Stepping out … walkers explore Vanoise national park near the resorts of Courchevel and Val-d’Isère. Photograph: Christian.Lamotte/Getty ImagesStepping out … walkers explore Vanoise national park near the resorts of Courchevel and Val-d’Isère. Photograph: Christian.Lamotte/Getty ImagesFrance holidaysFrance’s green spaces provide the chance to see magnificent wildlife, explore mountain villages or just have a great hike or bike ride
Vanoise national park, Rhône-AlpesThe first (1963) and largest of France’s mainland national parks, the Vanoise is in the French Alps, becoming the Gran Paradiso national park once it’s over the Italian border.
FashionFrom Gucci to Beyoncé – how the pink suit took over fashionThe pop star wore one to launch her and Jay-Z’s first joint album, but she’s not the first. From high fashion to the high street, it’s one of the biggest looks of the year
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Books This article is more than 5 months oldI grew up loving The Bell Jar. Then I noticed how Sylvia Plath wrote about people that looked like meThis article is more than 5 months oldJessica Zhan Mei YuAfter revisiting Plath’s book in my early twenties, I ended up writing a novel of my own as a way of understanding the recognition and repulsion I felt
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Sixty years after its publication, it’s hard to imagine what the world would look like without Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar.
ObituaryIrene Hervey obituaryIn and out of the movies
Irene Hervey, who has died aged 78, was the pure girl who won the heart of mild-mannered sheriff James Stewart over wild-cat dance-hall girl Marlene Dietrich in the classic George Marshall 1939 comedy western Destry Rides Again. The pretty, dimpled Hervey seemed destined to be overshadowed by bigger stars in some of her more prestigious films and to languish in dozens of B-movies.
Israel-Gaza war Israel says footage shows foreign hostages inside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza – video Israel’s military has released video footage that it says shows two hostages being taken into Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital on 7 October. R Adm Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the military, said on Sunday night this was 'concrete evidence' that hostages were taken into the hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza City, from where it says Hamas runs military operations from bunkers and tunnels below ground.
Ask Annalisa BarbieriBereavementDeath is scary. It’s understandable that you expect more support from your friends, but you might need to be the one to start the conversation
My dad died unexpectedly a few months ago and I can’t shift the resentment I feel towards some of my oldest friends, who have barely been in touch since it happened.
I understand that death is a scary subject and that people might worry about saying the wrong thing.
Israel-Gaza warLettersThe death toll in Gaza speaks for itselfNick Moss on the charge of genocide made against Israel by South Africa at the international court of justice
I share Jonathan Freedland’s contempt for Benjamin Netanyahu (South Africa brought the case, but one man dragged Israel into the dock at The Hague – Benjamin Netanyahu, 12 January). I think, though, that he allows Netanyahu too much wriggle room in relation to the charge of genocide.
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua. Photograph: Sydney PaduaThe Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua. Photograph: Sydney PaduaNicholas Lezard's choiceComics and graphic novelsReviewA flight of fancy that explores the possibilities of Babbage’s early computer, and makes Victorian mathematics compellingly tangibleMy fear, on picking this up, was that it would be a tiresome reduction of the work of two serious scientists to silliness. It’s been described as “steampunk”, which sets alarm bells ringing.
Banksy This article is more than 8 years oldThink on: Banksy's tour of a ruined GazaThis article is more than 8 years oldThe street artist, who previously created works on the wall of the West Bank, has made a series of new paintings across ruins in Palestine
The Bristolian street artist Banksy has returned to Palestine to create another series of works, following his famous 2005 series painted on the West Bank barrier wall.
Axl Rose performs at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday in London. Photograph: Chiaki Nozu/Getty ImagesAxl Rose performs at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday in London. Photograph: Chiaki Nozu/Getty ImagesGuns N' Roses This article is more than 7 years oldAppetite for destruction: Axl Rose demands Google remove 'fat' photosThis article is more than 7 years oldThe Guns N’ Roses frontman is trying to get Google to remove images that he says violate copyright – and they just happen to be a little unflattering