|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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Personalised cancer vaccine expected to be approved next year
on 23 October | 2026
A bespoke vaccine that is tailored to target an individual's unique skin cancer reduced rates of recurrence or death in a late-stage trial, making an approval expected
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Brazil presidential election dogged by alleged bias by Meta AI tools
on 23 October | 2026
Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have accused Meta of interfering in Brazil’s election by making it easier to generate campaign content promoting his rival, Flávio Bolsonaro
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Body temperature may drive the higher risk of autoimmune conditions in women
on 23 October | 2026
Autoimmune conditions are much more common in women than men, which could partly be due to the fluctuating body temperatures that occur during the menstrual cycle and menopause
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Tiny ‘solar flares’ recreated in the lab may explain corona mystery
on 22 October | 2026
An experiment has produced nanoflares similar to those seen on the sun, and shown that they can help explain why the outer layers of the solar atmosphere are so hot
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Earth entered its ‘bad decades’ after dinosaur-ending asteroid strike
on 22 October | 2026
We now have a clearer picture of what happened in the decades following the asteroid impact that led to the extinction of almost all dinosaurs
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All tropical coral reefs could collapse within 50 years
on 22 October | 2026
Shallow-water coral reefs are at high risk of disappearing by 2075, the IUCN has warned at a UN biodiversity conference. The loss would decimate fisheries and speed up coastal erosion
|General
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Suspect in deadly Paris suburb shooting sent for...
on 25 October | 2026 at 15:32
He will be observed to evaluate whether his "psychiatric health is compatible with pursuing his interrogation", authorities said.
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Gabon says access to social media restored after...
on 25 October | 2026 at 14:39
The authorities had justified the ban by saying online content was fuelling conflict, while the opposition had condemned it as an abuse of power.
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El Salvador president says bodies found in Haiti...
on 25 October | 2026 at 10:55
Nayib Bukele says bodies delivered to soldiers are "not our men" amid search for Salvadorans abducted last week.
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More than 1,300 arrested as clashes follow...
on 25 October | 2026 at 10:38
Hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations in France, with protests also taking place in other European countries.
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Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink...
on 25 October | 2026 at 09:00
The tech billionaire accuses Ukraine of violating its terms of service by using the network for military activity.
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'I cannot teach you integrity': How employee...
on 25 October | 2026 at 08:36
That Girl Boina's post about why she had closed her beauty parlour struck a nerve with other small business owners.
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Why is Ukraine so reliant on Starlink and can...
on 25 October | 2026 at 05:45
Ukraine needs another satellite internet service, but a decent alternative to Elon Musk's network doesn't exist - yet.

“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.













