Books This article is more than 2 months oldResearcher uncovers a new body of work believed to be by Louisa May AlcottThis article is more than 2 months oldAcademic suggests seven short stories, five poems and one non-fiction work were written by the Little Women author under the name EH Gould A researcher has uncovered a trove of stories and poems he believes to have been written under a pseudonym by Little Women author Louisa May Alcott.

Movies This article is more than 10 years oldSean Penn, Michael Moore and Oliver Stone pay tribute to Hugo ChávezThis article is more than 10 years oldHollywood figures who became friends with the Venezuelan president mourn a 'great hero' and 'champion of the poor'Hollywood liberals Sean Penn, Michael Moore and Oliver Stone have paid tribute to Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, who died on 5 March after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 58.

‘For the love of God, just take the chips!’ Photograph: Tara Moore/Getty Images‘For the love of God, just take the chips!’ Photograph: Tara Moore/Getty ImagesPass notesAnimalsThey say an elephant never forgets. The same appears to apply to octopuses, camels and more – sometimes with deadly results for humans Name: Animal grudges. Age: As old as the oldest disputed space on the planet. Appearance: Like any animal attack, but this time it’s personal.

Children's booksBooksTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - review'To Kill a Mockingbird will never stop being a good book, and it will never stop inspiring good people'To Kill a Mockingbird is one of those books that almost everyone reads at some point in their lives. Whether you've been forced to read it at school, or you've had a look because everyone's been urging you to, most people have their own personal experience of reading Mockingbird.

The ObserverPop and rockReview(World Circuit) The Malian guitarist returns to the spare style of his father in this haunting set addressing unrest in his homeland Heritage, a word that’s everywhere these days, comes no weightier than that borne by Vieux Farka Touré, son of Mali’s great guitar master, the late Ali Farka Touré. Even for a teenage Vieux to pick up a guitar required the patriarch’s reluctant consent. Over the past 15 years, Vieux has honoured his eminent father while exploring other connections: reggae, remixes, a stint with Israeli rocker Idan Raichel and, on 2013’s Mon Pays, an embrace of Mali’s wider culture during its conflict-ridden years.