Saturday 16th August 2025

Culture

Beyond the binary: Leigh Bowery’s radical individuality

Tate Modern's "Leigh Bowery!" refuses easy categorisation—much like its subject A fashion student from Sunshine, Melbourne, rocks up to London in 1980, writes 'wear makeup everyday' on his New Year's...
Art Ava Doherty -

St Anne’s goes All-Steinway: A purposeful and bold commitment to music

In a move that lives up to its motto of ‘Consulto et Audacter’ (purposefully...
Culture Miriam Hussain -

Just like the movies: An American’s notes on her Oxford year

Oxford occupies a mystical, almost fantastical place within the American psyche – so much...
Culture Radhika Bhargava -

Reading Oxford books in Oxford

For those who have not even set foot in Oxford, the city still lives...
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Review: Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience

Anna McIntyre feels that JT's a bit short of the perfect vision...

Xu Bing’s Larger Than Life Landscapes

Susan Yu sings artist Xu Bing's praises after viewing his new exhibition 'Landscape Landscript' at the Ashmolean

Review: Gogglebox

Sophie Hall-Luke loves the natural human comedy offered by this fly-on-the-wall documentary

Review: Broken

Despite strong performances from the cast, Anna Spencer finds this bleak British drama overdramatic

Brent is Back

Tom Goulding considers the brief return of David Brent in last week's Comic Relief

Review: Welcome to the Punch

Georgina Pollard doesn't pull any punches in her assessment of this flawed action thriller

Review: Wiley – The Ascent

George King worries that Wiley has lost his grime in the mainstream...

Review: Stornoway – Tales from Terra Firma

Jack Chown is caught in the wilderness with the Oxford band's second offering but doesn't want to come back...

Comeback Kings!

Following Bowie's triumphant return, Cherwell Music ponder the best comeback tracks....

Review: Peace – In Love

Luke Barratt falls In Love with the Birmingham rockers' debut

Review: The Spirit of ’45

This poignant documentary charting the history of the welfare state is an impassioned love letter to socialism

Review: The Mimic

Channel 4's new comedy 'The Mimic' makes a good first impression

Scott Mills: Five minutes on mainstream…

Jack Chown talks mainstream music with the Radio 1 DJ

Being Human: Time to Say Goodbye

Following Being Human's last-ever episode, Huw Fullerton looks back at the highs and lows of the show

Review: Daughter – If You Leave

Luke Barratt finds Daughter's debut to be a true tear-jerker

Is it just a load of Jash?

Alexia Millett asks if there is room for a new comedy channel amongst YouTube's viral sensations.

Not the Oxford Literary Festival

Alex Woolley talks to poet Adelle Stripe about the upcoming festival

Review: Parks and Recreation

Sophie Hall-Luke makes a case for persevering with Parks and Rec

Happy Mother’s Day

Cherwell Music cannot guarantee that this playlist is suitable for your mother to listen to

Hipster Hunt

The new Cherwell Photo Editors are on the look out for English Hipsters.
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