The Queensland mango season starts in November, with lower prices on the way. Photograph: Jena Ardell/Getty ImagesThe Queensland mango season starts in November, with lower prices on the way. Photograph: Jena Ardell/Getty ImagesAustralian food in seasonAustralian food and drinkAs Queensland mango season kicks off, kensington prides and calypsos will come down in price. Tomatoes, meanwhile, are ‘exceptionally good now’
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email As the countdown to Christmas begins, you might see glimpses of cherries and stone fruit on shelves.
Las Vegas city guideTop 10sDesigner elegance, kooky, chic fashion, sexy lingerie … and tattoos. What's not to love about Las Vegas boutique shopping, asks Sarah Miller As featured in our Las Vegas city guide
Gypsy DenGypsy Den, Las Vegas.In the heart of Colorado Street's (and Vegas's) growing arts district, this adorable store occupies an adorable house. While the Attic (see above) cranks disco, the Gypsy Den favours Patti Smith. If the vibe at The Attic is meant to evoke the Summer of Love, this place is meant to evoke the brief romance between Stevie Nicks and Don Henley.
Pass notesDogsSome pedigree dogs howl in canine company rather than barking – and it’s not always the breeds you might expect
Name: Wolf howls.
Age: Aaarooooooooh.
Excuse me? Aaarooooooooh.
Yeah, but what is that, exactly? A wolf howl, obviously.
OK, but why? Because that’s what we’re talking about. Have you got one?
A wolf? Obviously not. I do have a couple of dogs, which I realise are descended … What breed?
Crime This article is more than 4 years oldFugitive jailed for life after 'grotesque' murder at London barThis article is more than 4 years oldShane O’Brien spent more than three years on the run after stabbing Josh Hanson in 2015
One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives who evaded justice for three and a half years has been jailed for life.
Shane O’Brien, 31, slashed the neck of 21-year-old Josh Hanson in an act of “pitiless savagery” at a west London bar in October 2015 before fleeing the UK in a private plane.
College football This article is more than 5 months oldLatino Northwestern player says ‘Cinco de Mayo’ was shaved into his headThis article is more than 5 months oldRamon Diaz says he saw other incidents of racist abuseUniversity faces numerous lawsuits over culture of hazingRamon Diaz says he was just 17 when Northwestern University upperclassmen shaved “Cinco de Mayo” onto the back of his head as the entire football team watched.
The ObserverRay DaviesInterviewRay Davies: 'I'm easy to love… but impossible to live with'Rachel CookeLong revered as one of England's finest songwriters, Ray Davies, curator of this year's Meltdown festival, remains shy, insecure and steadfastly old-fashioned. And his biggest regret? The family life he never had…Ray Davies has now been famous for close on half a century, and yet the experience seems to have changed him hardly at all. He still lives barely a mile from where he was born (Fortis Green, in north London).
Readers recommendMusicReaders recommend: songs about islands – resultsSailing from the Hebrides to Hong Kong via the Pixies to Mendelssohn, RR’s old sea dog sonofwebcore picks a beautiful list of lands and soundscapes from last week’s topic
Why are some islands enchanted? Well, I reckon I know, but certain things are best kept secret until you know me better. The Pixies, however, progress through their own Isla de Encanta without much fuss.
Donald Trump This article is more than 5 months oldThis article is more than 5 months oldFormer president’s sit-down to discuss combat sports part of strategy to cater to young men with little interest in politics
During a stretch of campaign stops taking place under the specter of a potential indictment, Donald Trump managed to make time for a sit-down interview on an unlikely platform: the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
David SedarisLou Sedaris had always baffled his children. So when he died at 98, where would they begin with his funeral?
Ten days before my father died, he suffered a small stroke and fell. Or perhaps he fell and then had the stroke. Either way, it surprised me when people asked what was the cause of death. I mean, he was 98! Wasn’t that cause enough?
I visited him shortly after his fall, flew down from New York with Amy and Hugh.