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New Oxford Windrush generation exhibit opens for Black History Month 

Amidst recent political tension provoked by the government’s refusal of slavery reparations to the Caribbean, this year Black History Month is celebrated uniquely in Oxford. The inaugural exhibition at...

“There’s a play in that”: interview with ‘The Gang of Three’ playwright Robert Khan

It’s Budget Day as I sit in the foyer of the Oxford Playhouse. Down...

‘Celebrity Traitors’ season two: Complex and compelling

Reality TV series The Traitors has returned with its celebrity version and has topped viewing charts for a second time. People are hooked on the show where logical reasoning and random chance are simultaneously at play, in a game full of drama, tension, and cliffhangers.

Oxford’s art scene: A picture still being painted

Who gets to make art, who gets to see it, and whose art history...

Preview: Bouncers

Fergus Morgan gets a sneak preview of John Godber's energetic comedy before its 3rd Week run at the BT Studio

Interview: Babakas

Fergus Morgan meets Mike Tweddle and Juan Ayala to discuss theatre company Babakas' Our Fathers, which arrives at the North Wall on Saturday October 25th

Review: Ben Howard – I Forget Where We Were

Clare Saxby finds that the appeal of Ben Howard's enticing follow up album is very different from his first

WW1 Drama: Best We Forget?

Fergus Morgan examines the plethora of First World War drama on stage

Where Are They Now: JoJo

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

Review: Johnny Marr — Playland

Has Marr finally lost his edge?

Review: Dads — I’ll be the Tornado

Stephen Bradshaw is less than impressed by the New Jersey band's latest offering

Review: Philip Selway — Weatherhouse

Kayleigh Tompkins is ambivalent about the Radiohead drummer's sophomore effort

Interview: Northeast Corridor

Stephen Bradshaw chats to the break-out student outfit

The best films for: any occasion

In the first of a new series of articles, Jennie Han gives us a rundown of her favourite films of all time.

Why bother with celebrity artists?

Joel Nelson has a look at Sylvester Stallone’s artistic credentials

Loading the Canon: Gerald Durrell

Cherwell calls for new additions to the literary establishment

The return to Twin Peaks

Sam Joyce is less than convinced that Twin Peaks' return is such a good thing

Review: Gone Girl

Tom Barrie finds David Fincher's latest film as hard-hitting as ever

Ashmolean Director’s 16 Years of Success

Luke Barratt meets Christopher Brown as his sixteen-year tenure at the museum comes to an end

Review: ’71

Joe Holt found this directorial debut an unrelenting exploration into the nature of conflict

The contrary states of the human condition

Isaac Goodwin explores the themes of conflict and cohesion in the works of William Blake

Picks of the week MT14 Wk. 2

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

Top Gear: Total War

Ollie Johnson examines the routes of the Top Gear Empire's success

The Cherwell guide to Drama Cuppers 2014

Everything you need to know to get the most out of the freshers' drama festival

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