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Indiana Jones runs from a boulder (designed by Norman Reynolds) in a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981. Photograph: Atlaspix/AlamyIndiana Jones runs from a boulder (designed by Norman Reynolds) in a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981. Photograph: Atlaspix/AlamyStar WarsObituaryNorman Reynolds obituaryProduction designer who helped create the look of the Star Wars films and of the Indiana Jones adventure Raiders of the Lost ArkThe production designer and art director Norman Reynolds, who has died aged 89, concealed a career in Hollywood blockbusters by telling people he made biscuits for a living.

Word of Mouth blogWhiskyThe world's most expensive whisky: Dalmore 62A bottle of Dalmore 62 scotch whisky has been bought for a new world record of £125,000, but even at that price it looks like a good investmentIt's well known that scotch whisky, as well as being a fine drink, holds increasing allure as an investment, and the value is steadily rising. This fact was brought home with news yesterday that a bottle of whisky has just been bought for £125,000, the highest price ever paid for a standard bottle of scotch.

The ObserverMusic booksReviewRichard Havers’s book about Blue Note records, with its details of the inspirations and excesses of the label’s major talents, amounts to a history of jazz itself Gallery: 75 Years of the Coolest Visuals in Jazz A blue note is a flattened or – in the terminology of jazz – a “worried” note, which dips below the major scale to vouch for the intensity of an emotion; Blue Note is a record label which, since its foundation 75 years ago, has recorded the bluest and most worried jazz performers.

Formula One This article is more than 3 years oldF1 teams unhappy as Racing Point fined but allowed to race with 'Pink Mercedes'This article is more than 3 years oldFerrari will appeal after rivals only docked points and finedMercedes sound warning about their F1 future after 2020The Racing Point team have been punished by the FIA after they were judged to have illegally copied part of last year’s Mercedes car. However, before the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend, other teams reacted angrily that the team will be allowed to continue to use their car and the parts deemed illegal this season.

New OrleansWhen the original Santa for the majority-Black Seventh Ward died, a new one stepped into his boots, inspired by his memory For Theron Murphy, the only thing cooler than taking pictures as a child with a Santa Claus who – like him – was Black was eventually getting the jolly guy’s blessing to carry on his spirit. Murphy, 33, was among the generations of children taken by their parents to Dennis Photofinish studio at the corner of St Bernard Avenue and North Tonti Street in New Orleans’s majority-Black Seventh Ward neighborhood to have their portrait taken with the man countless folks in the city simply knew affectionately by his preferred nickname: “Chocolate Santa”.

Book of the dayAlan MooreReviewA short-story collection from the Watchmen creator takes aim at the comics industry and populist fascism in America This collection of Alan Moore’s short fictions contains five stories that have been published elsewhere – mostly in smaller, indie print venues – and four entirely new works. The opening story, Hypothetical Lizard, is a queer surrealist revenge tale written in 1987, while in Cold Reading, originally published in 2010, a real ghost takes revenge on a con artist who performs fake seances.

Kanye wearing the hood at the listening party in Miami Photograph: AKGS/BackgridKanye wearing the hood at the listening party in Miami Photograph: AKGS/BackgridKanye West This article is more than 1 month oldKanye West wears Ku Klux Klan-style hood at album listening eventThis article is more than 1 month oldRapper reportedly denies antisemitism on new album Vultures, a collaboration with vocalist Ty Dolla Sign. Warning: video contains offensive content Kanye West has worn a Ku Klux Klan-style hood at a listening party for his upcoming album Vultures, which is expected to be released on Friday.

Game of Thrones This Game of Thrones 80s parody will slay your end-of-season blues – video In 2013, YouTube user hunterlsanders produced this Game of Thrones title sequence, inspired by other fan-fiction parodies created for Breaking Bad, Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. A year later, YouTube musician Steve Duzz created the perfect retro parody of the soundtrack, and the ultimate GoT fan tribute was born Source: hunterlsanders/Steve Duzz/HBO

The Back to Sleep campaign changed the advice on sleeping position from front to back in 1991, and had a huge public health benefit. Photograph: Kiyoko Fukida/Getty/AmanaThe Back to Sleep campaign changed the advice on sleeping position from front to back in 1991, and had a huge public health benefit. Photograph: Kiyoko Fukida/Getty/AmanaSudden infant death syndromeSudden infant death syndrome cost thousands of lives in the 70s and 80s - until Peter Fleming’s conversations with bereaved families led to his discovery that babies should sleep on their backs