The Guardian today lodged an appeal against a judge's orders, writes Richard Norton-Taylor, restricting us from reporting just why David Keogh and Leo O'Connor were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act.

I wanted to learn about George Bernard Shaw, to find out why he's such a revered writer. I certainly found how relevant he still is - in the prison debate if nothing else.

Facebook is attempting to get the techies on side by allowing them to build their own applications into the site, and this has prompted much fuss and fluffy among technophiles.

A master analyst of his times, and of the human heart, it's an ongoing mystery why America's best novelist has yet to receive his rightful laurels.

This week I shared a laugh with Malcolm McDowell and Javier Bardem, and got to hear Sam Riley's insights into Pete Doherty. Oh, and I saw the odd film or two...

While the likes of 50 Cent spin gangsta fantasies, rapper K'Naan has the brutal realities of life in war-torn Mogadishu to draw upon. Robin Denselow meets Somalia's hip-hop traveller