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Winter readsHaruki Murakami This article is more than 12 years oldWinter reads: Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThis article is more than 12 years oldDamien G WalterThis potent rite-of-passage tale offers readers some useful pointers on keeping the heart warm in allegorically wintry timesThe novel that raised Haruki Murakami to literary superstardom ranges across the seasons, but the heart of its meaning is found in winter. When 30-something Toru Watanabe hears a fragment of the titular Beatles track after a long airplane flight, his memories are returned to his days as a young student and his love affair with the beautiful but damaged Naoko.

TV reviewDramaReviewChannel 4’s new miniseries holds all the light and dark elements of a complicated premise in balance, and even finds room for some laughs There aren’t many certainties left in this increasingly barbaric and chaotic year of our fled Lord 2020, but one of the few remaining, to which I cling as if a drowning woman to driftwood, is this: as far as ever is possible, you should always be warned when a prolapse is in the offing.

Fashion This article is more than 2 months oldModel says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’This article is more than 2 months oldShereen Wu says leading designer uploaded altered picture, amid fears AI could ‘turn back the clock’ on progress in the industry A Taiwanese American model says a well-known fashion designer uploaded a digitally altered runway photo that made her appear white. In a TikTok about the incident that has been viewed 1.

Singapore This article is more than 12 years oldOutrage as Obedient Wives Club spreads across south-east AsiaThis article is more than 12 years oldClub claims Muslim women could curb prostitution and domestic violence by becoming 'good whores' to their husbandsA women's group that aims to teach Muslim wives how to "keep their spouses happy in the bedroom" is taking root in south-east Asia, prompting outrage from Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

US Open Tennis 2023 This article is more than 4 months old‘Pretty drained’: Jack Draper’s promising US Open run ends after Rublev defeatThis article is more than 4 months old21-year-old Briton beaten 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 by No 8 seed‘I’ve had four good matches at a grand slam’After a completely unexpected, brilliant eight days that offered both himself and the rest of the tennis world a much-needed reminder of his considerable talents, Jack Draper’s US Open run came to an end in the fourth round on a humid Monday afternoon in New York.

Vietnam: The Real War – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email From Malcolm Browne’s photograph of the burning monk to Nick Ut’s picture of a nine-year-old girl running from a napalm attack, the Associated Press’s Saigon bureau captured the realities and tragedies of the Vietnam war. AP won six Pulitzer prizes for its war coverage, four for photography.

The ObserverGender This article is more than 12 years oldWhat drives Alpha males to keep on having affairsThis article is more than 12 years oldRecent scandals show high-fliers use flings to top up on testosterone, says psychologist and Men Are from Mars author Dr John GrayHave relations between men and women reached a new low? Powerful men from Sir Fred Goodwin to Arnold Schwarzenegger – along with nameless footballers and actors still hanging on to their superinjunctions – are revealed to have risked marriage and career over an affair.

Israel-Gaza war 'Staff are exhausted': doctor describes conditions in Gaza hospital – video Three months of Israeli bombardment and a tightened siege in Gaza have left hospitals across the Palestinian territory facing shortages of crucial medical supplies. The number of people seeking shelter and treatment has increased, putting a strain on already inadequate resources. A doctor at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis says the health system has 'collapsed' with inadequate medical supplies, beds and exhausted and sick staff

Hadrian’s Wall Sycamore Gap tree – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The 300-year-old tree, set in a dramatic dip near crumbling Roman walls, drew photographers and tourists from all over the world until it was felled in a suspected act of vandalism Boy, 16, arrested after felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall Pejman Faratin