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Couple who met on set of TV series exchanged vows at Rayne church in Aberdeenshire

In Nigeria, women’s hairstyles can carry a number of different meanings and messages. These plaits and elaborate structures take anywhere between 30 minutes and five hours to create and can mark special occasions such as weddings and…

Tributes pour in from rock and heavy metal groups including Kiss and Guns N’ Roses

Theatre director has poured her memories of growing up in a hippy commune in Norfolk into her debut novel Devoured, and baked them into an experimental comedy about the me generation

The Twin Peaks director lives for his work. He talks about his four marriages, why explaining his films is a ‘crime’, and what makes him a happy camper

I’m so glad I got to grow up alongside a show that depicted single life in the city as something fabulous and female-centric, not tragic and male-obsessed

The trap track created for Atlanta follows in a long line of original songs created for shows, from The Office to Insecure and beyond

The singer on sleep, his sweet tooth, and home renovation in the Canadian mountains

Steven Brill’s analysis of inequality and social stasis is part humblebrag, part jeremiad aimed at the author’s fellow elites

What if women were told the truth? Meaghan O’Connell chronicles the blood, sweat and tears of having a baby

As the dramedy that catapulted Glover to superstardom returns for its new season, the This Is America star talks race, risks and Robbin’ Season

When the Beat Drops, a new documentary, follows a close-knit circle of black gay men in Atlanta who lead double lives – professionals by day, dancers by night

Rock star returns to home city for appearance on Carpool Karaoke with James Corden

As the number of young gamers has risen sharply, so have addiction narratives

Huge popularity of online games sparks fears over young people’s mental health

In her Guardian column, author of the bestselling Neapolitan novels makes rare intervention in politics to voice fears of interior minister’s ‘racist fists’

Late-night comics, also including Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon, discussed Melania Trump’s controversial ‘I Really Don’t Care’ jacket

From the recent use of the late singer’s bathroom to Kanye West’s tribute to Emma Gonzales, dissecting rap imagery in the age of moral outrage is a complex process

The Circle author talks about Facebook, why immigrants are not the enemy and his first novel for children

Letter, which has been digitised by the British Library for the first time, recounts the novelist’s agonising experience of surgery in an age before anaesthesia

An unusual cooking competition show sees expert chefs make sumptuous meals with cannabis while a judging panel of weed enthusiasts get stoned

In 1988, the ambitious multimedia caper brought darkness and a satirical edge to the summer and the industry has struggled to match its inventiveness ever since

The new series has the working title The Conners and will star John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert and other Roseanne co-stars

A heartwarming new documentary tells the story of the history teacher who stumbled upon the Brinton Collection, a unique archive of films from the earliest days of moving pictures

In the Guardian’s new VR 360 film, inspired by solar physics, contemporary dancers from the Alexander Whitley Dance Company explore movement across human and astronomical scales

From early settlements in Rotherhithe to riots in Georgian Shoreditch, artist Adam Dant explores the colourful history and geography of London in a series of maps depicting historical events and the odd tall tale

In the build up to the series two finale we look at the best – and most outlandish – theories from the messageboards

Once a musical wonderland out of touch with reality, India’s film industry is finally addressing contemporary issues – and telling women’s stories

Since the days of the Truman administration, American officials have planned how to keep the government functioning during a nuclear Armageddon. Though details of the country’s post-doomsday planning are classified, evidence of their…

After a tumultuous childhood, drug addiction and the death of disco, the coolest man in pop is bringing back Chic