|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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The brain's cleaning system can be boosted to rid Alzheimer's proteins
on 25 March | 2026A duo of drugs that boosts our glympathic system, which clears waste from our brain, also improves the removal of proteins associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease
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Oldest known dog extends the genetic history of our canine companions
on 25 March | 2026The remains of dogs from more than 14,000 years ago have been found in Turkey and the UK, revealing that domesticated animals were spread across Europe by hunter-gatherers
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Landmark experiment reveals a big unexpected problem with cloning
on 25 March | 2026A 20-year study has shown that, like photocopying photocopies, cloning doesn't produce perfect copies – with big implications for farming, conservation and de-extinction
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Ancient elephant bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal hunt
on 25 March | 2026Researchers have re-analysed a set of elephant bones and a wooden spear found in Germany in 1948, which provide compelling evidence of Neanderthals' big game hunting abilities
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Cancer-causing chemical found to be leaking from gas cookers
on 25 March | 2026One in 10 homes tested in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands have dangerous levels of benzene because of slow leaks from gas hobs and ovens
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Earth may have formed from two separate rings around the sun
on 24 March | 2026Our solar system’s rocky planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars – may have formed from two rings around the young sun, rather than a single disc
|General
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UN votes to recognise slavery as 'gravest crime...
on 25 March | 2026 at 17:36The landmark resolution calls for an apology and contributions to a reparations fund, without specifying an amount.
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'We are in agony' - Savannah Guthrie does first...
on 25 March | 2026 at 16:38The US presenter says terrifying thoughts wake her at night as she imagines what happened.
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South Africa's police chief to appear in court...
on 25 March | 2026 at 16:33South African authorities declined to disclose the charges he will face when he stands in the dock.
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'Men need to be perp-walked' after Epstein files...
on 25 March | 2026 at 15:47The US congressman responded to a BBC Newsnight interview with a group of survivors of the late financier's abuse.
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Democrats flip Florida state seat that includes...
on 25 March | 2026 at 15:07Emily Gregory’s projected victory comes in a legislative district which a Republican candidate won by 19 percentage points in 2024.
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Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found...
on 25 March | 2026 at 14:30D'Artagnan was killed during the Siege of Maastricht in 1673 and later immortalised in the stories of Alexandre Dumas.
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Estonia and Latvia say territories hit by stray...
on 25 March | 2026 at 12:42The incidents occurred on the same night that Ukraine launched a massive attack on Russia's port of Ust-Luga, near the Estonian border.
“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]
