|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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Gravity's strength measured more reliably than ever before
on 24 April | 2026
Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed – but a new test is paving the way to finally understanding nature’s most enigmatic force
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Symptoms of early dementia reversed by bespoke treatment plans
on 24 April | 2026
People with cognitive decline or early-stage dementia saw their symptoms improve when given bespoke treatment plans that targeted their personal nutritional deficiencies, ongoing infections and environmental exposures
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QBox theory may offer glimpse of reality deeper than quantum realm
on 24 April | 2026
Physicists have long suspected that there is a layer of physical reality beneath quantum theory and a new mathematical model unveils just how strange it might be
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Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
on 23 April | 2026
During 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 | 2026
A 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 | 2026
Infecting 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
|General
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Armed groups launch coordinated attacks across...
on 26 April | 2026 at 08:56
Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.
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Video shows correspondents' dinner suspect charge...
on 26 April | 2026 at 04:27
Surveillance video released by Donald Trump shows the suspect running past metal detectors as security agents draw their guns.
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What it was like in the room as shots rang out at...
on 26 April | 2026 at 04:22
The BBC's Gary O'Donoghue describes the moment he and others dived for cover as shots rang out at the venue.
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'You just didn't know': Gary O'Donoghue describes...
on 26 April | 2026 at 04:08
Police say a man charged security outside of the dining room and was armed with multiple weapons.
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Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack'...
on 26 April | 2026 at 00:34
The Israeli PM's directive comes as six people were killed by strikes in Lebanon despite a ceasefire being extended by three weeks.
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Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for...
on 25 April | 2026 at 21:34
Iran had earlier said there were no plans for a direct meeting with a US delegation led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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Orbán steps down from Hungarian parliament after...
on 25 April | 2026 at 19:22
The outgoing prime minister will not take up his seat after leading his party back into opposition.

“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













