OpinionTaylor SwiftWhy obsess over Taylor Swift’s sexuality when there are more openly queer musicians than ever? Rebecca ShawWe are living in a time when we are spoiled with immediately available access to queer artists of any genre. You don’t have to hunt for clues Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Sometimes a piece of content is perfectly designed to send various parts of the internet into a Tasmanian devil-style (cartoon NOT animal) whirlwind.

The ObserverObituaryConor Cruise O'BrienConor Cruise O'Brien, who has died aged 91, was a natural controversialist, probably the most pugnacious Irish intellectual since George Bernard Shaw. He was a man of so many contradictions that to call him a blend of all these seems utterly inappropriate; rather, they appeared to pull him in many contrary directions at once. He seems posthumously fated to give rise to further controversy, since opinions on his career, his writing, his personality and his public stances vary hugely.

World newsDNA traps scientist's killer 15 years onMan killed researcher to stop her testifying against him over sex attack and was caught by techniques she helped perfectA man who killed a young British scientist to stop her from testifying against him on a sexual assault charge more than 15 years ago has been convicted of her murder. In an extraordinary twist of fate, the key DNA evidence that helped to convict David Frediani came from the very body of work on which the scientist had been engaged at the time of her death.

The Killers This article is more than 11 years oldKillers saxophonist Tommy Marth found dead after apparent suicideThis article is more than 11 years oldLas Vegas musician, 33, who played on band's second and third albums reported to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot woundKillers sideman Tommy Marth has died of an apparent suicide. The saxophonist was reportedly found in his backyard in Las Vegas on Monday morning. "There's a light missing in Las Vegas tonight,"

OpinionTrump administration This article is more than 5 years oldManners or morals? The choice is easy when the stakes are this highThis article is more than 5 years oldFrancine ProsePeople like the owner of the Red Hen restaurant have a right to express opinions about how government is being conducted On 22 June, Stephanie Wilkinson, owner of The Red Hen, a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, asked one of her customers – Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary – to leave.