FictionReviewIn her latest book, novelist Barbara Trapido addresses her upbringing in South Africa for the first time. But, she tells Libby Brooks, she still feels a need to estrange herself from the storyBarbara Trapido's friends have lately remarked on the strengthening of her accent. Four decades after leaving South Africa for England, the squat vowels of her homeland are leavening her conversation once again. And the author doesn't require a psychoanalyst to interpret why this might be.

DocumentaryReviewThe ABC’s three-part docuseries about the 1979 Luna Park tragedy is gooseflesh-raising TV The pace of film editing has dramatically intensified over the decades – even in television, some programs are cut so fast, with such full-throttle momentum, you can barely imagine it getting quicker. This hair-trigger editing is integral to the effectiveness of a prolonged sequence in the ABC’s riveting three-part series Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire – a sequence that ranks among the most horribly compelling scenes I have seen in an Australian documentary.

Whitney Houston This article is more than 10 years oldPoliceman accused of 'inappropriate' treatment of Whitney Houston's corpseThis article is more than 10 years oldBeverly Hills cop claims fellow officer exposed Houston's body and made distasteful comments at scene of deathA Beverly Hills police officer has been accused of ogling the naked corpse of Whitney Houston after she was found drowned at her hotel. According to another officer at the scene, Detective Sergeant Terry Nutall "

TelevisionIt was the biggest TV show in the world ... until that finale. With quarantine unlikely to fully end any time soon, our writers debate the merits of watching, or rewatching, GoT No: ‘The final season was just a Michael Bay movie about people who don’t know how to wash’Of all the shows available to watch or rewatch in quarantine, Game of Thrones seems pretty perfect. It’s long and dense, and it tells a huge story on the grandest possible canvas.

US theaterReviewGolden theatre, New York Edward Albee’s psychodrama spells out the crueller fortunes of life for three ages of the same woman, leavened with some comic sympathy Existential dread comes very well-upholstered in the Broadway revival of Edward Albee’s dismaying and luxurious Three Tall Women. This is probably Albee’s most personal play, a barbed-wire wreath laid at the grave of his adoptive mother, but he has filtered his experience through an absurdist lens.

The ObserverIndian food and drinkHow a legacy of the British Raj has become a staple of Indian culture Read the Bombay Lunchbox recipes hereHow tiffin came about When the British established themselves in India in the late 18th century, it soon became clear that adaptation was needed. For a start, the rituals of eating were going to have to change to accommodate the hot, languid days and nights. In the heat of the day lunch became a much lighter meal – but what to call it?

Crashed out … Paul Simonon in a Texas scrapyard in 1979. Photograph: Pennie SmithCrashed out … Paul Simonon in a Texas scrapyard in 1979. Photograph: Pennie SmithPhotographyInterview'We had the same brain' – how Pennie Smith turned the Clash into iconsRob WalkerShe photographed the biggest stars. But it was the Clash she clicked with. Pennie Smith relives their first explosive US tour – and reveals how she took ‘rock’s greatest photo’

DentistsLettersA high price to pay for the collapse in NHS dentistryLes Bright and another reader on the difficulty of getting an NHS dentist as more practitioners go private Re your report (MPs demand dentistry overhaul as patients resort to DIY treatment, 14 July), I recently received a text from my dental surgery, cancelling my appointment at the end of this month and asking me to call them. I did so and learned that my dentist and her colleague were “going private from 1 September” and could not see me as their priorities were children and those undergoing a course of treatment.

Fidel Castro’s brother announces death on Cuban state television GuardianFidel Castro This article is more than 7 years oldDivide and rule: Castro family torn by dysfunction and disagreementsThis article is more than 7 years oldWhile brother Raúl was his closest confidant, sister Juana, exiled in south Florida, called Fidel Castro a ‘monster’ Fidel Castro, Cuba’s revolutionary leader, dies aged 90 Fidel Castro: Cuba declares nine days of national mourning – live updates Fidel Castro’s rule of nearly five decades split many Cuban families between exile and solidarity with the communist revolution, including his own.

MusicWith festival season upon us, from stadium-rousing anthemicists to legacy-honouring techno wizards and bowel-loosening drone-metallers, here are the performers that every music fan will want to tick off their bucket list Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift tours have quickly become the Marvel blockbusters of the live circuit, stuffed with famous cameos, era-specific multiverses and very online intertextual readings. At the heart of the maelstrom, however, is modern pop’s biggest megastar, deftly flitting between delicate folk balladry, heavyweight pop and empowered country, all tied up with a lyrical precision that can make a stadium feel like a theatre.