Word of Mouth blogFoodThe 'gay diet'If 'man food' is meat and 'girl food' is salad, what's 'gay food'?Simon Doonan has just written a new book called Gay Men Don't Get Fat. Doonan is less famous here than he is in the States: he's a Reading-born, highly successful window dresser for Barneys, a style columnist for the New York Post and elsewhere, and is married to the designer Jonathan Adler. His title alludes, of course, to the mid-noughties bestseller French Women Don't Get Fat, which did more to raise awareness of the French paradox among the general public than any book before it.

Yves Saint Laurent's funeral Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The funeral of iconic fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent took place in Paris yesterday Fri 6 Jun 2008 07.31 EDT First published on Fri 6 Jun 2008 07.31 EDT Exterior of the Saint Roch church where the funeral took place Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pallbearers carry the coffin to the Saint Roch church as Father Roland Letteron (L) looks on, before the funeral mass Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AP

An evening to remember: “This photo was taken in June 2007 when Terry did a signing tour in Russia. I’ll never forget this evening, the way Terry spoke to the guests and charmed everyone, and, particularly, the way he was dressed. Despite feeling very shy, eventually we found courage to come up to him, say a few words of admiration and ask for a photo.” Photograph: Victor Kozlov/GuardianWitnessAn evening to remember: “This photo was taken in June 2007 when Terry did a signing tour in Russia.

Kalami Bay on Corfu, the island of My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. Photograph: K Collins/AlamyKalami Bay on Corfu, the island of My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell. Photograph: K Collins/AlamyGreece holidaysFrom the natural beauty of Corfu and Kefalonia to the caves and myths of Crete, Greece has inspired writers for millennia More literary trips to Italy, Spain and France Greece may be one of the most written-about countries, so while choosing this list has been a pleasure, there has been agony involved as well.

World news This article is more than 16 years oldAir force looked at spray to turn enemy gayThis article is more than 16 years oldMake love not war may be the enduring slogan of anti-war campaigners but in 1994 the US air force produced its own variation on the philosophy. What if it could release a chemical that would make an opposing army's soldiers think more about the physical attributes of their comrades in arms than the threat posed by the enemy?