The Seascraper author on his outdoor office, a chance encounter with Thom Yorke, and why the cinema continues to inspire him

The suffering of the convicted sex offender’s victims has now been gamified. The teenage boys playing the twisted online game say it’s just a bit a fun but a psychologist says its impact will be anything but

Painter’s op art masterpieces are a powerful reminder of the ‘pleasures of sight’

The newly rebooted reality TV show Ladies of London is supposed to be a bit of lighthearted fun. Yet some of the cast’s connections to Epstein hint at darkness beneath the surface

Celebrity lip-readers, eyes trained on famous mouths, are decoding slip-ups, secrets and swearwords

Paul Morley's biography seeks to free Ono from the men who have obscured her – but he fails to shed enough light on her radical art

Her name attracts a steady stream of fakes. From death hoaxes to impersonators, the phenomenon reveals an uneasy truth: in an age that demands constant visibility from writers, Ferrante’s refusal to appear has become both her power – and a provocation

Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, an hour or a night out to spare

To find out, Lily Isaacs posed as a 19-year-old called Joe. She was fed a diet of porn and misogynistic dating advice

The artist’s unselfconscious excavation of her own life feels of a piece with those who’ve grown up online

As livestreamers camp outside the missing 84-year-old’s home and thousands watch her doorstep, true crime has entered a disturbing new phase

Reading the ex-Duchess of York’s fiction, the only victims in her eyes seem to be her and Andrew

From Springsteen to Swift via Charli XCX many singers have found a musical muse in novels

Sportswear firm entrusts brand overhaul to social media ace Alexei Hamblin and his 88,000 followers

In her debut novel about a late soap actor, the New Englander asks who gets to tell women’s stories

Grammy success and a Super Bowl show: the Puerto Rican is the artist of the moment. Here are his essential tracks

The meme-makers behind AI videos of the paedophile financier dilute the horror of his crimes with humour and irony, when clarity is what they demand

Victoria Beckham’s 2001 hit single has risen back to the top of the charts as fans react to her son’s allegations

Social media videos echoing Nazi slogans and white supremacist tropes are being used in call for recruits to join Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown

From Rihanna to Frank Ocean, in the music world, at least, 2016 really was a time to be alive