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The ObserverUS Open tennisBoth parties entered into a relationship that boosted their profile in New York’s celebrity culture. But a parting of ways was inevitable Donald Trump’s last trip to the US Open did not go as smoothly as his 2015 presidential campaign kickoff. Three months after that gold-plated escalator ride, Trump was booed upon arriving at the VIP entrance at Arthur Ashe Stadium and booed again when he was shown on the big screen during that night’s quarter-final match between Venus and Serena Williams.

EducationObituaryAndre Gunder FrankProlific economist with a radical analysis of poverty and wealthAndre Gunder Frank, who has died aged 76 of cancer, was one of the most prolific and controversial development economists and sociologists of the postwar era. He was best known as an early exponent of dependency theory, which asserted that rich, developed countries gained from poor, under-developed countries so long as they remained in the international capitalist system. He wrote 40 books and nearly a thousand articles and other pieces.

Kitty Empire's artist of the weekMusicReview(Black Butter) The singer-songwriter’s eloquent if uneven debut album is stamped with the sounds of north London – Winehouse, Blur – where he grew up When the up-and-coming north London singer Bakar broke through in 2019, it was with a charming retro love song, Hell N Back. Breezy, brass-laden but sprinkled with enough drug references to maintain a respectable edge, Hell N Back channelled the vintage multicultural London sass of a young Lily Allen; its horns and overindulgence spoke of a love for Amy Winehouse.

Genetic sexual attractionYou're 40, happily married - and then you meet your long-lost brother and fall passionately in love. This isn't fiction; in the age of the sperm donor, it's a growing reality: 50% of reunions between siblings, or parents and offspring, separated at birth result in obsessive emotions. Last month, a former police officer was convicted of incest with his half-sister - but should we criminalise a bond hardwired into our psychology?

Rewatching classic Australian filmsAustralian filmReviewFilmmaker Charles Chauvel’s final production marked a watershed for Australian films and paved the way for Indigenous actors Jedda was the last film made by director Charles Chauvel, one of the few prominent film-makers in the first 50 years of Australian cinema. But this watershed 1955 production is best remembered for heralding a number of firsts: the first Australian film featuring two Aboriginal actors in the lead roles, the first to be shot in colour and the first to compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or award.

Mad Men: notes from the break roomMad MenMad Men: season four, episode twoDon's drinking is threatening to become a serious problem – and SCDP call in the experts to explore the subconscious desires of customers (and staff members)SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for those who are watching season four of Mad Men on BBC4. Don't read on if you haven't seen episode two – and if you've seen more of the series, please be aware that many UK viewers will not have done so …

Race in educationGuardian analysis finds that private schools, especially Christian schools, use textbooks that tell of a version of history that is racially biased and inaccurate One history textbook exclusively refers to immigrants as “aliens”. Another blames the Black Lives Matter movement for strife between communities and police officers. A third discusses the prevalence of “black supremacist” organizations during the civil rights movement, calling Malcolm X the most prominent “black supremacist” of the era.

Cartas de la fronteraUS newsNew documentary Missing in Brooks County looks at Falfurrias, one of the busiest immigration checkpoints in the US and the growing number of deaths plaguing the nation’s border region Just off US highway 281, south of a spit of a town called Encino in Brooks county, there’s a cross made of wind-strewn flowers tied to a utility pole marking the spot where 10 undocumented migrants were killed last month when the speeding van carrying them crashed.

Guardian MasterclassesBad drawing club: Drawing for everyone with Millie NiceRediscover the joy of drawing with abandon and develop an artistic habit which will last long after the class Online workshop Date: Saturday 26 August 2023 Time: 2pm-4pm BST Catch up recording available This course has now passed, but you can be the first to know about the next one - and other workshops like this - by signing up to our newsletter here.