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AdvertisingRenault pulls 'N-word' adRenault has pulled an ad campaign that used the phrase "N-word" over fears it may cause offence. Renault has moved to pull the press ad, which used the phrase "For 10 days, we can't use the 'N' word", despite the fact the Advertising Standards Authority has yet to decide whether the ad warrants an investigation. However, the watchdog has already received a number of complaints. "The general crux of the complaints is that the ad is offensive, inappropriate and in bad taste because of the connotations of the N-word,"

The ObserverBooksReviewThe Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman Rushdie, Cape £18, pp575The world-famous rock star Ormus Cama has a song that goes: 'It's not supposed to be this way/but you're not here to put it right/And you're not here to hold me tight/It shouldn't be this way.' All through The Ground Beneath Her Feet, part rock-opera, part Indo-classical myth, part love-story, part surreal space-fiction, part seismological meditation, these lines come back to haunt us.

Jonathan Jones on artPaul CezanneThe top 10 crime scenes in artFrom Magritte's assassin to Caravaggio's cardsharps and Warhol's unforgettable take on race riots of the 60s, here are the best artworks that tackle jealousy, murder and intrigue head on The top 10 drinkers in art The top 10 female nudes in art The top 10 male nudes in art The top 10 weirdest artworks ever Andy Warhol – Birmingham Race Riot (1964)

Airbnb This article is more than 2 years oldWoman allegedly raped at New York Airbnb received secret $7m settlement – reportThis article is more than 2 years oldAirbnb taskforce that ‘cleans up only after disaster strikes’ intervened after alleged attack, reports Bloomberg Businessweek An Australian woman who was allegedly raped at knifepoint in an Airbnb apartment in New York received a secret settlement of $7m which included restrictions on what she could say about the incident, according to a media investigation into the vacation listings giant’s “guest safety” policies .

Slice work: Benjamina Ebuehi’s Daim almond cake. Photograph: Laura Edwards/The Guardian. Food styling: Benjamina Ebuehi. Prop styling: Anna Wilkins. Food assistant: Julia Aden.Slice work: Benjamina Ebuehi’s Daim almond cake. Photograph: Laura Edwards/The Guardian. Food styling: Benjamina Ebuehi. Prop styling: Anna Wilkins. Food assistant: Julia Aden.The sweet spotScandinavian food and drinkSweden’s favourite chocolate bar in cake form: a fluffy sponge and a rich Daim buttercream all covered in a nutty, chocolate glaze

Newspapers & magazinesHolden wins libel case against MirrorThe Daily Mirror has been forced to make an embarrassing climbdown after the 3am gossip column wrongly alleged actress Amanda Holden complained about her accommodation arrangements during the filming of BBC1 hairdressing drama Cutting It. Holden has settled her libel action against the Mirror in return for an apology, an undertaking not to repeat the allegations. It has also paid damages, believed to be about £10,000.

The ObserverRepublic of Ireland women’s football team This article is more than 6 months oldIreland players ‘feared for their bodies’ in abandoned Colombia friendlyThis article is more than 6 months oldWomen’s World Cup warm-up called off after 20 minutesDaniela Caracas tells Colombia fans Irish players can ‘eat shit’Vera Pauw, the head coach of the Republic of Ireland women’s team, said her players “feared for their bodies” in their abandoned World Cup warm-up match against Colombia.

Mormonism This article is more than 8 years oldMormon leader Boyd K Packer dies aged 90This article is more than 8 years old The president of the faith’s highest governing body dies in Salt Lake City Mormon leader Boyd K Packer, president of the faith’s highest governing body, has died at the age of 90. Packer died on Friday afternoon at his home in Salt Lake City from natural causes, according to church spokesman Eric Hawkins.

Books blogChildren and teenagersThe Box of Delights is a true Christmas classicWith its dreamy prose and snowy, magical adventures, John Masefield's book deserves to be as much of a Yuletide favourite as A Christmas CarolCan there be a more Christmassy book, this side of old Ebenezer's adventures with his trio of spirits, than The Box of Delights by John Masefield? Young Kay Harker, returning from school to his family home Seekings and his festive visitors in the shape of a gang of cousins, is given the Box of the title to care for and protect by a mysterious travelling Punch and Judy man, Cole Hawlings.