The big picture: Ruth Orkin’s modern New York woman, 1949
The photographer’s image of a young grocery shopper brought colour to women’s magazine covers for the first time
Exhibition reveals how Shakespeare’s Hal has excused royal heirs for centuries
New show uncovers a long tradition for princes of Wales to excuse their own behaviour by comparing it to Prince Hal’s
A love from beyond the grave – Kurt Tong on his ‘ghost marriage’ photographs
His latest project, piecing together the story of a bereaved Hong Kong man who wed his dead fiancee, has won an award. The photogapher reveals how it began with the discovery of a trunk of keepsakes
Why Benedict Cumberbatch fell for ‘oddball’ artist and his world of cats
Actor makes plea for tolerance of outsiders as his new film and a book explore the life of Louis Wain
Ban imposed on overseas sale of John Gould’s landmark ornithological studies
Export bar on Gould’s Original Drawings, valued at £1.2m, will run until September to allow domestic institutions time to raise money for purchase
On my radar: Laurent Garnier’s cultural highlights
The French DJ on the TV series Staged, a post-apocalyptic dance show and group therapy for convicts in California
Designing Motherhood: project puts objects shaped by maternity in focus
In a new book and exhibition, the experience and industry of motherhood is viewed through the lens of design
The big picture: Niall McDiarmid’s world on a plate
The Scottish photographer’s shots of his breakfast table suggest planets in alignment at a moment when everything is in its right and proper place
How Tove Jansson’s love of nature shaped the world of the Moomins
The Finnish artist’s work was hugely influenced by her passion for the great outdoors – in particular the tiny island of Klovharun
New exhibition shows Peanuts creator Charles M Schulz’s take on grown-ups
Adults by Schulz at the museum dedicated to the cartoonist in California offers possible glimpse of Charlie Brown’s later life
‘They had soul’: Anton Corbijn on 40 years shooting Depeche Mode
He thought they were pop lightweights – then turned them into moody megastars. The photographer recalls his adventures with the band, from desert trips to drug-induced near-death experiences
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser review – a stupendous wonderland
The rabbit hole is just the start of this thrilling immersive exploration of Lewis Carroll’s enduring masterpiece
Barbara Hepworth by Eleanor Clayton review – art and life
A new biography of the great English sculptor reveals a complicated combination of passionate correspondent, loving mother and dedicated artist
Children’s authors on Eric Carle: ‘He created readers as voracious as that caterpillar’
Authors from Julia Donaldson to Cressida Cowell pay tribute to the beloved author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, who has died aged 91
Was the fiddler framed? How Nero may have been a good guy after all
He was a demonic emperor who stabbed citizens at random and let Rome burn. Or was he? We go behind the scenes at a new show exploding myths about the ancient world’s favourite baddie