|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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NASA’s Artemis moon exploration programme is getting a major makeover
on 27 February | 2026As it faces yet another set of delays, NASA’s Artemis programme is being shaken up, delaying an actual moon landing in favour of smaller, faster steps forward
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Frailty can be eased with an infusion of stem cells from young people
on 27 February | 2026Frailty can typically only be lessened through lifestyle changes, but a stem cell therapy seems to target the underlying causes of the condition, boosting the mobility of frail older people
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Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week
on 27 February | 2026Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications
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Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life
on 27 February | 2026Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without harming wildlife, according to the researchers behind an ocean alkalinity enhancement test
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How worried should you be about an asteroid smashing into Earth?
on 27 February | 2026The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight
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We all harbour 9 secrets and they are eating us up inside
on 27 February | 2026Secret-keeping evolved to maintain social harmony, but it can weigh heavily on us when we can’t stop thinking about them. So, what is the best way to deal with things that we don't want anyone else to know?
|General
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What we know so far: Supreme Leader's compound...
on 28 February | 2026 at 20:06Iran has retaliated with a missile barrage towards Israel, while explosions have been heard in Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE.
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Iran retaliation raises questions about US air...
on 28 February | 2026 at 19:34Iran's strike on US Navy base in Bahrain will worry Washington and its allies in the region.
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Luxury Dubai hotel hit as Iran launches...
on 28 February | 2026 at 18:15Smoke and flames rose from Dubai's Fairmont The Palm hotel as civilian targets came under fire along with the US military bases across the middle east.
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How the world has reacted to US and Israeli...
on 28 February | 2026 at 16:00World leaders have been giving their responses to the attacks on several Iranian cities and Tehran's retaliation.
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Inside Iran, panic as strikes hit but for some...
on 28 February | 2026 at 15:36Iranians talk about what is happening inside the country, despite an almost total internet blackout.
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At least 20 killed after military plane carrying...
on 28 February | 2026 at 13:00Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds allegedly trying to take banknotes from the crash site.
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Bowen: A dangerous moment, but US and Israel see...
on 28 February | 2026 at 12:17Israel and the US believe Iran's regime is vulnerable, dealing with an economic crisis and the aftermath of protests.
“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]
