US justice system This article is more than 9 years oldArizona mother loses 'deal of a lifetime' offered after she left sons in hot carThis article is more than 9 years oldShanesha Taylor, who left her sons in car during job interview and received more than $100,000 in donations, did not create trust fund as required by court deal For a time, Shanesha Taylor was an internet sensation. She was the mother who – despite leaving her children in a sweltering car during a job interview – attracted sympathy from around the nation with a tear-stained mug shot.

DatablogAnimal welfare This article is more than 6 years oldBestiality: which animals are most at riskThis article is more than 6 years oldNo reliable statistics exist on how many people engage in bestiality, but recent examples from academia and the news give us some clues On Tuesday, a co-worker sent me a link to an article on the Cairns Times (which turned about to be a fake news site) about an Australian man feared dead after attempting to have sex with a crocodile.

ShortcutsBooksJust under a third of the male population don't read books, says a Reading Agency survey. Here are five man-friendly page-turners they might enjoy anyway Looking for more inspiration? Here are the 100 greatest novels of all timeNearly 30% of men have not read a book since school, according to a survey commissioned for World Book Night, an annual event that hopes to change their ways. The reasons men don't read are varied, but "

BrazilObituaryPaulinho NogueiraThe soft, suave acoustic guitar sound that defines Brazilian popular music has Paulinho Nogueira, who has died of a heart attack aged 73, as one of its principal reference points. His biggest hit, in 1970, was Menina, which he sung as well as played, and which was also recorded in French and Italian. For the critic Zuza Homem de Mello the secret of Nogueira's compositions was that they portrayed the Brazilian soul with a tranquillity that only a few musicians still preserved.

Readers recommendPop and rockHop over and take a look at our first reader-compiled playlistStep forward to be our very first guru–of–the–week, is long-time Readers' Recommend contributor Hoshino Sakura. It was quite a surprise to be asked to make the list for the first week after Jon Dennis stopped and I was quite nervous about doing it, but it was a fun experience and I hope many more people will volunteer.