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Elsa Court unpicks the cinematic relationship between Agnès Varda and Jean-Luc Godard. With her new film, Faces, Places, in UK cinemas soon, and a retrospective currently on screen at the BFI Southbank, a reassessment of the often marginalised Varda feels more vital than ever
Fifty years ago, the Proms became the scene of a protest against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. It was a night of high drama, says Phil Hebblethwaite, defined by Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich giving a performance that has gone down in legend
In an edited extract from her book Seduction: Men, Masculinity and Mediated Intimacy, sociologist Rachel O’Neill explores the way an industry based on the promise of sexual access reconfigures men’s relationships with women – and with other men
When we return from a festival bursting with effusive praise, it’s hard not to approach our recollections with a hint of suspicion. Surely, looking back, Roskilde can’t have been quite that good? But on reflection we’ve realised that yes, Scandinavia’s flagship festival really is a marvel
After three decades of work in the margins of UK psych rock and folk, Jane Weaver has risen steadily in prominence over the last four years. Here she explains to Joshua French, why she is setting aside her tried and tested means of touring with a live band for a series of solo Loops In The Secret Society shows this Autumn. With mixtape...