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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...
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“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...
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‘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.
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Oxford’s art scene: A picture still being painted

Who gets to make art, who gets to see it, and whose art history...
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Interview: Alan Ayckbourn

Emma Hewitt chats to the Olivier and Tony Award winning playwright

Live Review: Royal Blood – The Art Bar

After recovering from the ear damage, Cherwell reviews last week's gig with hotly tipped rockers Royal Blood.

Review: Pharrell Williams – G I R L

Cherwell reviews the hip-hop-turned-pop superstar's latest release.

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Jack Chown listens to the debut album of gritty garage rock band Eagulls

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Review: A Great Big World – Is Anybody Out There

The debut from the New York duo brings cringey, poptastic composition to bear on an annoyingly enjoyable record.

Bargain Bin: Street Sounds Edition 3

Cherwell trawls record shops for musical bargains.

Review: Pearls Negras – Biggie Apple Mixtape

The fury and frustration of Brazil's disaffected youth is perfectly encapsulated in the new mixtape from Pearls Negras.

Review: Wild Beasts – Present Tense

Wild Beasts step out of the wilderness on their latest outing

Interview: Rae Earl

Alice King speaks to the author behind 'My Mad Fat Teenage Diary' about mental health

Preview: Caucasian Chalk Circle

Ben Horton appreciates this mix of bleak human tragedy and guffaw-inducing satirical comedy

Focus on: Austentatious

Alice Troy-Donovan meets the makers of this innovative period comedy

Culture Editorial: Translating The Untranslatable

Evy Cavalla on beauty and fidelity in translation

Review: House of Cards

Veronica Heney watched all thirteen episodes of this excellent series in two days, and she suggests you do the same

Comedy: It’s a man’s world?

Ollie Johnson explores TV's narrow-minded view on comedy

Review: REPLAY

Lisa Bernhardt is gripped by the unnerving exploration of an obsessive relationship

Preview: Night of the Absurd

Rosalee Edwards is hits a dead end at the the fifty-sixth semi-subconscious ultra-profound absurdist double entendre

Review: The Last Days of Mankind

Alice Troy-Donovan thinks this satirical look at WW1 Vienna has lost its punch

Review: Snarky Puppy – We Like It Here

Oscar Boyd listens to the jazz and funk infused new offering from music collective, Snarky Puppy

Preview: REPLAY

Edward Bell enjoys an experimental piece of new writing
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