Matinee idylls
Andrew Tudor samples this summer's holiday blockbusters
Culture
Off the Boil
Sally Feldman chokes on her (Joyce Carol) Oates
Lobbing Horseshit
With everyone talking about the need for 'respect' Martin Rowson reckons it's time to come clean about what they really mean
Reel time
Andrew Tudor salutes Ken Loach's unique vision
Triumph of light
Distinguished musicologist and composer Wilfred Mellers, the man who first compared The Beatles to Schubert, celebrates the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wilfrid Mellers died on 16 May 2008
Thinker: William Shakespeare
Continuing our series of thinkers who have been important for humanism, Brian McClinton puts in a bid for Shakespeare.
Fail better
Nina Power says the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth is worth celebrating
Sandals and spooks
Why did the British secret services take such a keen interest in the activities of folk icon Ewan MacColl? Ken Hunt digs in the archives
Projecting the human
Andrew Tudor searches for the soul of cinema
Fiendish summer quiz
Win a host of prizes