|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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Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
on 23 April | 2026During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters
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Do you need to worry about Mythos, Anthropic's computer-hacking AI?
on 23 April | 2026A powerful AI kept from public access because of its ability to hack computers with impunity is making headlines around the world. But what is Mythos, does it really represent a risk and might it even be used to improve cybersecurity?
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Catching a cold can delay cancer from spreading to the lungs
on 23 April | 2026Infecting mice with RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms, prevented breast cancer cells from reaching their lungs. This was due to the release of proteins that stop viruses from replicating in the lungs also making it harder for cancer cells to seed new tumours
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Huge study reveals how Epstein-Barr virus may cause multiple sclerosis
on 23 April | 2026The Epstein-Barr virus seems to affect gene expression and cell signalling in a way that causes the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis
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98 per cent of meat and dairy sustainability pledges are greenwashing
on 22 April | 2026The food industry has made big promises to reduce emissions and become more sustainable, but a review concludes that many of the pledges are not backed up by evidence
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Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion
on 22 April | 2026A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players
|General
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Key suspect in notorious Tadamon massacre during...
on 24 April | 2026 at 10:41Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.
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Briton in Netflix's 'Con Mum' faces fresh charges...
on 24 April | 2026 at 10:26Dionne Marie Hanna, 85, is accused of duping more than two dozen people - including her own son.
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Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after...
on 24 April | 2026 at 10:14An internal Pentagon email reportedly outlines options to punish allies over a perceived lack of support for Iran war.
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UK biobank data incident caused by 'a few bad...
on 24 April | 2026 at 10:00Professor Sir Rory Collins said he was "angry" and "upset" about the incident, as both the bank's boss and a participant.
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Watch: Powerful tornadoes barrel through northern...
on 24 April | 2026 at 09:49There was significant damage in Enid, a city of about 50,000 people, according to local reports.
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Judge dismisses Smokey Robinson's defamation...
on 24 April | 2026 at 09:29The veteran singer had made a counterclaim after four housekeepers sued him for alleged sexual assault.
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'A dangerous standoff' as Strait of Hormuz...
on 24 April | 2026 at 09:26The US and Iran's rival blockades of the Strait of Hormuz have become a "test of wills", says Lyse Doucet.
“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]
