Book of the dayHistory booksReviewA brilliant storyteller attempts to get at the roots of the American obsession with firearms – but leaves readers feeling as hopeless as when they started When reporting on gun deaths in the United States I always asked bereaved parents an open‑ended question about what they thought had made the tragedy possible. Generally they mentioned bad parenting, teenage pregnancies, absent fathers and a range of other cable TV talking points.

BooksObituaryGerald Rose obituaryChildren’s illustrator whose picture books with his wife, Elizabeth, and authors such as Ted Hughes, are enjoyed worldwideThe illustrator Gerald Rose, who has died aged 87, was the youngest winner of the Kate Greenaway medal for children’s book illustration, in 1960. Then still in his mid-20s and barely out of art school, he would go on, often in partnership with his wife, Elizabeth, a writer, to become an influential artist in the field of children’s picture books.

Wimbledon 2023 This article is more than 6 months oldGolf, shooting, the Weeknd: Casper Ruud triumphs after unusual prepThis article is more than 6 months oldNorwegian took three weeks off before arriving at WimbledonLaurent Lokoli beaten in four sets: 6-1, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3There is the traditional way of preparing for Wimbledon, and there is the Casper Ruud approach. One involves living the life, the other living the dream. And while the Norwegian’s contemporaries have been working hard to adapt to grass’s more frenetic rhythms, the world No 4 has spent more time on Instagram.

The ObserverJulian BarnesReviewThe novelist shines fresh light on the likes of Manet and Freud in this collection of vivid essaysPoetry and painting used to be called “the sister arts”, though that cosy phrase ignores the sibling rivalry between them. The verbal and the visual operate in different dimensions: language unfurls in time, but painted imagery is static and occupies space, which is why Cézanne indignantly asked a sitter who wasn’t content to be a still life: “Does an apple move?

Courtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero were visiting Hawaii from Los Angeles last year. Photograph: Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/APCourtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero were visiting Hawaii from Los Angeles last year. Photograph: Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/APHawaii This article is more than 7 years oldLesbian couple gets $80,000 settlement after arrest in Hawaii for kissingThis article is more than 7 years oldCourtney Wilson and Taylor Guerrero say they were harassed and arrested because a police officer didn’t like their public displays of affection in a store Honolulu has agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit from two gay women who allege a police officer wrongfully arrested them after seeing them kissing in a grocery store.