|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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|General
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Pope Leo visits Canary Islands to highlight...
on 11 June | 2026 at 17:04
The Pope is appealing for a humane approach and respectful welcome for migrants seeking a better life.
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Nigeria evacuates citizens from South Africa as...
on 11 June | 2026 at 16:25
Nigeria is the latest African state to repatriate citizens following reports of xenophobic attacks.
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Deadly Sudan drone strike targets funeral...
on 11 June | 2026 at 15:57
Rights groups accuse the RSF paramilitary group of killing civilians in el-Obeid, a city on the civil war's front line.
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Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's...
on 11 June | 2026 at 15:02
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
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Artan to referee Uefa Super Cup after losing...
on 11 June | 2026 at 14:24
Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after being denied a spot at the World Cup.
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SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's...
on 11 June | 2026 at 14:13
SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.
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El Niño under way and threatens weather...
on 11 June | 2026 at 13:26
An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.

“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













