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ITV News
3 days ago
- ITV News
Resident dolphins escort flagship ferry 'Manxman' as it enters Peel during Isle of Man cruise
Footage captured the moment the dolphins could be seen swimming alongside the ferry Two resident dolphins on the Isle of Man were seen escorting the island's flagship ferry on its annual island cruise over the weekend. 'Moonlight' and 'Starlight' could be seen swimming and leaping out of the waves from the front of the 'Manxman' as it entered Peel on Saturday evening. The mother and daughter pairing are regularly spotted on the west coast of the Isle of Man, after first being spotted in September of 2019. Representative from the 'Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch' group (MWDW) have described the bottlenose dolphins as 'an exceptionally rare example of a solitary pair', who are 'only ever seen on their own'. 'Moonlight' originates from the Moray Firth and travelled to the Isle of Man in 2019, giving birth to Starlight in September the same year. Both dolphins have recently been spotted in shallow water in Peel, and they are often seen interacting with swimmers and other sea-goers. The MWDW has asked people not to reach out and touch them, and requested that boats lower their speed if they encounter them. The Steam Packet Company's flagship vessel was on its 'Round the Island Cruise' on Saturday evening when it was joined by the dolphins. Passengers left Douglas on the east coast of the island, before taking a tour of the Manx coastline in a four-hour cruise.
Sunday World
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Brian Kennedy gets eyeful at TV presenter Kathryn Thomas' wedding after dress malfunction
It was a case of 'til dress us do part' at TV presenter's wedding, says singer Kennedy Brian Kennedy got more than he bargained for when he sang for Kathryn Thomas at her wedding – when he got an eyeful after her dress fell apart. Kathryn opens up today about how a horrible dress malfunction led to every woman's worst nightmare of her wedding day almost being ruined. 'Brian saw more of me on my wedding day than my husband did,' quipped Kathryn to the Sunday World. The Q102 presenter married Padraig McLoughlin at Kilkea Castle in August 2019, where she wore a bespoke dress. Wedding memories 'The rain just started lashing down as I was coming down the garden and myself and my dad had to run for it and then I reckon what I did, was step on the end of the dress,' recalls Kathryn. 'So, I think probably what I did was trip over the end of the dress, or stood on the end of the dress, and literally pulled the zip.' When Kathryn reached the top of the marquee where she was due to exchange vows she realised something was seriously up. 'I was just sitting there, didn't really notice, and then I realised the zip was gone. I went 'Ohhhhh, I need to do something here' because in about five minutes I had to stand up and repeat our vows in front of the whole church,' she recollects. Kathryn Thomas 'I said 'If I stand up now, literally I think the dress will be around me ankles', so I managed to get a blanket and put that around me.' Brian, who's starring as Oscar Wilde in a nationwide run of the Phil Lynott play Moonlight, said Kathryn looked incredible. 'Of course then the dress started to come apart. She shouldn't have been running in it in the first place, like who runs in a wedding dress, nobody. 'It started to come apart, thank God there were little blankets around the marquee, so I quickly grabbed one of those and made sure, like her top was coming off, things were coming off.' Brian Kennedy 'My first thought was cover the poor girl up as she didn't have any underwear on. 'My God what an eyeful, what a beautiful woman but even the beauty of Kathryn Thomas could not turn me straight, I'm very sorry!' Kathryn asked her childminder to bring her daughter's blanket up to cover her up. Brian did similar with another blanket belonging to her brother's kid. 'So Brian, in true heroic style, so nobody would notice, put the blanket around his shoulders as in 'ohhh, it may be chilly up at this end of the tent even if you're not feeling it at your end',' she says. Kathryn Thomas married Padraig McLoughlin News in 90 Seconds - Sunday July 13
Sunday World
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Brian Kennedy gets eyeful at TV presenter Kathryn Thompson's wedding after dress malfunction
It was a case of 'til dress us do part' at TV presenter's wedding, says singer Kennedy Brian Kennedy got more than he bargained for when he sang for Kathryn Thomas at her wedding – when he got an eyeful after her dress fell apart. Kathryn opens up today about how a horrible dress malfunction led to every woman's worst nightmare of her wedding day almost being ruined. 'Brian saw more of me on my wedding day than my husband did,' quipped Kathryn to the Sunday World. The Q102 presenter married Padraig McLoughlin at Kilkea Castle in August 2019, where she wore a bespoke dress. Wedding memories 'The rain just started lashing down as I was coming down the garden and myself and my dad had to run for it and then I reckon what I did was step on the end of the dress,' recalls Kathryn 'So, I think probably what I did was trip over the end of the dress, or stood on the end of the dress, and literally pulled the zip.' When Kathryn reached the top of the marquee where she was due to exchange vows she realised something was seriously up. 'I was just sitting there, didn't really notice, and then I realised the zip was gone. I went 'Ouhhhhh, I need to do something here' because in about five minutes I had to stand up and repeat our vows in front of the whole church,' she recollects. Kathryn Thomas 'I said 'If I stand up now, literally I think the dress will be around me ankles', so I managed to get a blanket and put that around me.' Brian, who's starring as Oscar Wilde in a nationwide run of the Phil Lynott play Moonlight, said Kathryn looked incredible. 'Of course then the dress started to come apart. She shouldn't have been running in it in the first place, like who runs in a wedding dress, nobody. 'It started to come apart, thank God there were little blankets around the marquee, so I quickly grabbed one of those and made sure, like her top was coming off, things were coming off.' Brian Kennedy 'My first thought was cover the poor girl up as she didn't have any underwear on 'My god what an eyeful, what a beautiful woman but even the beauty of Kathryn Thomas could not turn me straight, I'm very sorry!' She asked her childminder to bring her daughter's blanket up to cover her up. Brian did similar with another blanket belonging to her brother's kid. 'So Brian, in true heroic style, so nobody would notice, put the blanket around his shoulders as in 'ohhh, it may be chilly up at this end of the tent even if you're not feeling it at your end',' she says. Kathryn Thomas married Padraig McLoughlin News in 90 Seconds - Sunday July 13
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
This is why moonlight changes colors
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. Blue moons and blood moons. While some of these names are meant to coincide with other astronomical or worldly event — the strawberry moon is so named because it's the time when strawberries are usually ready to harvest in certain parts of the world — there's no arguing that moonlight sometimes seems to change color right before our eyes. But this doesn't really make much sense when you think about it. After all, the Moon isn't putting off any light itself. Instead, it's just reflecting light from the sun. So, then, why does moonlight change color? The answer is simpler than you think. Today's Top Deals XGIMI Prime Day deals feature the new MoGo 4 and up to 42% off smart projectors Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Best Ring Video Doorbell deals The way that our Moon absorbs and reflects light all comes down to science. Samples taken from Earth's satellite suggest that the Moon is mostly made up of gray rock called anorthosite. Sure, there are darker areas — made up of basalt, analysis has shown — but overall, it's the same uniform gray across most of the lunar surface. And, it turns out, gray absorbs energy in pretty equal terms. This means that it takes a tiny bit of every part of the light spectrum, so to speak, and then reflects the rest of the light back down to Earth, which is what gives our moon its iconic grayish-white appearance. But the state of our atmosphere can greatly affect how much of that light reaches our eyes here on Earth. Depending on various conditions, different wavelengths of light might reach our eyes from night to night. When the Moon is positioned high in the sky, the path light travels through the atmosphere is relatively short. This means that the light doesn't scatters very much, making all that white light reach the surface. However, when the Moon is closer to the horizon, the angle that the light travels through the atmosphere changes significantly. This can change what light scatters, and which wavelengths make it through, giving the moonlight a different color entirely. And because moonlight contains a smattering of all visible wavelengths, the atmosphere can affect which of those wavelengths gets through. This, in turn, can change what color the Moon appears to be in our eyes. A blood moon or lunar eclipse, as Live Science explains, sees all of the blue light wavelengths absorbed by our atmosphere as the light bounces through our atmosphere and out to the Moon. Since the blue light is absorbed, only the red and orange wavelengths make it through. So, that is what is reflected back to us, and that's why lunar eclipses have a red-orange appearance. It's an interesting reminder of just how complex light really is, and how it can literally change how we see the world. It is also a reminder that the Moon, though a bit dull in color normally, has a lot to offer when it comes to understanding the science that guides our universe. More Top Deals Memorial Day security camera deals: Reolink's unbeatable sale has prices from $29.98 See the
New York Times
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Making Lists
What did you rank as your top movies of the 21st century? Did you include 'La La Land,' which landed at No. 16 on our list of readers' picks, despite not appearing at all on the list by actors and directors? I struggled to determine how I would rank a movie as one of 'the best.' Was it one that left me astonished when I saw it? One that stayed with me long after watching? Or should I choose films that somehow felt important in the history of cinema? And what does 'important' mean anyway? In 2000, I loved 'High Fidelity' and 'Best in Show' — but of course I hadn't seen 'Moonlight' or 'The Royal Tenenbaums' or 'Tár' yet. What did it mean if my list diverged wildly from The Times's lists? From those of my friends? I found myself inanely worrying that my picks weren't serious enough, that they didn't adequately convey my tastes or aesthetic. What is the purpose of a list ranking 'the best' of something, anyway? Is it to establish a canon, a definitive record, etched in stone? Is it to inspire questions and conversations and arguments about what makes something good? The very fact that we are stopping to consider the movies we love and debating their relative merits, interrogating what our picks say about us and the culture, is glorious. If we bemoan how the majesty of moviegoing has been diminished and replaced by slack-jawed streaming of algorithm-designed 'content,' then a project that lifts us out of the endless scroll and helps us remember why we love movies in the first place is a welcome tonic. I love the way a big list forces me to question and define my tastes, to consider what I like and don't and why, to sharpen my critical takes against those of others. But the best part of engaging with the films of the 21st century is how the list prompted a cascade of memories of the past 25 years. I remember the exact theater in which I saw 'Y Tu Mamá También' in 2002, the friends I was with, where we ate afterward. That restaurant is definitely not there anymore. I remember seeing 'Melancholia' in 2011, talking about it over drinks in a weird bar in Midtown. What was my drink order in those days? The objective quality of a film is fun to debate, but it's a lovely sort of ecstasy to think back over one's quarter-century of movie-watching experiences, to use those movies to populate a memory palace. The film is just the catalyst for a million other reminiscences. Making a list of the movies you loved over the past 25 years is a way of organizing those years, a kind of post-factum diary. If you were to riff on each of your top 10 movies, what long-forgotten details from your history might be dislodged? You might remember how 'The Hurt Locker' floored you in 2009, but you might also remember the rainy day on which you saw it, your raincoat — what happened to that raincoat? — the car you drove to the theater, the job you had then or the person you were dating. We're forever cramming our brains with more information. Take these 10 movies and use them to sift through some of the accumulated sediment, to make order out of the chaos. If I can rouse myself from reverie, I'll commit myself this weekend to some of the 11 movies on the main list that I haven't seen and want to. (How is it possible that I've never seen 'Spirited Away'?) Or maybe not — 'F1' and 'Sorry, Baby' are in theaters, and it might be more satisfying to get a jump on 2050's list. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
