Tricolore Tony Soprano … Philippe Rickwaert, the populist politician who goes over to the dark side. Photograph: Jean-Claude LotherTricolore Tony Soprano … Philippe Rickwaert, the populist politician who goes over to the dark side. Photograph: Jean-Claude LotherTelevisionA revenge saga about backstabbing in French local politics may not sound like the best summer binge-watch. But Baron Noir is like a perfect blend of House of Cards … and The Sopranos

Book of the dayLiterary criticismReviewHow modern literary criticism came to be – with a little help from TS Eliot, FR Leavis, Raymond Williams and others In a famous experiment from the late 1920s, IA Richards set his Cambridge students the task of reading a series of short, anonymous literary extracts. They were asked to pay minute attention to rhythm, sound, tone, texture and syntax before attempting to date each text. Richards conceived this Practical Criticism, as the methodology came to be called, as a tough-minded challenge to what had hitherto passed as literary criticism.

Yotam Ottolenghi: ‘There’s more than one way to get a meal on the table.’ Photograph: Jay Brooks/The GuardianThese dishes from my latest book make cooking fun, relaxing and delicious by Yotam OttolenghiOne person’s idea of cooking simply is the next person’s culinary nightmare. For me, it’s about being able to stop at my greengrocer on the way home, pick up a couple of things that look good and make something within 20 or 30 minutes of getting in.

According to the 2011 census 56,075,912 people live in England and Wales. Drawing inspiration from Brandon Martin-Anderson's US census dotmap, we've represented each person in England and Wales with a dot in the map below. The result gives a beautiful picture of population density across the country. Explore some large cities: London, Liverpool, Birmingham and Cardiff. Or search by postcode or address. Zoom in to the highest level to see the individual dots ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKaVrMBwsMCtmJukn5x8qrrTnqmam6Sew6Z7kWlobGeRqrRwfJBonK%2Bdoq56sbHRrKanZZmjeqa6xqWYp5xdrK6tsdJmm6isXaKusQ%3D%3D

Invasive speciesExperts say now’s the time to get on top of the destructive impact of the invasive species on vulnerable ecosystems If there is one thing beef cattle farmer Ted Rowley has learned while trying to manage feral deer on his property, it is this: for every deer that you see, there are at least another 10 that you can’t see. “In the beginning you see a few deer and think that’s pretty cute,” he says.