Teflon Bibi

Maga is damaging America’s reputation

By embracing self interest, the US is betraying its responsibilities and alienating allies

Robert Caro, biographer who nails the patterns of power

Writer whose exhaustive profiles of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses are a must-read for global leaders

‘Dave and I knocked 50 Shades of Grey off the top of the charts’

The Hairy Biker, 58, on best mate Dave Myers and why pollock is a waste of time

Why a radical ‘new almshouse’ won the Stirling prize

An elegant building in Bermondsey with flats for the over-65s aims to provide homes that are sociable and serene

Rowan Moore

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Frankenstein, Roofman, Ballad of a Small Player and more

Guillermo del Toro’s take on the gothic classic is a thrillingly immersive, sensual experience – if a little self-indulgent in the storytelling

Wendy Ide

Mary Page Marlowe is a disappointing play

Despite a vivid performance from Susan Sarandon, Tracy Letts’s portrait of a woman at different stages of life lacks detail and heart

Susannah Clapp

Sugar and spice: autumn baking

Put the oven on for five seasonal treats, including ginger-cider cake, feta and cherry cookies and pumpkin buns

Kitchen diary: an indulgent roast pheasant

Sometimes you feel the need for a lunch of sweet, rich meat and vegetables

Big autumn cooking calls for big wines that hold their own

Sherry, barolo, chenin blanc – rich pickings for cool evenings

The art of winter entertaining

Welcoming tables, candlelight and feasting… Chilly evenings are when your hosting skills are needed most

Tomos Parry: ‘It’s just good produce cooked over fire’

The understated, uncompromising chef behind Brat and Mountain will be writing a monthly column for the Observer Magazine

‘Virtually invisible, I creep, panther-swift, into the thicket…’

It’s damson-scrumping season, which calls for stealth, subterfuge and the utmost secrecy