The Guardian view on His Dark Materials on the BBC: a perfect match

Editorial: The lavish pleasures of the new TV adaptation should not blind us to the dangers that lie ahead for public service broadcasters

Robert Evans: passionate midwife to the Hollywood new wave

The capricious, imperious film figure, who has died aged 89, was a mentor and enabler to directors such as Francis Ford Coppola

Robert Evans, celebrated Hollywood producer of Chinatown, dies aged 89

Renowned 1970s studio executive who gained a cult following with his autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture

Goliath review: Wall Street, Main Street … and Warren as McGovern 2.0?

Matt Stoller’s look at ‘the 100-year war between monopoly and democracy’ is highly relevant to the primary race

Chef Tom Kerridge says £32.50 fish and chips ‘easily justifiable’

Tom Kerridge tells Cheltenham literature festival his dish uses ‘incredibly expensive’ potatoes

Vaclav Smil: ‘Growth must end. Our economist friends don’t seem to realise that’

The scientist and author on why humanity’s endless expansion must stop.

The Guardian view on David Cameron’s memoirs

Editorial: When great power comes with great irresponsibility

Thomas Piketty’s new War and Peace-sized book published on Thursday

French economist’s Capital and Ideology expands on themes in Capital in the 21st Century, which sold 2m copies

Why are all the motherhood memoirs so white?

It’s a naturally inclusive experience, yet books on the subject by women of colour are hard to find, says the writer Huma Qureshi

Waterstones founder has ‘no guilt’ over loss of small bookshops

His business expanded aggressively in the 1980s and 90s, but indies ‘had a shot’, says Tim Waterstone

Sex, drugs, politics: how the streaming giants are blowing up Bollywood

New Amazon and Netflix dramas take in themes that India’s established cinema rarely touches, with millions of potential subscribers available

The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s government: of the rich, for the rich?

Editorial: If the Conservative party wants to win over large sections of the poor then it will have to tackle the damagingly high levels of inequality in the UK

British Museum staff express support for trustee who resigned

Novelist Ahdaf Soueif quit role over BP sponsorship and artefacts repatriation

Pearson shifts to Netflix-style subscription model for textbooks

Academic publisher hopes to convince students to subscribe to access online materials

Catch-22 and the real and immediate danger of Brexit

The increasing absurdity of the Tory party’s march towards isolation would need Joseph Heller to do it justice