OpinionSexuality This article is more than 8 years old'Bisexual' is just a label and Cate Blanchett is just a woman who's had relationshipsThis article is more than 8 years oldJessica MartinWe love to categorise, and sexuality is no different. Is Cate Blanchett now ‘bisexual’ just because she’s had relationships with women? It’s not every day I find myself talking about bisexuality over a takeaway coffee in an abandoned cemetery, but so it was last weekend.

A guide to contemporary classical musicClassical musicA guide to Toru Takemitsu's musicTakemitsu's understated and crystalline compositions combine elements of his own Japanese traditions with the western modernism he loved so muchI can remember the first time I listened to Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. It was his piece Archipelago S, written for a large ensemble, and it was back in 1993 in Vienna. He was one of the featured composers in that year's Wien Modern new music festival.

Zoology This article is more than 8 years oldEye shape reveals whether an animal is predator or prey, new study showsThis article is more than 8 years oldA close look at the eyes of 214 types of animal has revealed a relationship between the shape of the pupil and the animal’s ecological niche The eyes say it all. They answer questions about a creature’s social scale, and its place in the pecking order.

Family living with werewolf syndrome – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Reuters photographer Navesh Chitrakar documents a family in Nepal who suffer from congenital hypertrichosis lanuginosa, a very rare disease that causes excessive body hair growth, sometimes referred to as werewolf syndrome. They are undergoing laser hair removal to lessen their symptoms Wed 6 Nov 2013 10.

Leading questionsFamilyYou’re not just being mean, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. You’ve just noticed the relationship isn’t strong enough to bear the weight that’s put on it I find my mother-in-law completely infuriating. She really isn’t a bad person, nor has she done anything particularly terrible. In fact I think a lot of people would love to have her in their lives. She is thoughtful and sweet-natured. However, she has a way of turning any situation into a negative story about her.