SportblogArgentinaWell done Bolivia – but what on earth went wrong for Argentina?Diego Maradona faces hard questions after his Argentina team were humiliated 6–1 in his second competitive matchAs someone who instinctively identifies with the underdog, Diego Maradona was among the first to support Bolivia's bid to overturn Fifa's ban on official matches at high altitude. Maradona played in La Paz, 3,600 metres above sea level, to show the world his support for the Bolivian football enterprise.

Walt Disney CompanyThe company has been addressing its historical racism and sexism, adding disclaimers to films and altering theme park rides. But these moves have stirred contempt as well as approval Very little ammunition is required for a culture war these days, so long as your troops are primed to mobilise at the drop of a blog. Julie Tremaine and Katie Dowd, two writers for the online newspaper SFGate, discovered this last month.

Book of the dayFictionReviewThe stories of four travellers, including Goethe and Carl Linnaeus, are intertwined in an expansive novel set across continents and centuries Isn’t that why we embark on journeys?” a character remarks in Janice Pariat’s ambitious and capacious novel. “Not only to see new things but to see things in new ways.” An epic story of travellers and discoverers set across continents and centuries, Everything the Light Touches focuses on four people whose routes do not crisscross, but whose stories are tangled together like roots, through the ways in which they encounter the natural world around them.

Nick Menza: ‘A great and unique drummer, a trustworthy friend, a hilarious bandmate and a very loving dad.’ Photograph: GettyNick Menza: ‘A great and unique drummer, a trustworthy friend, a hilarious bandmate and a very loving dad.’ Photograph: GettyMegadethFormer Megadeth drummer Nick Menza dies after collapsing on stageMusician who played on band’s most successful albums thought to have suffered heart attack during session with his band OHM at jazz club in Los Angeles The former drummer with the US thrash metal band Megadeth, Nick Menza, has died after collapsing on stage at a gig in California.

UK newsIf you think 'breast is best' for your child's intelligence then think again, say scientists· Study finds mother's milk has little or no effect on IQ · Baby's brainpower 'more a matter of inheritance'Breastfeeding your baby has little or no effect on its intelligence, the largest study ever conducted on the issue reveals today. For almost 80 years research has found that children who are breastfed have higher IQs than those fed formula or cow's milk, leading to the belief that breast milk confers intelligence.