Jolie writes for Economist annual

To her roles as Hollywood actress, UN goodwill ambassador and mother, Angelina Jolie can now add another - writer for the Economist. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Brad just ain’t box-office

Hadley Freeman: We see too much of A-list celebrities in magazines now to pay to see them in Hollywood films as well.

Society is the prime suspect

Jess McCabe: Helen Mirren is blaming women for perpetuating the thin-is-beautiful female ideal: she's wrong, endemic sexism is the culprit.

Guardian Films scoops Emmy

The Guardian Films documentary Baghdad: A Doctor's Story has won an International Emmy. By Ben Dowell.

Too much to bare

Nicole Kidman is an award-winning actor. So too is Maggie Gyllenhaal. So why do they - and other talented female Hollywood stars - still have to expose their bodies in order to get into the public eye? Kira Cochrane despairs.

PCC makes first video ruling

A Scottish paper has been rapped for running mobile phone footage of an unruly classroom on its website. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons.

Purnell named culture secretary

2pm update: James Purnell has replaced Tessa Jowell as secretary of state for culture, media and sport. By Chris Tryhorn.

Playing the confidentiality card

Legal comment: OK!'s victory over Catherine Zeta-Jones' wedding pictures centred on celebrities' right to confidentiality, not privacy. By Edgar Forbes.