Buy a wind-up radio – and don’t forget the chocolate: survival experts on how to prepare for an emergency

UK government guidance says we should be ready for the unexpected, but what’s actually helpful to have at home? We ask the specialists

To baldly go: Patrick Stewart was an icon for bald men everywhere

The actor was an exemplary bald, unapologetically embracing his hairloss and setting the scalp-based bar for all other men with receding hairlines

Basketweavers get in a twist over Alexander Skarsgård’s Wicker Husband

Why is he not made of willow? Why is he plaited and not woven? World’s basket makers have plenty of questions

Sir Patrick Stewart obituary

Distinguished stage and screen actor who became a global star in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises

Susan Saint James obituary

US TV star known for the sitcom Kate & Allie and for starring opposite Rock Hudson in McMillan & Wife

Oh to Believe in Another World review – William Kentridge’s amazing animated ballet of black comic pain

William Kentridge’s cine-musical creation, made to accompany Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony, is a marvel of puppetry, dance and humour, exploring humanity, grief and idealism

‘I left shellshocked’: writers on their scariest non-horror movies

For Halloween, Guardian writers have picked the most efficiently terrifying films outside of the horror genre from How to Have Sex to The Hunchback of Notre Dame

From Possible Love to Ali G: Who Iz I?: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Lee Chang-dong’s edgy drama asks uncomfortable questions about class and exploitation. Plus, love him of loathe him – Ali G is back

‘I saw the script and went: oooh!’ Olivia Colman and Alexander Skårsgard on their steamy folk-horror movie Wicker

She plays a depressed fisherwoman. He plays a man made of wicker who is solely dedicated to her pleasure. How did the actors feel about this strange, emotional connection – and what did Colman draw from her own marriage?

Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres

As thousands of datacentres are constructed across Europe, the Guardian and Investigate Europe have uncovered disturbing evidence that some workers building them are exposed to dangerous conditions and living in fear of speaking out

Experience: I live in the house from the 80s horror movie Poltergeist

I was a fan of the film, so when it came on the market, I snapped it up. Now I allow other fans to come and stay in this piece of Hollywood history

Liberal senator admits mistake after grilling ABC execs about Gaza journalist’s ‘Hamas’ ID

Sarah Henderson calls Hugh Marks after fiery estimates clash. Plus: the Offsiders presenter’s many paid partnerships

Patrick Stewart brought gravitas and complexity to the screen, from Star Trek to X-Men

From Jean-Luc Picard to Charles Xavier, the actor’s Shakespearean training – and that sonorous voice – made him a unique charismatic force in Hollywood

Manosphere and online misogyny should be treated as public health issues, say UK experts

Report calls for an effort to tackle harms in similar way to obesity and smoking, and stresses need to ‘offer boys something better’

More than half of Victorian lawyers use AI – but only a quarter have cut client fees as a result

Research finds 55% of lawyers are using AI in legal practices, up from 37% last year, though efficiency gains aren’t as high as expected