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Rocket Science

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September 23, 2026
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What they neglected to mention was that when your plumbing breaks on Earth, you call a bloke named Max who arrives in a van and drinks your tea. When your plumbing breaks in a Martian suburban semi-detached, it requires an advanced understanding of fluid dynamics, orbital mechanics and the precise molecular tension of zero-pressure seals…
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Update the Dummy

Nigel stared blankly at his kitchen counter, nursing a mug of synthetic tea. Having a smart phone, smart TV, smart fridge and smart thermostat had seemed cutting edge two decades ago. Back then, the realisation that he was officially the dumbest object in his own living room felt like a…

An Adaptation of Flesh

August 18, 2026
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By this year, the one hundred and twenty-sixth of the Third Millennium, war had become history. Children learnt about it from museum walls and antique films where men in uniforms launched drones across muddy fields. They learnt the names of dead countries, dead generals and dead cities. They learnt that…
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Single Ticket to Yesteryears

August 1, 2026
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Once upon a time machine… The platform at St Pancras existed on no map, nor did it quite exist in the present. It smelled faintly of roasted chicory and forgotten anniversaries. The engine idling beside the invisible edge was no gleaming brass contraption with ticking gears, but a damp Victorian…
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0.00% Crunch

July 13, 2026
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It was 100% chemical perfection. No gluten to inflame the gut. No sugar to spike the blood. No fat to clog the tubes. No salt to strain the pump. It was a perfectly engineered, mathematically flawless fuel for a perfectly miserable existence.…
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Will AI Ever Replace Diplomats?

June 23, 2026
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From medicine to law, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has sparked widespread speculation about the future of automation. Yet international relations, a field heavily reliant on nuanced human communication, remains a unique battleground for this technological shift…
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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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