Autopsy inconclusive on actor Heath Ledger | Heath Ledger
Heath LedgerAutopsy inconclusive on actor Heath LedgerGallery: a life in picturesPeter Bradshaw: 'a stunningly persuasive actor'
An autopsy conducted on the actor Heath Ledger was inconclusive, New York medical examiners said today, and it will take almost two weeks for a cause of death to be determined.
Ledger, 28, was found dead in a New York apartment yesterday afternoon, his naked body lying face down at the foot of the bed.
Best graphic novels of 2023
2023 in CultureComics and graphic novelsReviewHip-hop history, real-world wishes and the forgotten watercolourist in Turner’s shadow are among the subjects of this year’s finest comics
Comics have always been interested in the strangeness that lurks beneath everyday life, and many of 2023’s best graphic novels dig into weird places. Why Don’t You Love Me? (Drawn & Quarterly) follows a couple struggling through parenthood and blagging their way in baffling jobs. British cartoonist Paul B Rainey builds his story from bleakly humorous page-long strips, while the larger question – how, exactly, did these absurdly underqualified people get to where they are?
Etta James: 'I was like a punker I'd spit in a minute' a classic interview from the vaults |
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I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity by Izzeldin Abuelai
Biography booksReviewGhada Karmi takes heart from one man's refusal to seek vengeance"A good chapter in a bad story," writes Izzeldin Abuelaish of how he tries to find something positive in everything. It's a good way to describe his life story, an impressive statement of triumph over adversity and optimism in the midst of misfortune. Abuelaish is a gynaecologist and infertility specialist who studied medicine in Cairo and gained further qualifications in London and Havard.
Jane Russell obituary | Jane Russell
Jane RussellObituaryJane Russell obituaryVoluptuous star of The Outlaw and Gentlemen Prefer BlondesThe actor Jane Russell, who has died aged 89, was among the most desired women of the 20th century. She had great erotic force and great likability. Russell made just over 20 films, but only a handful of those are remembered: her first film, The Outlaw (1943); the comedy western The Paleface (1948), with Bob Hope; and the musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), co-starring Marilyn Monroe.
Panamas Jaime Penedo in dreamland and ready to dance with England | World Cup 2018
World Cup 2018InterviewPanama’s Jaime Penedo in dreamland and ready to dance with EnglandWill UnwinThe 1,000-1 outsiders’ goalkeeper travels to Russia without fear: ‘Going to the World Cup gives you the opportunity to go into another dimension, another football planet for Panama’
When the final whistle blew in the Estadio Rommel Fernández to confirm their World Cup passage thanks to a 2-1 win against Costa Rica, an impromptu nationwide street party began across Panama.
Snails have 14,000 teeth does any animal have more?
Notes and queriesWildlifeThe long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
The average garden snail has around 14,000 teeth! Is there any animal with more? Who counts them?
Ann Williams, Colne, Lancs
Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com
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Sofie Hagen: Fat is a neutral word I want us to reclaim it | Sofie Hagen
The G2 interviewSofie HagenInterviewSofie Hagen: ‘Fat is a neutral word – I want us to reclaim it’Coco KhanIn her first book, the Danish comedian is calling for fat liberation – and happiness. She talks about anti-capitalism, abuse and how her view of her body changed overnight
Sofie Hagen no longer tells fat jokes. “I did at the beginning of my career,” she says, a bit regretfully. “Nothing negative, just laughing at myself.
Timeline: Stephen Hawking
SpaceTimelineKey dates in the life of the Cambridge cosmologist and bestselling author Professor Stephen HawkingJan 8 1942
Born in Oxford, England (300 years after the death of Galileo).
1953 to 1958
Attends St Albans school in North London, where he develops a passion for mathematics. His father wants him to study medicine.
1959 to 1962
Specialises in physics at University College Oxford. Graduates with a first class degree in natural sciences.
'I've done really bad things': The undercover cop who abandoned the war on drugs | Drugs
‘I told myself I was fighting the good fight’ … Neil Woods. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian‘I told myself I was fighting the good fight’ … Neil Woods. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The GuardianSaturday interviewDrugsInterview'I've done really bad things': The undercover cop who abandoned the war on drugsDecca AitkenheadNeil Woods used to risk his life to catch drug dealers. But as gangs responded with escalating violence and intimidation – some even poisoning users who talked to the police – he started to see legalisation as the only solution