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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...
Art Madison Garrett -

“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...
Culture Saul Grenfell -

‘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.
Culture Alice Rubli -

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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Sam Graydon enthusiastically looks ahead to this performance

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Evy Cavalla calls Putin's motives into question

Cherwell tries… Tap Dance

Tap lessons put a twinkle in Evy Cavalla's toes

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Lars Kilgars is pleasantly surprised by this performance of Cage's roatorio

Letter from… Canada

Tom Seal dishes the dirt on Canada's tar sands

Bargain Bin: Bruce Springsteen- Hammersmith Odeon London ’75

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains

Review: Alcest – Shelter

From deep-rooted black metal to post-rock liquid vocals, Joe Mankeltow explores the transition Alcest have made with new record, Shelter.

Review: Gem Club – In Roses

Rushabh studies the dream pop melancholy of Gem Club's new album.

Review: Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow

Helen Thomas reviews the latest offering from indie folk band Bombay Bicycle Club.

Loading the Canon

Cherwell calls for new additions to the literary establishment.

Review: Anti-Slam Poetry

Laura-Beth Shanahan listens to some bad poetry at the Old Fire Station

Interview: Hauschka

Enyuan Khong talks dark soundscapes and ghost cities with Volker Bertelmann

Live Review: Warpaint

Helen Thomas reviews the dream pop performance of all female four-piece Warpaint at the O2 Academy

Preview: Normal

Ben Horton is shaken to the core by this unsettling psychological thriller

Review: The Play That Goes Wrong

Laura Stacey jumps at the chance to see Mischief Theatre productions repeat their comic success

Preview: Tartuffe

Jian Hoh is delighted and amused by this riotous version of a bleak satire.

Bargain Bin: Vanilla Ice – To The Extreme

Helen Thomas discovers one of the laziest albums in hip hop's history.

Subverse Radio: Musical Marginalia

Joe Currie speaks to the guys and girls behind the Oxford House music enterprise

Cherwell Culture Tries…Battle Rap

Don't Flop's 5th birthday celebrations give our Culture editor the opportunity to indulge his penchant for aggressive barz amidst thousands of fellow fans

Letter From…Amman

An insight into fast food, curfews and female autonomy from the Jordanian capital
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