|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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‘Off the charts’ El Niño is already the strongest since records began
on 21 August | 2026Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has already "blown past" previous events with months to go before it peaks
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Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwaves
on 21 August | 2026The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and high-pressure ridging over Europe, a study finds
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Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skin
on 21 August | 2026Severe burns are often treated with synthetic products ahead of skin graft surgery, but there is evidence that a product made from minimally processed cod skin is more effective
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Super El Niño could lead to mega CO2 emissions from fires in Indonesia
on 21 August | 2026Intense fires are already burning in Indonesia, and there could be much worse to come as the Super El Niño ramps up
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Strange gamma-ray signal could be most direct evidence of dark matter yet
on 20 August | 2026Researchers spotted an unusual gamma-ray signal in three galaxy clusters, which may be a telltale sign of dark matter – or some even more exotic phenomenon
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Will personalised mRNA vaccines transform cancer treatments?
on 20 August | 2026A personalised mRNA cancer vaccine has produced positive results in a final-stage trial involving skin cancer, raising hopes that this approach could work against many cancers
|General
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Carney calls Trump's fresh tariffs a...
on 22 August | 2026 at 20:10Canada's prime minister said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs as he accused the US of starting a trade war.
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Carney faces crucial test after walking away from...
on 22 August | 2026 at 20:02The Canadian prime minister will have to sell his gamble that walking away from talks with the White House will be worth the consequences.
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Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's...
on 22 August | 2026 at 17:02The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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US military newspaper editor voices censorship...
on 22 August | 2026 at 16:57Erik Slavin believes he was fired for saying in an interview that "in a hypothetical situation, censorship would be a red line".
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Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji...
on 22 August | 2026 at 14:35The man had taken his two boys on the trip but is said to have left one behind when he got tired.
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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
on 22 August | 2026 at 13:48A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.
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Rescuers dig through Ukraine mall wreckage as...
on 22 August | 2026 at 13:13Four people are still missing after Friday's attack which killed 16 and left 130 injured, including a number of children.
“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.