Culture

Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

There is no reason why a remake should remain inferior to its source material; even less so when it’s a ‘reinterpretation’ by an auteur as opposed to a cynical...

Culture Matthew Mair -

One book, 500 years of art: The History of Art in One Sentence

★★★★☆ Former Wadhamite Verity Babbs has created a practical guide to the history of art...

Art Maxim Vorobev -

The Librarians (2025) at the Bodleian: reviewed

Kim A. Snyder’s The Librarians (2025) draws the audience into a pernicious web of...

Culture Abigail Lakeland -

Be brave, Oxford: Let’s put creativity back in the creative arts

Welcome back, Oxford. While you were away preparing for the next academic year, or...

Culture Mair Andrews -

‘The Bone Season’ book cover released

The cover of a book written by a St Anne's student has been released.

LiveFridays at the Ashmolean

New to the Ashmolean museum this year are the highly anticipated Live Friday events. Rolf Merchant went to see how the very first, 'An Evening With the Gods', unfolded

Review: A Theory of Justice: The Musical

Chloe Bond leaves this philosophical musical educated and entertained

Review: Bluebeard

Evy Cavalla highly recommends this thought-provoking and entertaining production

Review: They Will Be Red

Tess Colley enjoys a curious new play at the Burton Taylor

Lip-Syncing Reconsidered

Myles Karp examines this much maligned but exceedingly common practice

My Evening with the Gods

Ching Lee reviews the first of the Ashmolean's Live Friday programme

Photo Competition Winner – ‘Black and White’

Congratulations to Ieva Maniustye for her lovely Black and White snow scene

Festival Fun!

Martha Newson brings summer loving, from Mischief Festival, to a cold and wintry Oxford

Review: Christopher Owens – Lysandre

Ceri Fowler is charmed by Lysandre

Review: Everything Everything – Arc

Joshua Barfoot is underwhelmed by this sophomore release.

Who’s Afraid of Frightened Rabbit?

Marc Pacitti interviews the Scottish folk-rockers

Review: The Blackout – Start The Party

Isabel Stoppani de Berrie finds little to love in this car crash of a release.

If You Like… Radiohead

Katy Wright recommends soundtracks on the back of Oxford's finest band.

The Year in Fear

Cherwell Film and TV guides you through Horror of early 2013

Sheila Heti keeps it reel

Barbara Speed talks to Sheila Heti about recording her friends for fiction

Hands tied on Fifty Shades spin-off

Alexander Woolley looks at a mischievous prank on a fickle industry

Focus on… Gilbert and Sullivan

Claire Rodwell delves into the world of the Oxford University G&S Society

Preview: A Theory of Justice: The Musical

Alexander Wilson is impressed by this student-written musical

Preview: They Will Be Red

Alexander Woolley is impressed by this innovative BT production

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