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Word of Mouth blogFruitDo you know Alphonso mango?During its brief season the Alphonso mango becomes something of a national obsession in IndiaAs anyone who's tasted an Alphonso mango knows, its short season, from now until the end of June, is a major cause for celebration. Often making an appearance on "1,000 things to eat before you die"-type lists, this Indian variety has become more and more popular in the UK.

Learn ItalianLanguage coursesLearn Italian phrases: In the bedroomConversationOooh, mi fai il solletico … no, non ti fermare! Mi piace. Oooh, that tickles ... no, don't stop ! It's nice. Allora continuo ancora per un po'. Sei molto sensibile quando ti tocco. Bit longer then. You are very sensitive to my touch. I miei genitori ti vogliono conoscere. Andiamo domenica prossima? My parents want to meet you. Shall we go next Sunday?

IPOs This article is more than 7 months oldLondon IPO of soda ash firm could net Turkish billionaire’s family £650mThis article is more than 7 months oldCiner Group announces plans for 10% flotation of shares in WE Soda that may be big enough to propel company into FTSE 100 The family of a Turkish billionaire who owns a football stadium named after the country’s recently re-elected authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, could be in line for £650m by floating an industrial company in London.

Miss Great Britain, Zara Holland, has been stripped of her title after having sex on ITV2 show Love Island. Photograph: Ian West/PAMiss Great Britain, Zara Holland, has been stripped of her title after having sex on ITV2 show Love Island. Photograph: Ian West/PAITV2 This article is more than 7 years oldMiss Great Britain loses title after having sex on ITV2's Love IslandThis article is more than 7 years oldOrganisers say Zara Holland has been ‘de-crowned’ after scenes showing her getting intimate with Alex Bowen

OpinionArt This article is more than 5 years oldOur removal of Waterhouse’s naked nymphs painting was art in actionThis article is more than 5 years oldSonia BoyceI coordinated a Manchester Art Gallery event at which the painting was taken down. It was about giving people a say in what’s on show Every day, in museums all over the world, paintings are put up and taken down. More often than not, this activity takes place pretty much unannounced and unnoticed.

The ObserverDomestic violence This article is more than 3 years oldReeva Steenkamp was murdered. Shame on the BBC for forgettingThis article is more than 3 years oldSonia SodhaOnce again, a male perpetrator of violence is painted as terribly misunderstoodHer name was Reeva Steenkamp. She was a 29-year-old model who was the face of an anti-bullying campaign and was about to return to her old school to talk to girls about gender-based violence.

Sia FurlerSia makes paparazzi butt of the joke by posting nude picture herselfSinger takes on apparent attempt to sell naked image of her by publishing it on her Twitter account Sia Furler, the notoriously private Australian singer and songwriter, has reacted to an apparent attempt to sell naked pictures of her – by publishing the image herself on Twitter. Sia is being sued by Israeli fans for a lack of banter – but is on-stage wit a must?

TelevisionFrom a non-binary shape-shifter in She-Ra to a transgender cane toad, animation features plenty of storylines to help children better understand gender Transgender people are the subject of much conversation at the moment, predominantly by cis commentators, it has to be said, but the more open conversations on the topic are to be welcomed. It is allowing people to come out sooner and be themselves at a much earlier age than before.

Illustration by Rovina Cai.Illustration by Rovina Cai.Children and teenagersReviewMoby-Dick is reimagined from the whale’s point of view in this lyrical, pacey taleWhat, Patrick Ness asked himself, if Moby-Dick was told by the whale? In Ness’s version, the cetaceans go a lot further than Captain Ahab’s nemesis in Melville’s epic. They fight back on a major scale, with ships and harpoons of their own. Their view of the world is the opposite of ours, hence the title – the ocean depths are their sky, and “below” them is the “Abyss” of air and land.