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Spain This article is more than 3 years old'Lovely surprise': Spanish crisp firm's cameo in Parasite leads to sales boomThis article is more than 3 years oldBonilla a la vista sees sales surge after its distinctive tins feature in Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning comedy thriller Parasite’s Oscar-night triumphs may have been celebrated mainly in its native South Korea and in the many outposts of the country’s diaspora, but the film has also been toasted on an industrial estate in north-west Spain.

American extremes by Mark Laita – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Mark Laita's photographic pairs juxtapose Americans from wildly different subcultures – portraying the indvidualism at the heart of life in the US. There is, in the end, no American mainstream, only individuals pursuing different roads to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But are the people in these portraits really who they appear to be?

SwimmingObituaryBrenda Fisher obituaryLong-distance swimmer whose world record-breaking achievements in the 1950s brought her international celebrityBrenda Fisher, who has died aged 95, was a world record-breaking English Channel swimmer. She achieved global fame during the 1950s for her long-distance challenges, becoming the first woman home in two cross-Channel races, and breaking records for the 29-mile River Nile race and the 32-mile Lake Ontario race. She was only the third person to complete the latter route.

Artist who blazed a trail of musical trends and pop fashion, reinventing himself, his music and media across many decadesby Adam SweetingUntil the last, David Bowie, who has died of cancer, was still capable of springing surprises. His latest album, Blackstar, appeared on his 69th birthday on 8 January, and showed that his gift for making dramatic statements as well as challenging, disturbing music had not deserted him. Throughout the 1970s, Bowie was a trailblazer of musical trends and pop fashion.

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Persephonus is dragged off by Hadea in Gender Swapped Greek Myths. Photograph: Karrie FransmanPersephonus is dragged off by Hadea in Gender Swapped Greek Myths. Photograph: Karrie FransmanClassicsInterview‘It was exciting to create these beastly, huge, grotesque women’: the authors gender-swapping the Greek mythsSam WollastonWith its heroic female leads and men who long to be fathers, Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett’s new book looks at modern mores through an ancient lens “She is coming!

Science fiction booksReviewStuart Kelly celebrates 25 years of Iain M Banks's Culture novelsThe Culture, the post-scarcity, hedonistic, Machiavellian, libertarian, ass-kicking science fiction society created by Iain M Banks, is 25 years old. Over eight novels and one short story collection, Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future, and the publication of the ninth Culture novel, The Hydrogen Sonata, confirms his pre-eminence in the field.

The Department of Homeland Security, the US border patrol and and local authorities responded to the crash on 22 November. Photograph: John Normile/Getty ImagesThe Department of Homeland Security, the US border patrol and and local authorities responded to the crash on 22 November. Photograph: John Normile/Getty ImagesNew York This article is more than 1 month oldUS-Canada border explosion may have been a medical or mechanical episode, police sayThis article is more than 1 month oldKurt P Villani and Monica Villani of Buffalo, New York, died when their Bentley flew through air and exploded into flames

MoviesInterviewVictor Belmondo: ‘I wanted to be an actor – I never said to myself, yes, but that’s what Papi does too’Phil HoadAt his grandfather’s funeral in 2021, Victor Belmondo described the legendary nouvelle vague star as an ‘eternal sun’. Now beginning to light up the screen himself, he talks about trying to capture his predecessor’s famous insouciance It can be both a head start and a burden to bear the name of an illustrious predecessor – but what if you look like him, too?