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“Everywhere we go, we ask: ‘What are the dominant narratives about the city? And what are they hiding?”
I’ve walked past the Clarendon Building on Broad Street many times – but I’d never thought to ask what it had been used for in the past. While today...
“If you want to understand the mess we’re in today, you need to know some history.”
Eugene Rogan, a historian of the Middle East and fellow of St. Anthony’s College...
Seeking asylum from Myanmar: an interview with Jack Sanga
He was a student when Myanmar's military launched a coup against its sitting government in...
“Poetry is political because it’s so immediate.”
In search of localised wisdom, Cherwell spoke to one of Oxford’s own. Poetry sensation,...
You see that Cherwell interview? That’s your mum, that is.
David Baddiel gets asked a lot of questions. And, often, they’re all versions of...
“They used greasepaint on me as a foundation”: In conversation with British actress Llewella Gideon
Llewella Gideon is a British actress, comedian and writer best known for Absolutely Fabulous, a TV series from 1992 to 2012, and The Little...
“I was told never to tell this story”: In conversation with journalist, Suzanne Kianpour
Suzanne Kianpour is a Foreign Affairs journalist whose work has taken her to over 50 countries. She has reported in war zones and followed...
“It’s about having the courage to say what you mean”: In conversation with Gwyneth Lewis
Gwyneth Lewis is the former National Poet of Wales, the first writer to be given the Welsh laureateship and was recently appointed Member of...
“It’s 99% politics and 1% law”. In conversation with Stella Assange.
The battle to free one of the most wanted men in the world, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, has a passionate, dedicated champion in...
“I just like having the stuff”: In conversation with the ‘Crockery Crook’
In the Hilary term of 2023, Oxford was whipped into a frenzy. The trend of the term is what could you get away with...
Music and Cosplay: In conversation with MAKO Girl and cosplayer, A-Ni Ochoa
Cosplay, a portmanteau of ‘costume play’, is an activity and performance art where in which participants wear costumes to represent a specific character. The...
In conversation with Oxford’s most iconic kebab vans
The first pioneering kebab van, Ali’s, cowboy parked on the curbs of 1980s Oxford without a permit, serving students midnight feasts until the police...
In conversation with Barney Mayhew
Barney Mayhew is an expert in conflict and humanitarian aid. He served in the armed forces for four years in Cyprus, Germany, Namibia and Northern...
In conversation with Luca Guadagnino
Obviously you’re in a very student-dominated space, so we were going to start by asking about your series ‘We Are Who We Are’. How...
“There’s a lot of men out there that should’ve been hugged more by their dads”: In conversation with Maisie Adam
If you’d told me a couple of years ago that I’d get the chance to sit down with a comedic hero of mine, I...
An Evening with Bret Easton Ellis
Queue Blondie, Duran Duran. And in theaters? The Shining. Apocalypse Now.
The Shards is the novel Bret Easton Ellis wanted to write when he was a senior in...
Behind the scenes with Oxford’s queens
Oxford, like much of the UK, has experienced the phenomenon of drag over the last few years. The unprecedented success of RuPaul’s Drag Race...
“The Ants & The Grasshopper”: Meet environmentalist filmmaker Raj Patel
Food security has long been one of the most pertinent issues arising from the climate crisis. With the global environment changing immensely and countries...
“You write things and get lucky”: In conversation with screenwriter John Hodge
Although you may not know John’s name, you’ll certainly know his work. Having written the screenplays for Trainspotting, The Beach, A Life Less Ordinary,...
