Barack ObamaBarack Obama's family links to Hawaii and Kenya are well known, but who would expect to find one of his kin, eyes down, playing bingo in Woking? Patrick Barkham meets Kezia ObamaHunched over a table, eyes glazed, the matriarch of Barack Obama's family is indulging in an addictive activity that is illegal across most of the United States. But the American president need not fear scandalous headlines about his British-based relatives to add to those coming from Kenya, where his stepbrother George was arrested on drug charges last week.
Seventeen by Joe Gibson review an abuse of trust
Autobiography and memoirReviewThis unflinching memoir explores consent, coercion and the lasting impact of a teacher-pupil affair
In this unflinching memoir, Joe Gibson recounts the affair he had as a schoolboy with his 35-year-old teacher, whom he calls Miss P. The year is 1991 and 17-year-old Gibson, who has chosen to protect his identity by using a pseudonym, has been awarded a bursary to an elite private school to study for his A-levels.
10 of the best restaurants in Brittany, France
Brittany holidaysThe region is famous for its crêpes, cider and fresh seafood, which can be enjoyed everywhere from oyster markets to fine bistros overlooking the sea
10 of Brittany’s best hotels and B&Bs Marché aux Huitres, Cancale
Oyster lovers should try them freshly caught at Cancale’s beachside market. The town, which is not far from Saint-Malo, is the oyster capital of Brittany and a number of blue- and white-striped stalls run by local fishermen sell different sizes and species for just a few euros.
Benjamin Ferencz obituary | International criminal court
International criminal courtObituaryBenjamin Ferencz obituaryLast surviving Nuremberg prosecutor who played a key role in advancing the cause of international justiceIn 2011, at the age of 92, the diminutive but indomitable Benjamin Ferencz rose to deliver the closing prosecution speech at the first trial ever heard before the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague. Wearing black robes and a starched white neck band, the veteran lawyer, who had prosecuted Nazi mass murderers at the Nuremberg war crimes trials more than 60 years earlier, saluted a “historic moment in the evolution of international criminal law”.
Kendall Jenner: the Kardashian sister whos too fat for modelling
Lost in showbizModelsWith her fellow models putting the catty into catwalk, the up-and-coming Jenner seems to be taking their remarks to heartLost in Showbiz cannot help but be intrigued by the saga of Kim Kardashian’s half-sister Kendall Jenner and her nascent modelling career. It all appeared to be going so well: runway appearances for Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana, Tommy Hilfiger and Diane von Furstenberg. And yet, reports suggested that, behind the scenes, Jenner had been the victim of a bullying campaign, with other models putting cigarette butts in her drink, and one writing an open letter claiming that her success is down to designers “milking her fame”.
Nice try, Mr Faulks
The ObserverBooksReviewAs a continuation of the James Bond series, does Sebastian Faulks's Devil May Care deliver the goods?Devil May Care
by Sebastian Faulks (writing as Ian Fleming)
Penguin £18.99, pp295
Just as every small boy once wanted to be Bond, every fortysomething novelist must, surely, want to have been asked to create him. So in book-writing circles, there must have been little angry hisses when literary lion Sebastian Faulks was given the dream job of resurrecting James Bond, after so many hack writers have failed abysmally down the years.
The Garden of Last Days | Crime fiction
Crime fictionThe Garden of Last DaysIn Andre Dubus's tense tale, a Florida stripper meets a 9/11 hijacker. By Irvine WelshWhen an author produces what becomes known as a "big book", critics and readers tend to obsess about how they will follow it up. Writers, on the other hand, concern themselves less with this issue. The exalted work, like any preceding it, has long gone, and only the current undertaking has any importance.
Vibe check: what does the most overused word of our era actually mean?
Life and style‘Vibes’ are everywhere, from pop culture to politics. Is it a symbol of human connection – or has it become meaningless?
The most important people in the history of the word “vibes” are the Beach Boys. Before the release of Good Vibrations, in 1966, if you heard someone say “a vibe”, they were probably talking about a vibraphone – the xylophone-like percussion instrument with ringing metal bars, invented in 1916.
Browsing porn in incognito mode isn't nearly as private as you think | Dylan Curran
OpinionInternet This article is more than 5 years oldBrowsing porn in incognito mode isn't nearly as private as you thinkThis article is more than 5 years oldDylan CurranWhen you use incognito mode, it doesn’t mean that your activity disappears forever – it’s just hidden on the incriminating device
Ctrl-shift-N: the wondrous keyboard shortcut to start an incognito tab in Google Chrome. You hesitantly type in your odious search, and find the porn site which in that moment you feel a magnetizing attraction to.
Film quiz: High school proms | Movies
Film blogMoviesFilm quiz: High school promsThere's a new adaptation of Carrie out this week, showing today's youngsters how to really mess up someone's prom night. To mark the occasion, here are brief descriptions of 10 other prom nights and school dances. Can you match the proms with the films they featured in?ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaJ6ZobpwssilpJukn5x8ssHIs2ZraGFofK%2B71Whpb2eWnrmuedCuoLNlmJ60qXnSnJ%2Bop5xivbO7zKw%3D