Thursday 16th April 2026

Culture

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by the Merseyside-based violinist Samuel Oliver-Sherry, a current third year music student at St Anne’s College....
Culture Evelyn Lambert -

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.
Culture Hattie Simpson -

‘People are so hungry to create together’: Lisa Ko on going analogue, crafting, and writing the future

It’s 11:02am in New York when Lisa Ko appears on the video call. In Oxford, the sun is almost down.
Books Abigail Lakeland -

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.
Culture Ruaridh McEwen -
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Review: Godzilla

Godzilla is ultimately more preoccupied with CGI flash than with emotional depth

Loading the Canon: Rabbi Sacks

Cherwell's weekly call for new additions to the literary establishment highlights the ex-Chief Rabbi's remarkable work

Review: Martin Creed at the Hayward Gallery

Joel Nelson hates Martin Creed’s latest exhibition at the Hayward Gallery on the South Bank

Live Review: Augustines – O2 Academy

Kieran Vaghela reviews Augustines unforgettable show at the O2

Interview: Gabriel Prokofiev

Stephen Bradshaw talks to composer Gabriel Prokofiev about 'Nonclassical'

Top 3… Foreign Words

Emma Simpson takes a look at some ideas which the English language can't express

Milestones: The dictionary

Emma Simpson charts the development of this now-commonplace collection of words

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

Behind "Blue Stockings"

Director Madeleine Perham explains the relevance of 'Blue Stockings' to modern life in Oxford

Live Review: Wolf Alice – O2 Academy

A short gig with little variety, but there's still time for the new band to develop their onstage style

Loading the Canon: John Lennon

Cherwell's weekly call for new additions to the literary establishment highlights Lennon's short stories and poems

Review: Last Enchantments

Hugh McHale-Maughan discovers the modern Brideshead

Interview: Vladimir Sharov

Miriam Gordis talks to Vladimir Sharov, the man who captured the zeitgeist of a falling regime

Review: Bad Neighbours

Seth Rogan's latest attempt at comedy is caught between being unfunny and unwatchable

Preview: She Stoops To Conquer

Naomi Polonsky looks forward to this traditional garden show

Preview: Timon of Athens

Nadia Bovy looks ahead to this immersive production at Magdalen

Review: Collaborators

Fergus Morgan is impressed by this production about the politics of terror

Review: Frank

Michael Fassbender's masterful performance ultimately saves this self-indulgent and incoherent movie

The Magnificence of Miyazaki

Ollie Johnson praises the genius of the master of Japanese animation

Top 3… Theories of the Soul

Luke Barratt outlines three intriguing historical perspectives
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