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Bouncer. Security guard. Sometimes write for @theguardian.com @washingtonpost.com @timeshighered.bsky.social @nytimes.com @financialtimes.com @newscientist.com Mostly at work opening doors and stopping fights.
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70 years ago, a film made in Berkshire set the tone for every alien movie you’ve seen since. I wrote about The Quatermass Xperiment for the British Film Industry, and how a monster built out of tripe and rubber can still scare the pants off you. www.bfi.org.uk/features/70-...

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If Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb, who was the mum? I wrote about Destroyer of Worlds by Prof Frank Close for @newscientist.com. Book is out now via @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

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