026A rapidly brightening burst of light called AT 2024wpp, or "the Whippet", is baffling astronomers. One explanation is that it is the result of an exotic star falling into a black hole
|General
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Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but...
on 11 March | 2026 at 16:45The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor.
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'Even under missiles we carry on living' - how...
on 11 March | 2026 at 16:00Iranians say they are sheltering at home and rarely venturing out on near-empty streets as the US-Israeli bombing campaign continues.
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Large WW2 bomb defused after Dresden evacuated
on 11 March | 2026 at 15:55The city's biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.
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Countries agree to record release of emergency...
on 11 March | 2026 at 15:51The G7 group of nations welcomes the idea of releasing oil in response to the surge in prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began
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French aid worker among three killed in drone...
on 11 March | 2026 at 15:24Witnesses say drone strikes hit a residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers in Goma.
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No evidence Swiss bus fire was terrorism,...
on 11 March | 2026 at 15:04Initial reports suggest a man with "psychological problems" set himself on fire on the bus, according to police.
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EU and UK demand Israel stop surge in West Bank...
on 11 March | 2026 at 14:13Six Palestinians have been killed during attacks by settlers in the West Bank since the start of Israel's war, the UN says.
“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
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
BELGIAN GP [Spa-Francorchamps]
