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The neighbours who turned a dream home into a nightmare. What if Gaudí had designed a hotel in New York? […]
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Neill the Sam
The death of Sam Neill a few weeks ago drew a surprisingly strong reaction online. He was one of those […]
Science and Nature
New England’s investment in solar has paid off in electricity savings during this summer’s heat waves. Italy could be the […]
Burning Libraries
Most of the attention around AI in recent weeks has been on the nervous stock market and on hacks carried […]
Making Plans for Bin Day
“This is where democracy beats totalitarianism”: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia. Can Russia counter? What’s happening […]
Greeks Bearing Gifts
When the trailer appeared months ago for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, I was underwhelmed, although certainly not for the same […]
Robots Might Improve Your Mood
The other day I noticed that the Russian series Better Than Us would soon be dropping off Netflix, and feeling […]
Academic Anniversaries
Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of my arrival in the UK to take up a post at the University of […]
Truly a Grand Master
On Monday we learned that Bill Oddie, giant of 1970s British TV as one third of The Goodies (alongside Graeme […]
Auld Lang Reekie
I’ve been lining up banner photos for the remaining months of the year, all of which are from last year […]