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Review: Cyrano de Bergerac – ‘A clever adaptation of a timeless play’

I’m ashamed to admit I almost mistake Cuigy (Kate Burke) and Brissaille (Nancy Gittus) for incredibly dapper audience members before the play begins. The sweet jazz that pipes out...
Theatre Natalie Tan -

Why reading for pleasure still matters at Oxford

The idea of students reading for pleasure during term time has sparked much debate....
Books Ruby Tipple -

The Pasts Contained in Preloved Books at the Oxford Premier Book Fair

Although post-collections celebrations usually involve nights out, followed by long, long lie-ins, I spent...
Books Maya Heuer-Evans -

Review of ‘Intermezzo’: Chess, law, and the philosophy of language in yet another Rooney masterpiece

I thought it perplexing that critics felt Intermezzo similar to other works by writer...
Books Peter Chen -
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Review: 1913 – The Year Before the Storm

Enyuan Khong examines Florian Illies' account of the world before World War One

Review: Reading Festival 2013

Luke Barratt waves a fond farewell to the festival of his tender youth

Oxford – the Anti-Reading List

Holly Whiston discusses the books that give the wrong impressions

Best 5 Sketches to See at The Fringe

James Tozer offers us his insight into the best sketch comedy the Fringe has to offer

Review: Look Back in Anger

Tess Colley enjoys Osborne's classic at Edinburgh Fringe

Review: Celebrity Masterchef

It's all just going through the motions now, writes Ollie Forrest

Review: Insight Radical

A trek to White City will reward you with a fascinating mix of science and art

Review: Kate: A Biography

A life-history of Kate Middleton - worthy publication, or cashing in on the Royal Baby?

Review: Scottish National Gallery

Edinburgh Festival isn't all singing, dancing and heckling - take in a painting or two

Review: Drenge – Drenge

Luke Barratt is blown away by Drenge's explosive debut

The Future of Rap Music

Marc Pacitti introduces a new genre of rap that is just perfect for Oxford

Top 10 films to watch before starting at Oxford

Stuck for ways to avoid vacation work? Cherwell's here to help.

Review: King Krule — 6 Feet Beneath the Moon

Daniel Beatty is blown away by King Krule's magestic debut

If Colleges Were Songs: A Freshers’ Guide

Matt Broomfield presents all the preparation you really need for starting your degree

Review: Inferno

Dan Brown's latest offering revisits a winning formula

Review: Swim Deep – Where The Heaven Are We

Alex Lamb fails to warm to Swim Deep's summer power-grab

Alice In Dalston

OUDS head to East London on their national tour

Interview: Octavia’s Brood

Where social justice meets science fiction: Matt Broomfield talks to Walidah Imarisha and Adrienne Maree Brown

Why I love Katharina Fritsch’s ‘Hahn/Cock’

The Fourth Plinth proves the perfect platform for Fritsch’s playful blue ‘cock’

Bargain Bin Buy: Dr. John — Locked Down

Jack Chown bags himself a bargain and begs you to listen...
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