Take the kids to … The Making of Harry Potter, Warner Bros Studio, Leavesden, Herts

This tour of the behind-the-scenes magic that went into transferring JK Rowling’s stories from page to screen will delight fans of the boy wizard, especially at Christmas, but watch out for expensive extras

The best towns and small cities in the US: Eugene, Oregon

Here’s a piece about Eugene, Oregon

Vintage stuff: Belgium’s biggest flea market

Tongeren, Belgium’s oldest town founded in the first century AD, is also home to a vast and fascinating flea market. Perfect for a weekend treasure hunt

Belly full: New York’s bacon restaurant – and its nine-course tasting menu

A new Korean-influenced restaurant in Williamsburg offers nine pork courses on an omakase basis, as well as a spot of karaoke

Statues of famous musicians around the world – in pictures

As Georgia announces a 7ft bronze statue of Tupac Shakur a week after it was revealed that he will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, here is a look at other artists who have been commemorated with statues, often with mixed results

Museum rescues sculptor Camille Claudel from decades of obscurity

French artist, once the lover of Auguste Rodin, has her career celebrated with opening of museum in Nogent-sur-Seine

Cerith Wyn Evans: Forms in Space … by Light (in Time) review – an optical trapeze act

The Welsh artist unveils 2km of neon suspended in mid-air – and it’s an adventure playground for the eyes

Norway takes world’s happiest nation crown

Knocking their Scandi neighbours, Denmark, off the top of the happiness index, Norwegians put their joyful outlook down to shared experiences, the great outdoors – and lots of country cabins