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Social care This article is more than 16 years oldDo we really want to know whether Tigger suffers from ADHD?This article is more than 16 years oldDavid BattyThe 'minds' of some of the nation's favourite fairy tale characters have been examined in a new book published to coincide with World Mental Health Day. David Batty explains why he thinks it will fail to captivate its audienceOnce upon a time there was an author in need of a gimmick.

SEMANTIC ENIGMASI recently learned that sign language is not international. British sign language is different from German sign language, for example. How did this arise, when it would appear to be an area where language barriers could have been broken down? And are there interpreters from one sign language into another? Mike Crabtree, Dusseldorf Germany Contrary to popular belief, sign language is not dependent solely on the use of hand and body gestures.

Television This article is more than 6 months oldJeffrey Carlson, actor who played groundbreaking trans character in All My Children, dies aged 48This article is more than 6 months oldUS actor, who reportedly died on 6 July, played transgender woman Zoe in long-running daytime soap and also appeared on Broadway Jeffrey Carlson, the actor who played the groundbreaking transgender character Zoe in daytime soap All My Children, has died aged 48.

Tattoos This article is more than 1 year oldMicroneedle tattoo technique could make tattooing painless and fastThis article is more than 1 year oldScientists at Georgia Tech say press-on innovation opens opportunities for medical and cosmetic use Painless, bloodless tattoos have been created by scientists, who say the technique could have medical and cosmetic applications. The technique, which can be self-administered, uses microneedles to imprint a design into the skin without causing pain or bleeding.

Sundance 2020ReviewBeasts of the Southern Wild director Benh Zeitlin returns with an overlong and sometimes excruciating update of the Pan story Wendy, a spin on JM Barrie’s Peter Pan myth, takes all the chaos, noise and lack-of-focus of director Benh Zeitlin’s earlier picture Beasts of the Southern Wild and amplifies it. The 2012 surprise hit, which went from Sundance discovery to four Academy Award nominations, got a tremendous amount of mileage from its peculiarity of place and heartfelt father-daughter relationship.

CaliforniaThe iconic coastal road has a history of landslides, and experts say ‘it would not be surprising’ to see them happening more frequently California’s Highway 1 has been ruptured by a landslide that is expected to keep 23 miles of the iconic road snaking through the state’s rugged coastal cliffs closed for months. A severe winter rain storm last week caused a 150ft fissure along the picturesque thoroughfare tucked against Big Sur, with concrete, trees and mud falling into the sea below.

Rumour millJosé MourinhoToday’s whispers are juggling plates There are few lands left to conquer for José Mourinho. In fact, with eight league titles, five European trophies and eight major domestic cups across four countries, he’s effectively won it all. Which is why a brewing rumour that he could be taking charge of the Brazilian national team is so tantalising. Picture it. The Special One. The yellow and blue of the Seleção.

The ObserverParents and parentingIncreasing awareness of the price of toxic masculinity has led many parents to wonder how best to prepare the young men of the future. One father consults the experts My little son has a gang he roots for. All boys, dudes everywhere – they’re his gang. I figured this out, recently, when we sat down to watch the Grand National. He’d picked a horse in the family sweepstake and his choice was out in front for most of the race.

Michaela Coel delivers the MacTaggart lecture at the 2018 Edinburgh international television festival. In 43 years, she was only the fifth woman to take the podium and the first person of colour. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianMichaela Coel delivers the MacTaggart lecture at the 2018 Edinburgh international television festival. In 43 years, she was only the fifth woman to take the podium and the first person of colour. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianBook of the dayAutobiography and memoirReviewAn outsider perspective on the TV industry exposes its sexism, racism and complacency