Lifestyle

Measuring out life with coffee spoons: Inside the Oxford death café

“Jaffa cake?” These are the first words I hear upon stepping into Oxford’s Death Café. We’re in the Old Fire Station on George Street, a venue for all kinds...

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An archaeological future: Distorted legacies

The ache to remember and be remembered is one of the most important things that makes humankind human, and this hasn’t changed across the sweeping expanse of time.

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A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

The Cherwell Lifestyle team decided to combine our forces and put together a mini-guide to the Italian restaurants to suit all of your needs.

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Actually, Trinifree is a state of mind

Experiencing Trinifree with a proper “Trinittude” (Trinifree-attitude) means the chance to do things I would have considered unfathomable during the past two terms, like take a nap in the afternoon or resolve to never pull an all-nighter in order to finish an essay.

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A Definitive Guide to the Falafel and Hummus wraps of Oxford, ranked

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Final year blues

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. I’m inclined to believe that Jack would have had a quarter life crisis regardless of the...

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Lifestyle

Measuring out life with coffee spoons: Inside the Oxford death café

An archaeological future: Distorted legacies

A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

Actually, Trinifree is a state of mind

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