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The central region of the Milky Way galaxy as captured by the Subaru Telescope. The image shows many stars in a field of view about 0.4 light-years across. The star S0-6 (blue circle), the subject of this study, is located about 0.04 light-years from the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*, green circle). Credit: Miyagi University of Education/NAOJ This week we look at migratory stars, communicative children and how…

If you're the one in every ten adults who experiences incessant ringing in your ears, you already know how disruptive tinnitus can be.A new study led by researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear has uncovered evidence of this phantom noise being generated by hyperactive nerves the nervous system can no longer tune out.As widespread as it is, tinnitus has long remained a medical mystery, but now researchers have tracked down evidence that supports a leading theory of the origins of that pesky buzz. A quick explainer for…

Tallulah Willis is getting candid about how she’s coping with her father Bruce Willis’ dementia, from when she first learned about his diagnosis to finding acceptance in the present day. In a first-person essay for Vogue, Willis gets vulnerable talking about how her own struggles impacted her from being completely present with her family during the early stages of Bruce’s diagnosis, which she said she’s “known that something was wrong for a long time.” Last year, the Die Hard actor’s family said…

As I finished writing this review, the news broke that Ed Sheeran had been cleared of infringing copyright in his latest high-profile trial, one that has been so frustrating that the singer-songwriter threatened to “quit music” if the courts didn’t find in his favour. He is also mourning the recent death of his Irish grandmother, the subject of his 2017 song Galway Girl. Appositely, the British singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album details what an absolute humdinger your early 30s can be. Billed as his starkest and most…

The Last of Us on PC is one of those ports Before I begin, let me discuss the article I planned to write about The Last of Us on PC. I agreed to cover the PC port of this game because, somehow, in 2023, I do not know a single thing about The Last of Us. I’ve dodged all story spoilers, and I deliberately avoided the HBO series so I could play this game completely blind. My logic was this would be a refreshing take, especially with the impending decade anniversary of the original game’s release. I even workshopped some…

​Within the space of just 10 minutes, Jennifer Saunders has shared three anecdotes, and rather than the stuff of the anecdotes themselves, it’s their balance – of glamour, glee and Britishness – that paints a distinct portrait of someone quite happy to dip into stardom and showbiz just so long as they’re home in time for tea. The first is about the night Roseanne Barr took Saunders and Joanna Lumley to meet an ageing Richard Pryor in a Los Angeles comedy club. The second is about the time Goldie Hawn flew her to New York…

Recently, Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey discuss coping with online trolls.Eilish added that she frequently encounters trolls, online comments, and posts that constantly criticize her in the social media sphere. She remembered seeing a TikTok video where she was labeled a disgusting person and it had millions of likes. Billie Eilish mentions surfing through TikTok to view some humorous videos while speaking with Lana Del Rey. But Billie came upon a video where people were hating on her and calling her a disgusting…

So, this is my little den,” the poet Michael Rosen says, showing me into his north London office. The den brims. Books fill shelves. Boxes pile on other boxes. Knickknacks freckle a desk. “Where would you like to sit?” he goes on. I choose the only seat he isn’t about to occupy himself, something wooden and old and half-covered by a coat. Rosen describes it as a “captain’s armchair” and seems satisfied. “It was my dad’s,” he says. Then a mischievous grin appears, as though he knows what is about to happen. When I sit…

Chris Smith, Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey are responsible for the cinematic spectacle that is Netflix’s Sr. Told from the perspective of his son, Robert Downey Jr., the hour-and-a-half documentary focuses on the life, career and downfall of one of history’s most influential filmmakers and fathers: Robert Downey Sr. Directed by Smith and co-produced by Downey Jr. and his wife of 17 years, Susan Downey, Sr. premiered on Netflix on Nov. 18 to rave reviews. All before the age of 22, Robert Downey Sr. had served in the…

In a snug pub known locally as Tata’s, Charles Hendy is calling out “notions” – the distinctly Irish strain of having ideas above one’s station. “We have no problem giving guest list to a plumber,” he says, the day’s first pint of plain at hand. “In fact, I think the whole idea of being a musician should be a lot more like being a plumber. Music is an everyday trade.”Alongside his brother Andrew and Seán McKenna, Hendy helms the Mary Wallopers, the Dundalk balladeers elevating traditional Irish folk for a new era. Raised…