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‘I too have lost what I most loved’: the author CS Lewis writes about the death of his wife, Joy Davidman. ‘I too have lost what I most loved’: the author CS Lewis writes about the death of his wife, Joy Davidman. The ObserverUK news This article is more than 3 years oldCS Lewis’s lost letters reveal how wife’s death tested his faithThis article is more than 3 years oldDuring the final weeks of his life, the Narnia author wrote to a US academic about his struggle with grief and theologyThe great tragedy of CS Lewis’s life was the loss of his wife, Joy Davidman, to cancer in 1960.

Hair lossSociety often associates femininity with long, flowing locks – but a growing number of women are choosing to celebrate their baldness Barbara Williams didn’t get married just to change her name – of course not. But the opportunity to have a new surname was certainly an attractive proposition. Williams has had trichotillomania, a condition that causes her to pull out her hair compulsively, since she was nine – and her original name was Balde.

Movies This article is more than 11 years oldSacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell leave Django UnchainedThis article is more than 11 years oldActors will no longer appear in Quentin Tarantino's 19th-century Deep South follow-up to Inglourious BasterdsSacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell are no longer appearing in Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Django Unchained, according to US reports. Baron Cohen had been due to make his debut for the Pulp Fiction director in his much-hyped 19th-century Deep South-set follow up to Inglourious Basterds, cameoing in the role of Scotty Harmony, a gambler who buys the title character's enslaved wife as a companion.

Race in educationGuardian analysis finds that private schools, especially Christian schools, use textbooks that tell of a version of history that is racially biased and inaccurate One history textbook exclusively refers to immigrants as “aliens”. Another blames the Black Lives Matter movement for strife between communities and police officers. A third discusses the prevalence of “black supremacist” organizations during the civil rights movement, calling Malcolm X the most prominent “black supremacist” of the era.

Warner Bros This article is more than 4 months oldWarner Bros studios in Leavesden to expand, creating 4,000 UK jobsThis article is more than 4 months oldStudios behind Harry Potter films to undergo 400,000 sq ft expansion by 2027, in boost to struggling industry The Warner Bros studios behind the Harry Potter film series are to undergo a major expansion, creating 4,000 jobs and providing a boost to Britain’s beleaguered film and TV production industry.

RepublicansThe Bible-bashing, pro-life Louisiana politician has ended up with a painting in his office that gets one crucial detail wrong Age: 43. Appearance: Well, that’s the thing. What is? Look, Bobby Jindal is the Republican governor of Louisiana and a rising star of the party, tipped for a presidential run next year. Right. His real first name is Piyush, but he’s always known as “Bobby”, a nickname he picked up as a child because he identified with the youngest boy in the Brady Bunch.

Adam Sandler This article is more than 8 years oldAdam Sandler film The Ridiculous Six in racism row as Native Americans quit setThis article is more than 8 years oldAbout a dozen actors walked off set of Sandler’s first Netflix film over jokes about Native American culture, women and names About a dozen Native American actors have walked off the set of an Adam Sandler spoof western in protest at its depiction of Apache culture, including characters with names like Beaver’s Breath and No Bra.

Jane Fonda This article is more than 8 months oldJane Fonda: French director asked to sleep with me to ‘see what my orgasms were like’ for a roleThis article is more than 8 months oldActor says director René Clément propositioned her in French during the filming of 1964 film Joy House, but ‘I pretended I didn’t understand’ Jane Fonda has said the late French director René Clément asked to sleep with her during the making of their 1964 thriller Joy House, saying he said he “needed to see what my orgasms were like” before she filmed a sex scene.

FictionReviewFamily breakdown is observed from a child’s perspective in a novel about poverty, race and inherited trauma Childhood is a state of absolute dependency, so what happens when a child’s caregivers are struggling with dependency of a different kind? Karla Neblett’s debut novel, King of Rabbits, tells the story of Kai, the fourth child in a mixed-raced family on a rural council estate, whose parents are sliding headlong into crack addiction.