Franz Kafka This article is more than 15 years oldPorn claims outrage German Kafka scholarsThis article is more than 15 years old· Briton savaged for book on seedy side of great writer · Critics in turn accused of 'conspiracy of censorship'Blog: Nicholas Lezard on Kafka's guilty pleasures The German-speaking world of Kafka scholars hit out yesterday over a British academic's claims that the writer had a penchant for hard porn.

Readers recommendCultureReaders recommend: songs about feet – resultsFrom the Dubliners’ Spanish Lady to Frank Zappa’s Stink-Foot, RR regular SonofWebcore picks a playlist of sole music from last week’s thread Cut off by the rising waters of an overflowing river, Johnny Cash's protagonist in Five Feet High and Rising righteously pesters his parents for information. As the depth of the flood increases, Cash's voice rises in pitch, reflecting the boy's anxiety as each avenue of escape is considered and rejected, while the deluge continues.

Pass notesSexA woman enjoying a noisy end to sex is a cliche of TV and film. But is there any truth to it? Name: The female orgasm. Age: As old as humans. Appearance: Widely variable. You know one when you see one, though. Do you really? Yes, it usually involves a lot of moaning. Is that right? I watch a great deal of TV, and if a female character is moaning, it’s either because she’s having an orgasm or because she ate too much ice-cream after a bad breakup.

Daniela Maldonado Salamanca, director of Red Comunitaria Trans, in Santa Fe in front of a wall that reads: ‘A life free of violence.’ Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the GuardianDaniela Maldonado Salamanca, director of Red Comunitaria Trans, in Santa Fe in front of a wall that reads: ‘A life free of violence.’ Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the GuardianGlobal developmentThree quarters of all murders of trans people take place in South and Central America.

TV reviewTelevisionReviewCamp, retro and enjoyable for a glass or two, this Christmas Carol revamp is full of surreal gags, with Johnny Vegas and John Cooper Clarke offering ghostly support Mandy (BBC Two) is a curious creation, and this is a curious Christmas special. Diane Morgan’s short, tart comedy series arrived in the middle of 2020 with a sideways pout, an outstanding roster of northern royalty guest stars and six episodes that barely stretched to 15 minutes each.