What's got my attention this week

Want some ideas for things to read, watch and listen to this weekend? Look no further...

Serena Williams, still setting the US Open alight

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• Serena's retirement highlights the ongoing double standards for women in sport. (Opens in a new window) And here's Billie-Jean King (Opens in a new window) on what makes Serena great.
• Australian Chris Dawson has been convicted of his wife Lynette's murder, (Opens in a new window) 40 years after she went missing, thanks in large part to The Teacher's Pet (Opens in a new window) podcast. But, as this piece points out, the young babysitter at the heart of it all was a victim, too (Opens in a new window).
• I have a massive crush on actor Keeley Hawes. Love her even more after this You mag interview (Opens in a new window).
• 50 years after Cambridge University went co-ed, not much else has changed. (Opens in a new window)
• Dolly Parton is rerecording 9-to-5 (Opens in a new window) with Kelly Clarkson. Can't decide if I'm excited or scared.
• Ashley Judd, typically brilliant, on the right to keep private pain private (Opens in a new window).