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“What is a good life?”: The Standard of Living in review 

“What is a good life?” This axiological question, asked earnestly in the opening lines of James Graham’s The Standard of Living – playing at Theatre Royal Haymarket until December 12 – is often overlooked by the fractured and hyper-specialised discipline of economics.
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Diverse voices: ‘Inshallah, Madonna, Inshallah’ by Miljenko Jergović 

‘When he created Earth and these lands upon it, when he divided people into...
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Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into...
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Good grief! Why do we feel for the death of fictional people?

Whether it’s a mild sniffle or full-blown tears, I always end up feeling a bit ridiculous about the whole ordeal when it’s over. I mean, it’s not real, is it? Why do I waste my grief on things that haven’t happened, that will never happen?
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How not to talk to grown ups: Ian McEwan’s The Children Act

Ben Cooke reviews Ian McEwan's latest novel.

Islamic State’s war on cultural heritage

Elliot Langley argues that IS's systematic destruction of ancient Assyrian culture is a form of genocide

Emo: Not a dirty word

Tom Barrie explores the revival of a genre unfairly ignored and maligned

Review: Wild

Anthony Maskell finds Wild to be a journey worth taking

Review: The Doctor In Spite of Himself

Michael Roderick reviews this Molière classic

Preview: The Doctor In Spite of Himself

Hannah Dewhirst is excited by Molière's physical comedy

30 Years of John Hughes

Joseph O'Neil looks back at the seminal movies of John Hughes, which defined a generation

From Rossellini to RoboCop

Tom Barrie explores the bygone era of politically and socially provocative cinema

It’s a kid-eat-kid playground

Eve Beere is enchanted by the Machiavellian scheming on show in The Secret Lives of Four Year Olds

Where are they now: Mutya Buena

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

Picks of the Week HT15 Week 8

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

Ghostpoet: Ghosting away from hip hop

Sara Semic chats to Ghostpoet, aka Obaro Ejimiwe, about moving away from hip hop and recording with a live band

Review: The Cribs – For All My Sisters

Aidan Clark finds The Cribs' latest album among their most listenable and catchy offering to date

Review: Future Brown – Future Brown

Mark Barclay is underwhelmed by the debut album of the 'super' group Future Brown

Review: Romare – Projections

Freddy Rendall is impressed by Romare's collage of experimental dance tracks

Milestones: The Smiths’ Panic

Fergus Morgan reflects on The Smiths' seminal 1986 single 'Panic'

Review: The Architect

Bethan Roberts reviews the new Hypnotist Theatre offering

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
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