Saturday interviewAnglicanismInterviewMarried gay priest Jeremy Davies: ‘The bishops say we’re not modelling teachings of the church. Yes we are’Harriet SherwoodWaitrose shoppers, coffee lovers, opera fans: Jeremy Davies and partner Simon McEnery are as conventional as they come. But, thanks to Davies’s status as a clergyman barred from conducting services because of their union, they are now radicals. So how does a marriage flourish under the weight of holy orders?
Christmas is a time of little rest for priests, and Jeremy Davies is no exception.
Documentary filmsIn a new documentary, myths and assumptions about the Oscar-nominated heartthrob who struggled with his sexuality are replaced with the little-known truth For over 30 years, scripts have floated around Hollywood promising to tell the story of Montgomery Clift, one of the most innovative and handsome actors in history. Tellingly, they’re always pitched under working titles like ‘Beautiful Loser’ and' ‘Tragic Beauty’. Guided by the key biographies of Clift, they reliably parrot a narrative which paints the actor as a startlingly attractive and prodigiously gifted man who, according to one notably overheated tabloid TV show “became a drug-addicted alcoholic living in a self-imposed hell because he had a secret he couldn’t live with”.
ObituaryCarlos Hank GonzalezPowerbroker behind Mexico's ruling eliteCarlos Hank Gonzalez, who has died aged 73 of a heart attack after a prolonged fight against cancer, was one of Mexico's richest tycoons and most durable powerbrokers. His influence pervaded several decades of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary party's marathon regime.
He was known as the "chief dinosaur", the description used for the old-guard PRI political operators who controlled the systems of patronage and corruption that kept the party in power for 71 years, until it lost last year's landmark elections.
NBA This article is more than 2 months oldFormer NBA star Dwight Howard denies sexually assaulting Georgia manThis article is more than 2 months oldEight-time NBA All-Star asks Georgia court to dismiss civil suitHoward accused of sexual assault, battery, false imprisonmentFormer NBA star Dwight Howard has denied allegations of sexual assault, battery and false imprisonment that were filed against him in July and asked a court to dismiss a civil lawsuit he is facing in Georgia.
MusicObituaryMickey WallerDrummer with the Jeff Beck Group who was a familiar face on the 1960s music sceneMickey Waller, who has died of liver failure aged 66, was a ubiquitous face on the 1960s music scene in London, a superb drummer who played with a merry-go-round of bands, was much in demand as a session musician, and eventually became Rod Stewart's sticksman of choice. He also worked with the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, the Jeff Beck Group, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, and, in 1968, was involved in staging the rock musical Hair in London.
‘I love watching and being watched.’ Illustration: Lo Cole/The Guardian‘I love watching and being watched.’ Illustration: Lo Cole/The GuardianMy life in sexSexI’m what couples are often looking for: a woman who is bisexual and enjoys the lifestyle
I’m in a rather unusual position in that there aren’t many single women in the swinging world. When a couple finds one they find attractive, and who is truly bisexual and enjoys the lifestyle, they are deemed to have found the illustrious unicorn.
Oregon This article is more than 11 months oldOregon overturns ‘second amendment sanctuary’ law in blow to gun movementThis article is more than 11 months oldLocal governments cannot ban police from enforcing certain gun laws in ruling that could have national ramifications
An Oregon court dealt a blow to the state’s “second amendment sanctuary” movement, deciding on Wednesday that local governments cannot ban police from enforcing certain gun laws in a ruling that could hold national ramifications for anti-gun control efforts.
My best shotKate MossWhat’s it like to photograph the supermodel? As she hits 50, five photographers relive their shoots – from capturing her in a transparent dress to putting her in bed with Lucian Freud
Fashion icon, artist’s muse, queen of rock’n’roll … for more than 30 years, Kate Moss has been at the cutting edge. In her first landmark photoshoot with the late Corinne Day, the then teenage model embodied the blissed-out spirit and optimism of the early 90s.
Snoop Dogg This article is more than 14 years oldSnoop Dogg joins the Nation of IslamThis article is more than 14 years old'I'm an advocate for peace,' claims rapper as he appears at US religious group conventionRapper Snoop Dogg surprised fans and reporters alike this weekend by revealing he has joined the Nation of Islam. Speaking at the religious group's Saviours' Day convention in Chicago, the 37-year-old praised the group's supreme minister and national representative Louis Farrakhan.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370Tomnod – the online search party looking for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370Some 2.3 million people are taking part in a crowdsourcing appeal to find missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. Carmen Fishwick speaks to the people giving up their time for free to hunt for evidence of the missing plane Thirteen countries, 57 ships and 48 aircraft are currently looking for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has been missing since last Friday.