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Oxford City Council divests from fossil fuels

Council prompted to action by a powerful online campaign

Review: Dry The River – Alarms In The Heart

Luke Barratt is pleased with the Newbury rockers' difficult sophomore effort

Review: Hercules

Luke Barratt enjoys Hollywood's latest quasi-classical offering

Oxford in World War I

On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI, Luke Barratt looks at how the war affected Oxford and the University

Hertfordians begin Oxford to Venice fundraising bike-ride

Staff, students and alumni from Hertford College have embarked on a 700-mile ride from Oxford to Venice, which has so far raised over £250k in student support

Review: The Alchemist

Luke Barratt is impressed with this OUDS production of a Ben Jonson classic

Yo ho ho and a battle against harsh copyright laws

Luke Barratt on the witch-hunt of The Pirate Bay at the hands of big business

Best of Cherwell etc. TT14

Cherwell rounds up the best of this term's creative output

Think on your sins, the apocalypse is nigh!

Since the Cold War, we've been blaming ourselves for the end of the world, observes Luke Barratt

Review: Othello

Luke Barratt enjoys an excellent evening of outdoor Shakespeare

Review: Clean Bandit – New Eyes

Clean Bandit draw upon the sound of the greats on latest album New Eyes

Top 3… Transformations

Luke Barratt looks at some of the finest cultural depictions of metamorphosis

Top 3… Climbs

Luke Barratt rounds up the greatest ascents in culture

The Internet and the changing power of words

As our audiences grow, we must be mindful of the effect of our words, warns Luke Barratt