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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.

Diverse voices: ‘Inshallah, Madonna, Inshallah’ by Miljenko Jergović 

‘When he created Earth and these lands upon it, when he divided people into...

Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into...

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?

Preview: Ridley’s Choice

Naomi Polonsky gets an insight into this thought-provoking piece of new theatre

Emily Russell: colours of Matisse and shapes of Malevich

Naomi Polonsky goes for an intense coffee with one of Oxford’s up-and-coming artists

Review: Red Red Meat – There’s A Star Above The Manger…

'An abyss of distorted ambience' – Jack Chown reviews the latest reissue from Red Red Meat

Review: The Oxford Revue’s Christmas Party

Lily McIlwain enjoys an uproarious evening of comedy

Drama Cuppers 2014: A Judge’s View

Anna Corderoy, OUDS Fresher's Rep and Cuppers Judge, gives us her thoughts on this year's competition

Review: Mark McGuire – Noctilucence

McGuire's latest release surpasses Kayleigh Tompkins' expectations

Review: Nathan Bowles – Nansemond

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull finds the new Nathan Bowles record both unvaried and uninspiring

Where Are They Now: Daniel Powter

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

Interview: Nick Mulvey

Nick Mulvey chats to Clare Saxby about song-writing and the life it brings with it

Review: Dream Police – Hypnotized

Rushabh Haria likes what he hears on Dream Police's eclectic new album

Awards don’t matter

Sam Joyce argues that movie awards are much ado about nothing

Review: The Imitation Game

Joe Holt finds this an unflinching, enthralling portrayal of a national hero

Reviews: Orlando

We review Orlando as played by a man and by a woman

Review: Regeneration

Fergus Morgan is thoroughly impressed by this adaptation of Pat Barker's trilogy of WW1 novels

Preview: Assassins

Anastasia Gilfillan previews this controversial Sondheim musical

Everything in moderation… including moderation

Naomi Polonsky takes a look at enduring attitudes to booze through the ages

Picks of the Week MT14 Wk6

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

Milestones: Prohibition

Isaac Goodwin explores the lasting effects of America's successful temperance movement

Preview: The Crucible

Fergus Morgan previews Arthur Miller's classic dramatisation of the Salem Witch Trials, ahead of its 7th Week run at St Hilda's

Preview: The Oxford Revue’s Christmas Party

We get an early look at a night of fun, festivity and hilarious comedic talent

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