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Punk’s new wave: Raymond Pettibon’s surf paintings – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Raymond Pettibon’s art was synonymous with the 80s Californian punk scene; his graphics a visual identity for club fliers and album artwork for bands, especially Black Flag and Sonic Youth. Though his work now fills museums rather than zine pages, one theme from his west coast childhood still captivates: surfing.

Movies This article is more than 7 months oldRay Stevenson – RRR, Thor and Star Wars actor – dies aged 58This article is more than 7 months oldNorthern Irish actor, who often played warriors in productions including Rome and Vikings, was hospitalised suddenly while filming in Italy Ray Stevenson, the Northern Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in RRR, Volstagg in the Thor films and a main antagonist in the upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka, has died aged 58.

A man and a performance boiled down to its very essence … Tim Roth, Elliot Tittensor and Anna Maxwell Martin in Reg. Photograph: Tony Blake/BBC/LA ProductionsA man and a performance boiled down to its very essence … Tim Roth, Elliot Tittensor and Anna Maxwell Martin in Reg. Photograph: Tony Blake/BBC/LA ProductionsTV reviewTelevisionReviewJimmy McGovern has made a moving film about Reg Keys, a father on a mission to expose the betrayal that led to his son’s death.

Donald Trump This article is more than 7 months oldTrump offers ‘food for everyone’ at restaurant – then leaves without payingThis article is more than 7 months oldThe ex-president swept into the Cuban restaurant Versailles after his arraignment this week but left without picking up anyone’s tab Donald Trump headed to Miami’s famous Cuban restaurant Versailles after his arraignment at the city’s federal courthouse on Tuesday and is said to have declared to a crowd of admirers “Food for everyone!

American BeautyIn the years since its release, critics have turned against 1999’s Oscar-winning suburban satire but it remains a telling snapshot of the time I was 16 when I first saw American Beauty; it was the ideal age for it, though I didn’t know it then. In my last year of high school, with the adult world beckoning but largely unexplored, Sam Mendes and Alan Ball’s tart, neat diorama of suburban discord seemed excitingly grown-up, a lucid, witty articulation of all my most cynical teenage suppositions about my elders: that they were tortured and miserable and a bit pathetic, though with enough money and sex drive to make their ennui soapily intriguing.

OpinionPoverty This article is more than 1 year oldBetter than Bulgaria but not as nice as Cuba: how did the US become such an awful place to live?This article is more than 1 year oldArwa MahdawiThe land of the free is heading for ‘developing country’ status, based on a UN index that ranks quality of life. The UK’s not doing much better What do you call a country where nearly one in 10 adults have medical debts and a broken bone can boot you into bankruptcy?

The ObserverBreast cancerTissue-regrowing implants, which will enter human trials next week, could provide comfortable and accessible alternatives to silicone Having an ice pack strapped to your chest – that’s how some describe the experience of taking a walk in cold weather when you have breast implants. Silicone only slowly reaches body temperature once out of the cold, so that icy feeling can persist for hours. As well as being uncomfortable, for breast cancer survivors it can be an unwelcome reminder of a disease they would rather put behind them.

Israel-Gaza war This article is more than 2 months oldIsraeli soldiers raid al-Shifa hospital in escalation of Gaza offensiveThis article is more than 2 months oldHead of the World Health Organization calls decision to send troops into hospital ‘totally unacceptable’ Israel-Hamas war live updates Israel and Palestine: a complete guide to the crisis Israeli soldiers were inside Gaza’s largest hospital on Wednesday after an early morning raid that drew fierce condemnation from the head of the World Health Organization, who called it “totally unacceptable”.