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Serena Williams This article is more than 5 years oldSerena Williams covers Divinyls hit for breast cancer awarenessThis article is more than 5 years oldTennis star strips off and sings I Touch Myself to remind women to self-check Serena Williams has produced a new video to promote breast cancer awareness in which she covers her bare chest with her hands and sings a cover of The Divinyls’ hit I Touch Myself.

The 100 best novelsBram StokerBram Stoker's classic vampire story was very much of its time but still resonates more than a century later Robert McCrum introduces the series The 100 best novels: Help! which should I choose?At the far end of the 19th century, in the age of Jack the Ripper, and 80 years after Frankenstein (No 8 in this series), Dracula is a classic of Gothic horror by an Irish contemporary of Oscar Wilde who wrote popular fiction to boost his income.

Life and styleWhen parents cast a child into the role of mediator, friend and carer, the wounds are profound. But recovery is possible I came to research the emotional neglect of children by accident. More than a decade ago, I wrote my master’s thesis on the relationship between the personal and professional lives of psychotherapists. How did they manage to keep the distress they heard in their clinics from affecting their own emotional balance?

THIS SPORTING LIFEWhat is the origin of the word "golf?" Nic Maennling, Carleton Place CANADA My father and I had a furious debate on this subject at Christmas, with him proposing the 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden' argument. I pointed out that since golf is an originally Dutch game first popularised in Gaelic-speaking Scotland, then either the Ancient Dutch word gouf, or Scots word gowff, which both mean stick, is more likely than an acronym in a language in which the sport is not native.

Pornography This article is more than 7 years oldAdult film actor Amber Rayne found dead in her Los Angeles homeThis article is more than 7 years oldOne of five women who accused James Deen of assault while filming a scene Cause of death for 31-year-old still unknownAdult film actor Amber Rayne, a 10-year veteran of the porn industry, has died at the age of 31 in her Los Angeles home, according to the county medical examiner.

PokémonGotta quiz 'em all: the Guardian's Pokémon quizWith a new TV series set to start in the UK, how much do you know about the world of Pokémon? A new chapter begins for Pokémon in the UK on Tuesday as the animated series Pokémon Journeys starts on the Freeview channel POP. Ash and Pikachu have been on our screens since the 1990s, and the Pokémon franchise includes not just the anime, but video games, trading cards, lots and lots of toys and even a live action movie.

Elvis: 25 years on This article is more than 21 years oldHe wasn't my kingThis article is more than 21 years oldHelen KolawoleFor black people, Elvis, more than any other performer, epitomises the theft of their music and danceAs another celebration of a dead white hero winds up, in this hallowed Week of Elvis, shouldn't the entertainment industry hold its own truth and reconciliation commission? It needn't be a vehicle for retribution, just somewhere where tales of white appropriation of black culture, not to mention outright theft, can finally be laid to rest.

‘I would enshrine myself with found objects’ … Julie Byrne‘I would enshrine myself with found objects’ … Julie ByrneMusicInterview‘I couldn’t outrun my grief’: Julie Byrne on the death of her musical partnerLaura SnapesSinger-songwriter Julie Byrne’s friend and collaborator Eric Littmann died at 31. Yet the astonishing final record they made together is really about life Julie Byrne precisely remembers the day she met the person who would change her life. “I loved him right away,” she says.

Peaky Blinders: episode by episodePeaky BlindersTommy reacted to adversity by complicating his love life still further, and Major Campbell forced Polly into a Faustian bargain, in an episode that cranked up the tension before the big finale SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching series two of Peaky Blinders. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen episode four. Click here to read Sarah Hughes’s episode four blogpost