OpinionGreece This article is more than 6 months oldThe Greek shipwreck was a horrific tragedy. Yet it didn’t get the attention of the Titanic storyThis article is more than 6 months oldArwa MahdawiLast week’s shipwreck in Greece is one of the worst tragedies there has ever been on the Mediterranean Sea. The coverage it received has been scant Have you heard about the billionaire and multimillionaires trapped on a submersible after spending up to $250,000 each to view the wreckage of the Titanic?

OpinionEl Salvador This article is more than 6 months oldThe Guardian view on El Salvador’s crime crackdown: a short-term, high cost fix This article is more than 6 months oldEditorialPresident Nayib Bukele’s hardline campaign against gangs has won admirers at home and abroad. Look closer and its flaws are glaring Jailing 2% of your adult citizens turns out to be a surprisingly popular move, both at home and abroad. In El Salvador, the president, Nayib Bukele, has sent almost 70,000 people to prison in an “iron fist” crackdown on gangs, under a “state of exception” he imposed last March and has yet to lift.

Top 10sBooksThese dazzling shows and their dark flipside have inspired novelists from Dickens to Angela Carter – and the true stories are no less outlandish, writes Elizabeth Macneal The illusion. The tawdry glamour. The delicate balance between illusion and reality, a glittering spectacle and its dark underbelly. And above all, the wonder. It’s little surprise that novelists have been inspired by the circus since it first rolled into town, from Charles Dickens in Hard Times and The Old Curiosity Shop (“Dear, dear, what a place it looked, that Astley’s; with all the paint, gilding, and looking-glass”) to Angela Carter and her magnificent and bawdy invention, Sophie Fevvers.

Pass notesItalyAre you Italian? Sick of your compatriots dropping their kids off at baby parking while they go footing past the sexy shop? We’ve got just the petition for you Name: Accademia della Crusca. Age: Old. Established in 1583, it’s the oldest language academy in the world. Location: Florence, of course, home of Italian culture. Motto: “Il più bel fior ne coglie.” Which means ... “She gathers the fairest flower.”

The ObserverAnge PostecoglouSpurs and Manchester City managers face each other for the first time since a friendly set the Australian’s star on the rise In a weird way it all began with a pre-season friendly. The sort of game that tends to wipe itself from the memory as soon as it’s finished, sometimes even earlier. A sweltering July night in the Tokyo outskirts. Yokohama F Marinos v Manchester City at the Nissan Stadium for an entirely made-up trophy called the EuroJapan Cup.