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At Monaco 1984, the Brazilian announced himself as a legend – but a decade later, he was gone

A cataract operation left me with pseudophakia – the happy condition of having an artificial lens

Two years after Baby Reindeer, the actor and writer has surpassed himself

The Irish gave 2,000 artists £283 a week, and more than recouped the cost of the scheme. Why not try it here?

The Italian city marks the religious holiday in a way that can only be described as unique

Conspiracy theorists say a man in a black cap must be part of the plot to kill a president. But the truth is likely to be very different

‘Michael’ avoids the claims of child abuse by the King of Pop – and falls into the same old cliches

The comedian who filled Wembley and walked away talks about fame, his disappearing act and his excellent new book

The Estonian artist thought the French masters were ‘hideous’ and ‘boring’. How does his own work measure up?

A mesmerising set of drawings never exhibited during the artist’s life show his genius in its rawest form

A new crop of video games is educating players about cultural looting and the pain inflicted by western colonialism

Tayari Jones’s Kin builds a messy, funny, tragic world of female friendship and fate

Fifty years ago, writer John Ingham was chatting to three musicians. Then their singer Johnny Rotten opened his mouth, and everything changed

Young people have turned away from the French classic – but that doesn’t mean the end of artisan boulangeries

The promise that everyone can benefit from science rings hollow in a world of inequality and exclusion

PL Travers told Walt Disney to throw out the animation and that Julie Andrews was too pretty for the role

In countries like Britain with no strong baby naming traditions, Lily, Ivy and Elsie can disappear for decades before returning to popularity

The BBC’s documentary to mark what would have been her 100th birthday was always going to be respectful – but it feels too reverent

The cop drama is compelling, fiercely contemporary and underpinned by mighty performances by Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi

Sharon Osbourne plans to join a far right protest in London next month

You’ll never have a two-sided conversation with a cherry tree – but it probably has a far simpler sentience of its own

Network and All the President’s Men are 50 years old. Both diagnose the beginnings of today’s political diseases – and show symptoms of the sickness of conspiracy theory

A new exhibition celebrates the absurd brilliance of designer Elsa Schiaparelli, creator of the shoe hat and the skeleton dress

Before Google Maps, travellers had to rely on guides and phrasebooks that mixed useful advice with imperial arrogance and surreal oddities

Stefan Golaszewski’s series about baby loss explores how couples can communicate what they need – and what can happen when they don’t

The ‘charming, cool’ winner of best male newcomer at France’s Grammys wants his eclectic style to cross the channel

Nonesuch brings magical realism to wartime London to dazzling and profound effect

It’s clear what the Trump administration wanted – but what did anyone else get out of it?

A performance in Japan meant the end of the Revolution – and began a new chapter in the life of an eccentric genius