OpinionThe BearJeremy Allen White looks great in the Calvin Klein ads – and that’s a lesson for us allCoco KhanThere was some surprise when the boy-next-door star of The Bear revealed an impossibly toned body in a new ad campaign. It was a reminder, once again, that celebrities aren’t like you or me Sex sells. Just ask the fashion label Calvin Klein, whose adverts flogging perfectly white (and salaciously tight) men’s underwear have led to global pant domination.

MoviesInterviewLife of Pi: 'I felt like I was going insane'Emine SanerWhen Suraj Sharma, an unknown teenage actor, landed the starring role in Ang Lee's film adaptation of Yann Martel's book, little did he know what was in storeSharma: 'Ang makes things real.' Photograph: Andrew H Walker/Getty for DIFFIt would be an exaggeration, says Suraj Sharma with a laugh, to describe what he did in the adaptation of Life of Pi as "

SwedenIn 2017, journalist Kim Wall became the story when she was murdered after boarding a submarine. Now, Kim’s parents are sharing her life and tragedy in a new book On a winter night in 2017, Joachim Wall was sitting in front of his daughter’s laptop at his home in Trelleborg, a town of around 45,000 and Sweden’s southernmost. He was going through thousands of pictures, trying to reorganize her archive – a task that would keep him busy for many more months.

Laura Bates on everyday sexismWomen This article is more than 7 years oldIt's not groping or fondling – it is sexual assaultThis article is more than 7 years oldLaura BatesUsing euphemistic language downplays the severity of an offence and enforces a dangerous message: it isn’t a big deal, and victims won’t be taken seriously Numerous high-profile cases of sexual violence and abuse have have been exposed in recent years, with the same words cropping up again and again: “groping”, “fondling”, “inappropriate touching”.

Jennifer EganReviewJennifer Egan's prescient earlier novel is intriguingJennifer Egan is so hot right now. Her new book? It's about a model! And the quote on the back saying how marvellous it is? Vogue, darling! Actually, that's unfair. Jennifer Egan is indeed very hot right now, but she's no mere fashion-froth. Her most recent novel, A Visit From the Goon Squad, won two of America's most prestigious literary awards – the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Critics Circle award – and received excellent write-ups everywhere.