SurinameFormer Suriname dictator missing after failing to turn himself in to prisonWife of Dési Bouterse, sentenced last month to 20 years for 1982 killings of opponents, says ‘he’s not going to turn himself in’ Surinamese authorities are searching for ex-president Dési Bouterse after he failed to turn himself in to start a prison sentence for involvement in the murder of 15 political opponents in 1982, the prosecutor general’s office said on Friday.

‘I have never been a women-in-film darling’ … Jamie Lee Curtis. Photograph: Sebastien Micke/Paris Match/Contour by Getty ImagesAs she plays Laurie Strode for the sixth time in Halloween Kills, she discusses sisterhood, survival – and the parallels between Michael Myers and Donald Trump by Ryan GilbeyJamie Lee Curtis is describing herself to me. “I’m in a black hole wearing an orange suit,” she says. “It’s early morning in Los Angeles and I’m feeling really good.

Late-night TV roundupLate-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s testimony at his civil fraud trial, the next Republican debate and Ted Cruz’s book Jimmy KimmelLate-night hosts continued to follow Trump’s many legal woes on Tuesday, as shows taped before election results were posted. In Los Angeles, Jimmy Kimmel noted that the US government is, again, on the brink of a potential shutdown. “Didn’t we just go through this last month? When did this whole country turn into a deadbeat dad?

Self and wellbeingMother's DayHave a movie night in, say thank you and don’t blame her… loving your mother can make all the difference – to your own life as well as hers If you’re lucky enough still to have her around, there’s no one on earth you go back further with than your mother. The bond between a mother and her adult child can be frenzied and fraught, loaded and exasperating, undermining and energy-sapping.

BooksReviewA joyful examination of two artists from different centuries and the unlikely parallels in their life and work If your first reaction to the subject matter of Nick Hornby’s new book is a perplexed “Huh?”, you might take comfort in knowing its author had similar feelings. In superficial terms, his yoking together of two cultural giants – the novelist Charles Dickens and musician Prince Rogers Nelson – seems unusual given they operated not just in different media but different centuries.

Cindy ShermanThe conceptual portraitist surprised the art world with a selfie-filled Instagram account. But what does it say about how we exhibit photography in 2017? “Cindy prefers not to comment on her Instagram posts.” This was the reply from Cindy Sherman’s New York gallery, Metro Pictures, when I asked for a statement. A private Instagram account run by Sherman featuring a new series of selfies was recently made public, creating an art world sensation overnight.

The ObserverWomen's hairOn the catwalk and the red carpet, the unkempt hairstyle is all the rage: not dirty, but nonchalant, natural and casual Many famous faces have walked through the doors of the Hair Los Angeles salon, but at 4pm last Monday, the phone lines were switched off and the doors were locked as more than 30 stylists gathered for a sold-out class on how to create the latest fashion-magazine style.

FictionReviewA missing mother’s letters offer her daughter clues to the past in this poignant multilayered tale of love and loss In the early pages of Claire Fuller’s second novel, the main character Flora is attempting to get dressed in a hurry while her boyfriend Richard observes. “Flora picked up a bra, tried to hook it together, missed the catches, tried again … ” It’s typical of Fuller’s insight that this small, practical action, experienced daily by bra-wearing women the world over, should be noted in the middle of a scene in which Richard has just discovered something devastating about Flora’s past.

BooksReviewNew masterpiece from the author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z is as much about literature as adventure In his new book, David Grann tells a classic sea yarn in a new way, overthrowing an old colonial story. Along the way, he charts a course for other tellers of modern adventure tales. Alexandra Petri’s US history review: if you’re going to lie, lie big – and funnyRead moreFrom a distance, The Wager looks like an old-fashioned thing.

A couple pose on the banks of Erhai Lake. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/EPAPre-wedding photo sessions have become big business in China, as couples demand lavish mementoes of their big day in advance. Gone are the days when couples would be satisfied with a single black and white photo to commemorate their wedding by Roman Pilipey/EPA A couple pose for their pre-wedding photos on a street in Beijing Chinese couples used to be satisfied with a single black and white photograph taken on their wedding as a memento of their special day.