ArchaeologyA comet plunging into the sea could have triggered a tidal wave that devastated bronze age settlements on the island, say scientistsHomer talks of Poseidon lashing out, Plato refers to a massive marine disaster. What happened on Sardinia in the second millennium BC? What dramatic event swept away the Tyrrhenian civilisation and the “tower builders” cited by Strabo and the poet Hesiod in antiquity? Was it an earthquake or a tidal wave?

The Swedish Film Institute’s Wild Card funding initiative has been developing new talent since 2018. Designed to provide support for recent film school graduates, it helps them make a low-budget debut feature. Stockholm-born helmer Ernst De Geer was among the first cohort to benefit from this scheme and now his satire “The Hypnosis” will world premiere in Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Crystal Globe competition. Totem Films is managing world sales.

Ariana Madix is raising a glass high to these being the best days of her life. The Vanderpump Rules star took aim at her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval with a little jab during her July 25 appearance on Love Island USA. As a guest star for the episode, Ariana acted as host of the game "Mr. and Mrs." as the contestants answered personal questions about their date. "I can't wait to see who's actually been taking the time to get to know one another,"

Dormy House HotelWorcestershire, UK££Dormy House Hotel is newly refurbished farmhouse set in the Worcestershire countryside that is, what can only be described as, one big warm hug as soon as you step through the door. As it's national spa week, we thought we'd tell you about the latest luxury retreat that's got us wanting to up sticks and move to the Cotswolds, just to be near it. And that's even before you step into the spa, which is beautiful.

Four couples who  have been best friends for 20 years decided to build a community of tiny houses so they could all be each others' neighbors.  They bought land by the Llano river, about an hour outside of Austin, hired an architect and built four small vacation homes along with a communal space, and dubbed it the 'Llano Exit Strategy', or, 'Bestie Row'. It's used as a space where the four couples can live, reconnect with nature and take a break from their busy lives in Austin.