|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
Kate Nash’s Triumphant Return
★★★★☆ [Kill Rock Stars] It's been over 15 years since Kate Nash burst onto the...
Mac Dynamic Wallpaper
When 'dynamic wallpaper' arrived with macOS Mojave it was a gimmick but a nice...
When Bertha Came to Live with Us
As I’ve gotten older I’ve collected two useful things: clearer sight of my...
Carrying the Fire
Whilst everyone remembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, many struggle to...
Extinct Artist
Dave White came to prominence as the pioneer of the 'Sneaker Art' movement,...
Perseverance Pays
“If we see a hedgehog staring in the camera, we would know there’s current and...
Kate Nash’s Triumphant Return
★★★★☆ [Kill Rock Stars] It's been over 15 years since Kate Nash burst onto the scene with her...
Mac Dynamic Wallpaper
When 'dynamic wallpaper' arrived with macOS Mojave it was a gimmick but a nice one. In reality it...
When Bertha Came to Live with Us
As I’ve gotten older I’ve collected two useful things: clearer sight of my blind spots and a...
Carrying the Fire
Whilst everyone remembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, many struggle to recollect the name of...
Extinct Artist
Dave White came to prominence as the pioneer of the 'Sneaker Art' movement, reinterpreting popular...
Perseverance Pays
“If we see a hedgehog staring in the camera, we would know there’s current and certainly ancient...
“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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Jaguar makes epic 2100-kilometre journey across the Amazon
on 28 July | 2026A jaguar that has been dubbed Gaspar traversed 2100 kilometres of the Amazon, crossing farms and roads. But why he set off on this mission is unclear
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Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it?
on 28 July | 2026Climate change is affecting the yields and flavour of the traditional Japanese tea matcha, but studying its seedlings' genetic tolerance for heat could future-proof the crop
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Asteroid strike caused global firestorm that incinerated the dinosaurs
on 28 July | 2026After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling back to Earth at ballistic speeds, creating a global blast of heat strong enough to broil life on land
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Unprecedented ‘fire clouds’ are fanning the flames in France
on 28 July | 2026Flame-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus clouds can make wildfires even more intense, and they are expected to become more common in Europe
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Mystery hominin left big footprints at ancient lake in Africa
on 27 July | 2026Over 1.4 million years ago, a group of eight ancient hominins walked across a shallow mudflat, but their footprints don’t match those of Paranthropus boisei or Homo erectus
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We’ve found the best example yet of an enormous wandering black hole
on 27 July | 2026Astronomers have caught a supermassive black hole straying far from the centre of its galaxy using light from a star being ripped apart
|General
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'A narcissist' - victim's family blasts Kohberger...
on 28 July | 2026 at 21:43The man accused of killing four students in Idaho is taking back his plea, which was made to avoid the death penalty.
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Bystander video shows teen lifeguard's dramatic...
on 28 July | 2026 at 21:09The 16-year-old lifeguard rescued a 10-year-old who had been swept offshore at a California beach.
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Ghana mourns its tallest man - a 'generous and...
on 28 July | 2026 at 18:19Sulemana Abdul Samed, who was diagnosed with gigantism several years ago, has died at the age of 33.
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Japan earthquake: What we know so far
on 28 July | 2026 at 17:15Japan is reeling from a major earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.
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'It's a hell of a situation': Spain grapples with...
on 28 July | 2026 at 16:49Three fires in the Madrid region have caused particular concern, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.
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Mysterious deaths of 14 elephants in Kenya...
on 28 July | 2026 at 16:37It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.
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Wildfires in south-west France flare up as region...
on 28 July | 2026 at 16:14Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires in Gironde.
“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
|THE CIRCUS
Where the spectacle grows, but the soul stays pure. Driven by driving talent, engineering brilliance, and the pursuit of the limit.
Ayrton Senna embodied the purity of racing; fearless, intuitive, and utterly committed to the craft. His legacy isn’t just in his victories, but in the emotional depth he brought to the sport.
Professor Sid Watkins, Formula One’s pioneering medical voice, stood as Senna’s guardian and friend. Their relationship shaped modern motorsport safety, and Watkins’ work ensured that Senna’s impact extended far beyond the cockpit.