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‘It feels like the light is pushing the darkness apart’: Gellért Gombai’s best phone picture
The photographer was holidaying with his family when two shadows became a plaything for his young sonGellért Gombai, his wife and two children spend much of the year at their home in Budapest, Hungary, but most of their summers in Alsóörs. “It’s a small holiday village on Lake Balaton, the largest in central Europe, so it’s often referred to as the Hungarian sea,” Gombai, a freelance photographer, says. “We go to the playground and beach most days, swim, and eat beach food, but even when I’m enjoying my holiday, I’m looking out for interesting moments to capture.”On this particular day, the family had eaten hotdogs for lunch, before Gombai had taken the kids, Lóci and Janka, to the playground. “Lóci, who was five at the time, was jumping between two shadows – one from a changing room, and the other from a building’s roof,” he says. “I asked him to stay still for a few minutes while I got the shot, and he lay like this on the ground. He’s a big-hearted little clown; I’m so glad he’s my son.” When he showed the children, “Janka immediately asked me to take the same shot of her, which often happens. Lóci said it looked like he was among mountains, or as though a monster was about to eat him.” Continue reading...
Alexandra Shulman: ‘Which book am I ashamed not to have read? Literally the whole canon of classic English literature’
The former British Vogue editor-in-chief and author on a romantic kiss on a traffic island, her school-run regrets, and a very expensive nudeBorn in London, Alexandra Shulman, 68, studied social anthropology at the University of Sussex. She was a secretary at Over 21 magazine and, in the early 80s, became a journalist at Tatler. In 1990, she was made editor of British GQ and, from 1992 to 2017, she was editor‑in‑chief of British Vogue. For her contribution to fashion journalism, she was awarded both an OBE and a CBE. Her books include novels and the bestselling memoir, Clothes … and Other Things That Matter. A collection of essays, Black Coffee and Red Lipstick: Notes on Living, is out now. She is married for the second time, has a son and lives in London.When were you happiest? Anytime that I’m lying in the sun next to a swimming pool with a good book. Continue reading...
Which coffee chain was founded in London in 1971? The Saturday quiz
From Divine, Frank Fiegel and Helen Kane to the West Sussex estate pioneering rewilding, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which classic of political theory was dedicated to Lorenzo de Medici? 2 What is the only jazz act to win the Mercury Music prize? 3 Spanish is an official language of which African country? 4 What 2026 release is said to be the most expensive entertainment product ever created? 5 Which West Sussex estate is a pioneer of rewilding? 6 Which gas is named from the Greek for “lazy”? 7 US doctor Sara Cohen writes bestsellers under what pseudonym? 8 Which coffee chain was founded in London in 1971? What links: 9 c 6000BC; 79; 512; 1631; 1906; 1944? 10 Divine (witch); Frank Fiegel (sailor); Helen Kane (flapper); The Beatles (vultures)? 11 Mark Brown; Mo Johnston; Kenny Miller; Steven Pressley? 12 Bag; dismiss; plunder; sherry for Falstaff? 13 Caring; Elvis; Famous Five; Revenge; Travolta? 14 Grease; A Chorus Line; Cats; The Phantom of the Opera (currently)? 15 Martin Gilbert; Roy Jenkins; William Manchester; Andrew Roberts? Continue reading...
Why does my crisp packet puff up when I climb up a mountain? The kids’ quiz
Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzesSubmit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book, as well as her new title, Everything Under the Sun: All Around the World. Continue reading...
Jackson Boxer’s vegan recipe for poached leeks with pickled pear and hazelnuts
Poach your leeks to perfection, then pair with pickled pears and nutty misoI have a great respect for the leek, which is possibly the most demanding vegetable in its need to be freshly cooked before consumption. A warm leek, fresh from the pot, is an ethereal, collapsing sigh of diaphanous veils, whereas cold it can all too easily become a slippery and almost slimy mess of hopelessness.Jackson Boxer is chef/owner of Brunswick House, Vesper and Dove, all in London, and culinary director of Cowley Manor near Cheltenham and the Henrietta in London Continue reading...
Blind date: ‘Most awkward moment? When I accidentally called her Melissa’
James, 34, a researcher, meets Michelle, 30, a radio presenter What were you hoping for? An unforgettable evening. Continue reading...
Oct 16, 2026
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Mota CEO Indicted in Federal Payroll Tax Case
Federal prosecutors say La Mota CEO Rosa Cazares failed to remit more than $1.5 million in employee payroll taxes. The eight-count indictment covers 2020 and 2021; if convicted, she could face up to 5 years in prison per count, plus fines and restitution. The post Mota CEO Indicted in Federal Payroll Tax Case appeared first on Grit Daily News.
Moonshot AI’s Billion Hong Kong IPO Plan Faces a $700 Million Equity Claim
Moonshot AI has confidentially filed for a Hong Kong IPO targeting a valuation of up to $50 billion, while former investors in Recurrent.ai pursue a $700 million equity claim. CEO Yang Zhilin denies the allegations, and the parties are reportedly in settlement talks. The post Moonshot AI’s Billion Hong Kong IPO Plan Faces a $700 Million Equity Claim appeared first on Grit Daily News.
Game, set and tache: Carlos Alcaraz joins growing trend for a stylish top lip
Tennis superstar is latest celebrity to sport a ‘refined’ moustache which owes little to bushy Tom Selleck lookThe tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz might have been knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in straight sets earlier this week, but he did so sporting a moustache that became almost as remarked upon as his aptitude for a sneaky drop shot.“I always wanted to step on the court at least once with the moustache,” Alcaraz said. The Spaniard and his team had all agreed to take the facial-hair plunge if he won the Japan Open, which he did for a second straight year. “¡Bigotes para todos!” or “moustaches for everyone”, they apparently cheered at the end of the match. Continue reading...
Lustrous locks can come at a price for your cat | Letter
Amy Goodwill points out that although minoxidil may be beneficial for hair loss, it is highly toxic if ingested by a petSali Hughes’s article (Sali Hughes on beauty: worried about hair loss? Here’s a treatment that actually works, 14 October) is accurate on the benefits of minoxidil for hair loss, but it needs to be emphasised that minoxidil is incredibly toxic to cats and dogs, and anyone with a pet should not use it topically if they don’t want to risk killing their animal companion. Anyone taking it orally should also be cautious.There is no antidote, and 98% of affected pets need hospitalisation, with 15% of cats dying as a result of even a tiny dose – from things like licking your hand, or lying on your pillow then grooming themselves. As soon as I found this out, I stopped using it, threw it away, and washed everything it could have touched, because I’d rather be bald than accidentally kill Maia, my cat. Amy Goodwill Milton Keynes Continue reading...
Cocktail of the week: Àclèaf’s PX martini – recipe | The good mixer
Like a classic espresso martini, but with the addition of vanilla vodka This is our twist on the much-loved classic. It takes inspiration from a classic espresso martini, with the addition of vanilla vodka bringing with it an oaked edge that cuts the sweetness of the sherry.Andréa Nuninger, restaurant manager, Àclèaf, Plympton, Devon Continue reading...
The last thing I did for my mother was illegal
An urn cost more than my rent. So I scattered my mother’s ashes at Yosemite from a Ziploc bag, without the federal permit I couldn’t afford to wait forMy mother is in a Ziploc bag on my lap, wedged between a half-eaten bag of trail mix and my purse.My stomach is queasy from the switchbacks up to Yosemite, where I’ve come to spread her ashes, and I’m having an existential crisis. Continue reading...
Oct 17, 2026
SEC Charges Former CEO Over Millions in Shares
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