Culture

Hag, Nag, Harpy, Hen: Olivia Plender’s ‘Little Fennel’s Complaint’

It is the examination of archaic methods and attitudes surrounding women’s bodies, and the idea of the ‘nagging’ woman, which runs through Olivia Plender’s exhibition.

Art Amy Lawson -

Nonsense and sensibility: Adapting Austen for the screen

It is a truth universally acknowledged that not all Jane Austen adaptations are created equal.

Culture Abigail Christie -

‘Our House’ in the middle of Beaumont Street

'Our House' ultimately becomes not just a story about crime or morality, but about the vulnerability of growing up and the frightening uncertainty of trying to decide who you are.

Culture Gavriella Epstein-Lightman -

Is the dancefloor really dead?

Tongue-in-cheek as it may be, Charli xcx’s ‘Rock Music’ speaks to the structural issues actively decimating nightlife across the world, even if her motivations may be more aesthetic than political.

Culture Emma Heagney -

Panic at the disco: a night of trauma and regret

Ollie Johnson recounts how an ordinary Wednesday became a nightmare

Review: As I Crossed A Bridge of Dreams

Fay Watson reviews this new student adaptation at the BT Studio

Review: The Boy Next Door

Emmanuelle Soffe argues that whilst J-Lo gives a respectable performance in The Boy Next Door, the true star is youngster Ryan Guzman

Review: Focus

Lauren Rofe writes that Will Smith's latest effort is a mixed bag

Paris: five exhibitions in five days

Abigail Legge sets herself an ambitious challenge on her year abroad, and discovers some fascinating Parisien treasures

Monumental Art: Composition No. 8

Beatrice Liese enjoys taking a deeper look at Kandinsky’s masterpiece

Loading the Canon: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Emmanuelle Soffe calls for the addition of Neil Gaiman’s surrealist novel to the literary establishment

Alice Oswald talks about performance and public poetry

Rose Sykes meets the subject of her Fourth Week review, and discusses the poet’s role in modern society

Preview: Iolanthe

Jessica McKeown is excited by this operatic spectacle

Preview: The Importance of Being Earnest

Krisztina Rakoczy gets a sneak peek at the St. Hilda's College Drama Society's new play

Preview: The Architect

Emma Irving is impressed by this unconventional preview for The Architect

Review: Fifty Shades of Grey

Anthony Maskell finds Fifty Shades of Grey a painfully punishing experience

Review: Inherent Vice

Absurd brilliance pervades Inherent Vice

Where are they now: O-Zone

Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don’t have to...

Moon King: mooning the music industry

Sara Semic chats to Moon King’s Daniel Benjamin about dream-pop and Boiler Room sessions

Review: Ibeyi – Ibeyi

Clara-LaeÃ¯la Laudette is taken in by the French-Cuban twins' Yoruba-inspired debut album

Review: Carl BarÃ¢t and The Jackals – Let It Reign

Aidan Clark is unimpressed by The Libertines co-frontman's solo endeavours

Review: JosÃ© GonzÃ¡lez – Vestiges & Claws

Rachael Griffith is swayed by the soothing melodies of Swedish folk singer JosÃ© GonzÃ¡lez

Confessions of a metalhead

Colette Lewis bemoans the prejudice against heavy metal music and its fans

Picks of the Week HT15 Week 7

Cherwell brings you the best of this week's gigs, plays and events

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