MoviesInterview‘Death in Venice screwed up my life’ – the tragic story of Visconti’s ‘beautiful boy’Ryan GilbeyBjörn Andrésen was the striking child star of the classic film, the perfect embodiment of youthful beauty. Fifty years on, he is still haunted by the exploitation that continued long after filming Björn Andrésen was just 15 when he walked straight into the lion’s den, being cast as Tadzio, the sailor-suited object of desire in Luchino Visconti’s film Death in Venice.

Czech Republic ‘I no longer want to hide’: Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay – video Jakub Jankto, the Czech Republic international and Getafe midfielder on loan at Sparta Prague, has come out as gay. The 27-year-old is the highest-profile current male footballer to publicly come out. In a video published on Twitter, Jankto said: 'like everybody else, I also want to live my life in freedom without fears, without prejudice, without violence, but with love.

BooksInterview‘I turned against Keisha the Sket for a long time’: Jade LB on returning to her noughties viral storyCandice Carty-WilliamsThe author was just 13 when her anonymous tales of a London teenager spread across the UK. More than a decade on, Stormzy’s Merky books imprint is bringing Keisha back Until recently, if you had asked any Black girl between the ages of 25 and 35 if they’d heard of Keisha the Sket, they would a) immediately tell you which secondary school they went to and exactly which class they were in when they heard of her, b) pass on some new unauthorised version or spin-off of the story and c) ask if you knew who the author behind this urban phenomenon was.

Secondary schoolsTim Ramsey never dared come out at his all-boys grammar while a pupil. Now he’s looking for volunteers to reassure other LGBT teenagers they are not aloneI pretty much knew I was gay by the time I started secondary school - perhaps knowing all of S Club 7’s lyrics aged 11 was a giveaway, but I didn’t want to admit it to myself. When I eventually did, I decided it was better not to tell anyone.

Law Holt, singer and nurse, who features centre stage on Iklan’s Album Number 1. Photograph: Zeinab BatchelorLaw Holt, singer and nurse, who features centre stage on Iklan’s Album Number 1. Photograph: Zeinab BatchelorThe ObserverElectronic musicReview(Soulpunk) This collective with connections to Young Fathers and Soho offer up a bold, fat-free debut It takes a certain year-zero chutzpah for an artist to release a debut album that omits all of their singles to date, but that’s what London/Birmingham/Edinburgh collective Iklan do on Album Number 1.

ObituarySig MickelsonUS media chief who shaped modern TV newsSig Mickelson, who has died aged 86, was one of the most influential executives in American television. In the early 1950s, he brought ideas to the infant medium which continue to shape television news presentation to this day. In his years with the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Mickelson developed the notion of one familiar face anchoring the news reports from multiple correspondents. He also pioneered the use of computers for election results analysis, and devised hard-hitting current affairs programmes which were widely imitated.

Top 10sFictionWriters from William Shakespeare to Angela Carter and George RR Martin have been been inspired by the doubled lives of these familial pairs I am not a twin, but as a child I had an imaginary twin sister who would accompany me everywhere and agree with everything I said. Of course, I can see my naivety now: I had conflated “twin” with “ideal friend”, another version of yourself who is perfectly in harmony with you.

ETHICAL CONUNDRUMSWhy should I care? Quill Shiell, Birch Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada Why not? Dave, Sutton I can't be bothered to tell you. J Quinn, Godalming UK With regards to your question - why should we? SR, Cambridge If you don't, who will? Rhiannon, Tredegar Wales Eugene wotsit of wherever- how do you reach the conclusion that denying the existence of God is like denying the existence of water?

Africa's political cartoons – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Tejumola Olaniyan founded Africacartoons.com, the first continent-wide digital encyclopaedia of political cartoons by African artists. He talks to African Digital Art about the collection Africa Digital Art, part of the Guardian Africa Network Thu 19 Feb 2015 05.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 15.

James Wong on gardensGardening adviceBotanical Latin comes from a plethora of other languages with a multitude of pronunciations. So say them how you like For newbie gardeners, learning about horticulture can seem daunting, especially when it comes to that great sticking point: Latin names. I’ve frequently heard confident, experienced amateurs hesitate, even stutter, when using them. To me as a botanist this is a huge shame as it acts as a barrier, excluding many from the joy gardening can bring… and the worst thing is it’s totally unnecessary.