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A starquake 10 billion years ago may have just sent a flash to Earth

A starquake 10 billion years ago may have just sent a flash to Earth

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A split-second flash of radio waves traveled through space for more than 10 billion years to reach Earth, making it the farthest fast radio burst anyone has detected and confirmed. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, last only a few thousandths of a second but release enormous amounts of energy. Scientists spotted the first one in 2007, and they still don’t know what causes them. Most flash only once, which makes them extremely hard to chase. South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope caught this one, dubbed FRB 20240304B, on March 4, 2024. After failing to find its origin with the world’s largest ground-based telescopes, the team, led by Manisha Caleb and Themiya Nanayakkara of the University of Sydney in Australia, turned to NASA‘s James Webb Space Telescope. Finally, it came into focus: a faint galaxy from when the universe was only about 3 billion years old — more than double the distance of the prior record.  Until now, astronomers mostly managed to find and measure the sources of bursts much closer to home. This one shows researchers …

Keri Russell makes surprising confession about relationship with Matthew Rhys after 13 years

Keri Russell makes surprising confession about relationship with Matthew Rhys after 13 years

Published by Daniella Wilson

Keri Russell has made a surprising confession about her relationship with longtime partner Matthew Rhys, revealing why the couple have no plans to marry after nearly 13 years together. The Diplomat actress, 50, opened up about her unconventional approach to romance during an appearance on Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea podcast on Thursday, October 8 2026, explaining that she sees no reason to walk down the aisle again. “To me, [marriage] is antiquated,” she admitted, adding that she and Matthew, 51, are already committed to one another through their family. © Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for W MThe couple have been together for 13 years Keri, who was previously married to carpenter Shane Deary from 2007 to 2014, explained that having experienced a wedding once, she doesn’t feel the need to do it again. The actress also pointed out that women no longer need marriage for financial independence and said she was perfectly happy keeping her own surname. She went on to explain that she values the freedom of choosing to remain together rather than feeling obligated …

Brussels Gallery Super Dakota to Close After 15 Years

Brussels Gallery Super Dakota to Close After 15 Years

Published by Jenni Sidey

The Brussels-based gallery Super Dakota announced that it will close at the end of October. The gallery’s last show will be Adrian Geller’s current solo, which closes on October 16. In an email to its listserv, founder Damîen Dakota (Damîen Bertelle-Rogier) wrote, “This has been a great journey, but after 15 years the model of a commercial art gallery doesn’t match my ambitions anymore. I want to continue supporting artists through other platforms and models.” At the time of its closing, the gallery represented 16 artists including Geller, !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Alex Clarke, John Divola, Chris Dorland, Tabor Robak, LaRissa Rogers, and Julia Wachtel, who featured in the 2026 edition of Greater New York and is included in the inaugural Aldrich Decennial. Related Articles Dakota, who has also advised collectors on building their holdings for the past decade, said that instead of operating as a gallery, Super Dakota will “continue as a space for curatorial research, working closely with artists, collectors and institutions to build collections and projects focused on historical relevance and theoretical aesthetics.” Additionally, …

Gromit to get a voice after 37 years – and it’s a Sherlock star

Gromit to get a voice after 37 years – and it’s a Sherlock star

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Wallace & Gromit is finally giving its titular dog a voice after 37 years of the clever canine silently humouring his owner’s mad schemes. Gromit, who has famously never spoken in the claymation cartoon’s history, will be voiced by Sherlock actor Martin Freeman in an audiobook of his autobiography. Grand: The Autobiography of Gromit is the first solo project to come from Gromit, who has silently starred in four short films, two feature-films and two animated series with cheese-loving Wallace from 1989 onwards. The book, written by Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park, promises to be “the tale of what goes on behind [Gromit’s] eyes”, with the dog teasing: “I do know where all the bone are buried. So, I guess it’s time I spoke.” Announcing Bafta-winning actor Freeman as the voice of Gromit’s memoir, Park said: “The more I thought about it, the more I realised Martin Freeman was …

Tommy Lee Jones, 80, makes first red carpet appearance in three years

Tommy Lee Jones, 80, makes first red carpet appearance in three years

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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Tommy Lee Jones made a rare red carpet appearance Wednesday to celebrate the season two premiere of The Lowdown. The FX crime comedy series stars Ethan Hawke as self-proclaimed citizen journalist Lee Raybon, who gets pulled into a sprawling local conspiracy after his exposé on a wealthy family ends in a suspicious death. Jones plays Lee Raybon Senior — Lee’s estranged grifter father. The Oscar winner attended the premiere at AFS Cinema in Austin, Texas, marking his first red carpet appearance in nearly three years. Jones last walked a red carpet in December 2023 for the premiere of Paramount+’s crime thriller Finestkind, where he was joined by his co-star Jenna Ortega. Jones made headlines earlier this year following the tragic death of his 34-year-old daughter, Victoria Jones, on New Year’s Day. Tommy Lee Jones made an ultra-rare red carpet appearance for the season two premiere of ‘The Lowdown’ this week …

The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later | Sugar

The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later | Sugar

Published by Sam Flores

They were born into a Britain still recovering from the hardships of war. Though the air-raid sirens had fallen silent, many everyday foods remained rationed, including sugar. Adults were restricted to about 3 tablespoons (40g) a day to stretch between cups of tea, baking and desserts; children were limited to less than a tablespoon. Babies and very young children were expected to have little or no added sugar. Then, in 1953, the brakes came off. Separate restrictions on sweets and chocolate were lifted in February, followed by sugar in September. By the second half of 1954, average sugar consumption had almost doubled. A London shopkeeper puts up a sign announcing the new price of sugar, as announced in the budget in September 1939. The price has risen by a penny a pound. Photograph: Fox Photos/Getty Images The lifting of postwar sugar rationing inadvertently created a natural experiment, whose consequences scientists are only beginning to unpick. A flurry of recent studies suggests that spending the first 1,000 days of life under sugar rationing may have left …

The Story of Dolly Parton’s Long-Lost Wedding Dress, Found After Nearly 60 Years

The Story of Dolly Parton’s Long-Lost Wedding Dress, Found After Nearly 60 Years

Published by Sam Flores

What’s most surprising is the contrast with the wardrobe for which Parton would become famous in the years to come. Crystals, fringes, bright colors, exaggerated silhouettes, and sequins haven’t made an appearance here yet. In 1966, she was 20 years old, and the image we now recognize at first glance had yet to take shape. Dolly Parton, 1978 Richard E. Aaron The bridal look, after all, was perfectly in keeping with the wedding: small, intimate, and decidedly un-Hollywood. A wedding away from the spotlight There was a reason for the dress’s simplicity. When Parton and Dean decided to get married in 1966, she was 20 years old, and her music career was just getting started. Her manager, Fred Foster, advised her to postpone the wedding, fearing that marriage might interfere with the promotion of a young, up-and-coming artist. Parton therefore gave up on the big ceremony, but not on her groom. On May 30, she traveled with Dean to Ringgold, Georgia, where the two were married in a small Baptist church in the presence of …

9 years’ jail for female teacher who committed sexual acts on female student on bus, in school toilet

9 years’ jail for female teacher who committed sexual acts on female student on bus, in school toilet

Published by Sam Flores

SINGAPORE: A 35-year-old teacher was sentenced to nine years’ jail on Monday (Oct 5) for performing several sexual acts on her then-15-year-old student. The teacher had pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual penetration of a minor and two charges of sexually exploiting a young person under the age of 16. Another five charges of sexually exploiting a young person, one charge of sexual grooming and another for sexual communication with a minor were taken into consideration during sentencing. Both teacher and student cannot be named due to a gag order. She had performed the sex acts on the student at several locations, such as the school toilet, a karaoke room and on a bus. As a result of the teacher’s actions, the student suffered from nightmares, could not focus and struggled to trust adults. In sentencing, District Judge Paul Chan said that she had made a “serious error of judgement”, but that the judgement was not on her as a “mother or wife”. THE CASE Deputy Public Prosecutor Yeo Kee Hwan told the court …

Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington reveals cause of his wife of 29 years’ death

Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington reveals cause of his wife of 29 years’ death

Published by Daniella Wilson

Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington has revealed the cause of his wife Jenisa Washington’s death, more than a year after losing his partner of 29 years. The actor, 63, shared the heartbreaking news in an emotional social media post, explaining that Jenisa suddenly collapsed on May 31, 2025, before passing away nine days later on June 9. Isaiah revealed that his wife had suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke and never recovered, describing her death as a “huge shock” to their family. © Getty ImagesIsaiah and Jenisa in 2018 “Yes…the rumors are true,” he began alongside a black-and-white photograph of Jenisa. “My dear wife of 29 years collapsed suddenly on May 31, 2025 and passed away on June 9, 2025.” He continued: “It came as a huge shock to me and our entire family. She succumbed to a massive hemorrhagic stroke and never recovered.” The former Grey’s Anatomy star also used his post to urge his followers to pay attention to potentially serious health symptoms, particularly severe or unusual headaches. © Getty ImagesThe couple were married …

Michael Douglas admits to ‘guilt’ over early years with son Cameron

Michael Douglas admits to ‘guilt’ over early years with son Cameron

Published by Daniella Wilson

Michael Douglas is getting more candid than ever in his upcoming memoir, One Helluva Ride. While the book itself doesn’t drop until October 6, several bombshells about the actor, now 82, have already dropped in the days leading up to it. © Getty ImagesMichael Douglas is opening up extensively about his life and career in his memoir “One Helluva Ride” In a new interview with The New York Times, the Oscar-winning actor and producer opened up about penning some of the most honest parts of his autobiography, addressing his own flaws and struggles, and noting the impact it has all had on his loved ones. In his interview, he particularly notes having the hardest time writing about his feelings toward his oldest son, Cameron Douglas, welcomed in 1978 with then-wife Diandra Luker. Recommended videoYou may also likeWATCH: Michael Douglas delivers news of ‘raw’ coming memoir The actor, now 47, struggled with addiction issues in his early life, and in 2007, he was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, and was subsequently arrested in …