This is not a photo but AI can pretend it is as it’s now learnt to draw human hands

by Rashmee

Posted on March 20, 2023


Hard to believe but all those clever artificial intelligence (AI) image generators were once stumped …

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Do I get brownie or greenie points for starting small in the garden?

by Rashmee

Posted on March 19, 2023


I’ve always thought it the height of luxury to be able to buy a slim …

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Britain is short of eggs, fresh veg…and news about the shortage

by Rashmee

Posted on March 18, 2023


In Britain, there is currently a shortage of a lot of things – eggs, some …

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Laura Trevelyan and the gathering momentum for reparations

by Rashmee

Posted on March 17, 2023


News that longtime BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has presented her last @BBCWorld News America show …

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Eurocentricism and the AI video Henry Kissinger and Eric Schmidt made

by Rashmee

Posted on March 16, 2023


At 99, Henry Kissinger is old enough to remember Hitler’s Germany. Time may have blunted …

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Barbados may give energy to reparations case, which is as much about politics as money

by Rashmee

Posted on March 15, 2023


I was reminded of a Financial Times piece on reparations (paywall) when I heard that …

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Diversity and Anglosphere: Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman run a familiar show

by Rashmee

Posted on March 14, 2023


One day in the life of a country can be both revealing and dispiriting – …

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Think of war-torn Yemen and cheer China-brokered deal between Saudi and Iran

by Rashmee

Posted on March 13, 2023


Sections of the Western media have taken the symbolism of Riyadh and Tehran burying the …

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The blog-oconomy and joining the dots: 11 years in a turning world

by Rashmee

Posted on March 12, 2023


Dear Reader, I join the dots so you don’t have to and I’ve been doing …

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Battle of the green great grandfathers

by Rashmee

Posted on March 11, 2023


Having come across some interesting mature trees recently, I remembered Gran Abuelo, literally great-grandfather in …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK