1) Ryan O’Neal on his difficult relationship with his daughter, Tatum
Further extracts from Ryan O’Neal’s Both of Us: My Life With Farrah appeared in the Mail on Sunday this weekend. The extracts focused on Ryan’s difficult relationship with his daughter, Tatum, in particular the time was not invited to her wedding to tennis player, John McEnroe.
2) Scott Colvin on the future of the coalition
Scott Colvin, author of How To Use Politicians to Get What You Want, appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning, discussing the future of the coalition, ahead of a speech made by David Cameron and Nick Clegg to celebrate two years of coalition this afternoon.
3) Guy Lodge on voting turnout and the future of Europe
Guy Lodge, author of Brown At 10, covered various topics in articles for The Guardian and the New Statesman this weekend. Over at The Guardian, Guy questioned how to improve voter turnout, suggesting that making it compulsory for young people to vote could be the answer. Over at the New Statesman, he discusses the victory of Francois Hollande at the French presidential election. ‘Europe hasn't swung to the left - or the right’, he says.
4) Corgis inspire the fashion world
According to The Guardian, the Queen’s upcoming diamond jubilee has been inspiring the fashion world; apparently corgis are featuring highly in this season’s fashion collections. Quite an honour, and if you want to read about everything the Queen’s very own corgis are exposed to as part of the royal family, you can take your pick from Brian Hoey’s Not In Front of the Corgis: Secrets of Life Behind the Royal Curtains, or Her Majesty: 60 Regal Years.
5) Vadim J. Berstein on Raoul Wallenberg
Dr Vadim J. Berstein, author of SMERSH: Stalin’s Secret Weapon, writes in The Moscow Times on the humanitarian achievements of Raoul Wallenberg, ‘the Swedish businessman and diplomat who went to Hungary in 1944 to rescue the Jews of Budapest’.
6) Stefanie Powers takes part in lung cancer campaign
Stefanie Powers, author of One From The Hart, is taking part in a campaign to increase awareness of lung cancer symptoms, led by Daily Telegraph journalist and lung cancer sufferer, Cassandra Jardine, and is joined by celebrities such as Ricky Gervais and Sir Alex Ferguson.