As we party and sing – most appropriately over a Scotch whiskey! – Auld Lang Syne (Scottish for “old times sake”), we think ...
Nasa's Valkyrie robot was built by the Johnson Space Center to compete in a 2013 robotics challenge trial. Weighing 300lb and ...
A 23-year-old man is in custody, charged with murdering Victorian mum Samantha Murphy. He’s pleaded not guilty. Now, the hunt ...
When I think back on what I read this year - on what stuck, and stuck, refusing to unstick - the common denominator was my ...
Nearly 10 months after publication, Butter (Fourth Estate) has made its way to the top of the Official UK Top 50, according ...
Think you’ve kept up with everything that made headlines this year? From a Grammy win for Miley Cyrus to a viral mashup by ...
Which book won the 2024 Booker Prize? 3. The novel Frankie was released in September. Which Irish chat show host is its ...
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My favourite books of the year
The last book I read was the Booker-winner ‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey. The story encompasses a single day in the life of ...
In 2024, we’ve been spoiled for choice when it comes to recommending fiction. From Samantha Harvey’s spellbinding Booker ...
If you’ve been spending precious time doomscrolling instead of allowing yourself to curl up with a book, perhaps this holiday ...
In her 2024 Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital, author Samantha Harvey puts it more lyrically: "A robot has no need for hydration, nutrients, excretion, sleep… It wants and asks for nothing." ...