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The Amnesia rave, in the early 90s, when ecstasy was central to dance music culture. Photograph: Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesThe Amnesia rave, in the early 90s, when ecstasy was central to dance music culture. Photograph: Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesDrugsA new book, I Feel Love, explores the rollicking history of the 90s club drug turned 21st-century therapeutic treatment It was in 1975, when Carl Resnikoff and his girlfriend, Judith Gipson, took a bucolic ferry ride to Sausalito, a city located on the north end of Golden Gate Bridge, that a revolution in youth culture, music, emotion and imagination would take place.

Kelly ReichardtInterviewDirector Kelly Reichardt: ‘Keep in mind, I don’t have my finger on any pulse’Charles BramescoThe film-maker behind First Cow discusses her new Michelle Williams-starring drama Showing Up and the difficulties of making art in this climate In case you were also wondering, no, current Portland resident Kelly Reichardt has not seen the Dream of the Nineties sketch from the pilot of Portlandia. But that’s fine, she doesn’t have to – she lived it.

FictionReviewSarah Hall on a disturbing and ambitious fable-like tale of filial tensionSet in a nameless colonial country, in an unspecified era, Katie Kitamura's second novel tracks the fortunes of a landowning family during the first waves of civil unrest. Tom, the naive son of a cold and controlling father, has spent his entire life on their remote estate, which relies on fish farming and tourism. Aggravating the filial tension, Carine, a young woman who is ward to neighbouring colonials, arrives at a dinner party, and her betrothal to Tom is quickly arranged.

FictionReviewA fictional biography of Pearl Buck is a wasted opportunity, says Julia LovellThe life of Pearl Buck, a missionary's daughter whose Chinese sagas made her a bestselling author and Nobel laureate, seems to beg for novelistic treatment. Anchee Min's well-meaning fictional biography of the writer sets out to be an epic of modern China told through an imagined friendship between Buck and a Chinese woman called Willow; disappointingly, it deteriorates into an exotic jumble of hastily sketched characters and ill-digested Chinese history.

A car drives through a flooded area under a railway bridge as a train passes overhead outside the village of Moira in Northern Ireland. The Met Office warnings cover Counties Antrim, Down and Armagh. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PAA car drives through a flooded area under a railway bridge as a train passes overhead outside the village of Moira in Northern Ireland. The Met Office warnings cover Counties Antrim, Down and Armagh. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PAUK weather This article is more than 2 months oldReports of Northern Ireland flooding ahead of Storm Ciarán with weather warnings issuedThis article is more than 2 months oldMore than 70 flood warnings issued across the UK with the Met Office warning of rainfall of up to 100mm in some areas

Australia news This article is more than 3 years old‘Silly product’: Thankyou stops producing bottled water, citing environmental damageThis article is more than 3 years oldSocial organisation that’s raised more than $1m for projects abroad says it hopes move sends a message on ‘rort’ of packaged water The social enterprise Thankyou has permanently stopped production of its founding product – bottled water – saying it could no longer justify the environmental harm caused by selling it in a developed country such as Australia.

Salma Hayek stars as Queen of Longtrellis in Tale Of Tales Photograph: PR ImageSalma Hayek stars as Queen of Longtrellis in Tale Of Tales Photograph: PR ImageFilmItalian director Matteo Garrone made his name with realist mob movie Gomorrah, but for his new film he turned to 17th century fairytales An ogre snaps the necks of his victims and casts them aside like empty clam shells. A queen chomps messily on the scarlet heart of a sea monster.

Children's booksChildren's booksTop 10 Chinese mythsTo celebrate the Chinese new year, Moon Princess author Barbara Laban, shares her favourite mythological stories from China, from Sun Wukong the monkey king to how the Chinese zodiac began I often wonder how the East and the West came to view mythological creatures so differently. Are dragons lucky or scary? Are rabbits wise or timid? I gave such questions a lot of thought when I created invisible animal companions for the characters in my book Moon Princess.

The ObserverPremier LeagueFans turn on Sheffield United as Marcus Tavernier double lifts BournemouthMarcus Tavernier fired a double as Bournemouth dismantled Sheffield United to maintain their resurgence under Andoni Iraola. Tavernier struck early in both halves, his brace sandwiching Justin Kluivert’s first Premier League goal. Substitute Oli McBurnie headed a stoppage-time consolation for the Blades, who remain in the relegation zone after a 10th defeat in 13 league games. Brentford v Arsenal: Premier League – liveRead moreBournemouth, high on confidence after a 2-0 win over Newcastle in their previous game, cruised to their first league win on the road this season and the margin of victory could easily have been wider.