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The autocomplete questionsMen's hair This article is more than 6 years oldAre blond men evil? You asked Google – here’s the answerThis article is more than 6 years oldEdward TewEvery day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queriesLet’s get one thing out of the way first: blond men look evil. Blond children, like Mark Lester in Oliver!

‘Passing out in the corner’ … one of Violette’s collapsed chandeliers, created for the Celine fashion house. Photograph: Hervé Abbadie‘Passing out in the corner’ … one of Violette’s collapsed chandeliers, created for the Celine fashion house. Photograph: Hervé AbbadieArtInspired by black metal, his art was the toast of the 00s. But the former tattooist flamed out. Now he’s returning – with 14 fallen chandeliers that speak of opiated excess If Christmas is the season for excess, then Banks Violette has made the perfect decorations.

The ObserverMaria Callas This article is more than 2 years oldDrugged, sexually abused, swindled… Maria Callas’s tormented life revealedThis article is more than 2 years oldUnpublished letters detail famed soprano’s painful relationships with husband, mother and Aristotle Onassis Her mother blackmailed her, her husband Giovanni Battista Meneghini stole from her, and shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis was violent and abandoned her for Jackie Kennedy. Soprano Maria Callas was adored by audiences worldwide but she never knew real love offstage, and her life was even more tragic than previously realised, according to research.

Kitchen tipsFoodJane Hornby explains how to get the most from a roast, or turn leftovers into tasty soups, stews and graviesWe probably all have a few cubes lurking in the cupboard, but homemade stocks, especially meat stocks with their gelatinous wobble, take some beating. The remains of a roast make a thrifty starting point, whereas stock from raw bones, trimmings or giblets will have a bigger personality. Simple ingredients For a versatile stock, the basics are water, bones, trimmings or giblets (for meat and fish stocks), celery, onion, carrot and a few "

The reader interviewMoviesInterviewJason Isaacs: ‘Daniel Craig is more comfortable naked than with clothes on’As told to Rich PelleyThe Liverpool-born actor on going to school with Mark Kermode, massages with Mel Gibson and why he will never be James Bond You went to school with Mark Kermode. Did he have the same haircut back then? DiMatt1987 He did. And the same suits. He remembers being a bit of an outsider. I remember him as the absolute epicentre of cool.

K-pop This article is more than 10 years oldK-pop star G-Dragon provokes anger with Trayvon Martin tributeThis article is more than 10 years oldLeader of Korean boyband Big Bang sparks controversy after posting image of himself in black face paint onto InstagramK-pop star G-Dragon has sparked controversy with a message of "support" for murdered teenager Trayvon Martin, posing for a photo in black face paint. G-Dragon is the leader of Big Bang, a South Korean boy band whose YouTube videos have amassed more than 175m views.

James Juanillo poses outside of his home in San Francisco on Sunday. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/APJames Juanillo poses outside of his home in San Francisco on Sunday. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/APCalifornia This article is more than 3 years oldCEO caught on video confronting neighbor over Black Lives Matter messageThis article is more than 3 years oldLisa Alexander threatened to call police on James Juanillo, who is Filipino, as he stenciled Black Lives Matter in front of his home

CherylCheryl Cole's latest body art: the bottom lineCheryl Cole's recent tattoo is a vibrant, Californian approach that couldn't be more suited to her bold pop tastesIt deserved front-page news, apparently: Cheryl Cole had her backside tattooed. The image of her colourful bum entirely covered in a tattoo of intertwined roses was uploaded onto Instagram on 24 August by the artist Nikko Hurtado. It's easy to have a tongue in (ahem) cheek approach to looking at this needlework, but the fascinated and often aggressive reactions to Cole's choice say a lot about contemporary society, celebrity and ideas of femininity.

Health and fitness holidaysFrom an ice-cold plunge to a Finnish sauna, treat yourself to massages, steam rooms and scrubs Russian rub-down, LondonThe “banya” is the Russian cousin of the Finnish sauna and Turkish hammam, and the one at The Bath House, opposite Buckingham Palace, is a great place for a day off. Warm up in steam rooms decorated with mosaics of traditional banya scenes, cool down in an ice-cold plunge pool or under tipping buckets, then enjoy a treatment.