|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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AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C
on 27 March | 2026Hundreds of millions of people live close enough to data centres used to power AI to feel warmer average temperatures in their local area
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We could protect Earth from dangerous asteroids using a huge magnet
on 27 March | 2026A new spacecraft concept called NOVA could keep asteroids from hitting our planet by using a huge magnet to gradually pull them apart while shifting their trajectories
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Surprising male G-spot found in most detailed study of the penis yet
on 27 March | 2026A long-overlooked area of the penis has been found to have the highest concentration of nerve endings and sensory structures in the organ, suggesting that it is the “male G-spot”
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First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn
on 26 March | 2026A female sperm whale has been filmed giving birth for the first time, supported by 10 adult females who lifted the calf out of the water and protected it from predators
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Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes
on 26 March | 2026Pieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million years ago
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Computer finds flaw in major physics paper for first time
on 26 March | 2026A computer language designed to robustly verify mathematical theorems and expose logical flaws has been turned towards a physics paper – and spotted an error. The discovery raises questions about how many other papers may harbour similar issues
|General
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Two Cuba-bound aid ships missing after leaving...
on 27 March | 2026 at 18:04Mexico's navy launches a rescue mission for ships delivering aid to Cuba, strained by food and fuel shortages amid a US embargo.
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Austria becomes latest to propose social media...
on 27 March | 2026 at 17:21The proposed under-14 ban follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.
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Three dead after helicopter crash in Hawaii
on 27 March | 2026 at 16:38The helicopter, which was carrying one pilot and four passengers,crash-landed about 100 yards off a beach, officials say.
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Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue...
on 27 March | 2026 at 15:03Rescue teams now believe the whale has reached deeper water in Lübeck Bay and hope it will head for the wider sea.
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Why is it so hard to pass through the Strait of...
on 27 March | 2026 at 14:10Paul Adams explains why it is so dangerous to navigate the strait, one of the world's busiest oil shipping channels.
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Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show as...
on 27 March | 2026 at 13:46The US television presenter will return to hosting the NBC news programme in April.
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UN human rights chief calls on US to conclude...
on 27 March | 2026 at 13:25The strike - which killed at least 168 people, mostly children - "evoked a visceral horror", Volker Türk said.
“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]
