Lifestyle

It takes a village, but no one wants to be a villager

Oxford is full of busy people. It can seem at times like you are fighting for space in between someone’s various committee obligations, tutorials, and frantic essay crises.

Lifestyle Rebecca Bushee -

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...

Lifestyle Jennifer Zhou -

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.

Lifestyle Abigail Christie -

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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Buffet breakfasts should be sent back to the kitchen

As the holiday season enters full-swing, it’s time to reassess the buffet breakfast.

Different flavours in the Caribbean

The variety and intensity of Caribbean cuisine is far flung from minimalist European food

Lets talk about: Loneliness

I’m in a room full of people, of friends even, music is blasting out of a speaker; Lukas Graham’s ‘7 Years’ starts playing. Tom,...

Letter to: Graduation Anxiety

As exams begin to finish, it's time to talk about what comes next

Surviving on Chips, Cheese and MSGs

Welcome to exam season, and the eating habits that accompany it

Café Circuit: Colombia Coffee Roasters

Indulge in the deep bitter flavours of Colombia Coffee Roasters

Let’s Talk About: Rustication

Rustication not only offered me time for reflection, but a newfound confidence and independence

Recipe Corner: Kebabba

What do ABBA and kebabs have in common?

Dichotomous Lives: The Lives of Diaspora Kids

Detailing the difficulties of integrating two identities

Blind Date: “Honestly, we couldn’t really have been more different”

Asking the same question makes for poor quality chat

In defence of astrology

With horoscopes, you are either proven right, or can hide behind the fact its just a little bit of fun. What's to lose?

Let’s Talk About: Incels

A brief guide to the alt-right's answer to a lonely hearts club

Ramadan – a month like no other

The most important month in the Muslim calendar explained

Recipe Corner: Asian-style Pesto Soba

A recipe for the perfect meal for a student in summer

Blind Date: “I had to reclaim my seat from a toddler having a tantrum.”

Emily Westlake and Elliot Gulliver-Needham get political but not physical

Talk Matters

The way we manage, normalise and talk about mental illness needs to change in order to benefit those who experience it

Café circuit: The Society Cafe

The Society Cafe is a haven in busy Oxford

Choosing the best Italian on George Street

Price and variation are crucial for a good restaurant.

Blind Date: “We didn’t really click as more than friends”

Alvin Fujito and Jess Woods don’t get each other’s numbers

Lets Talk About: Procrastination

Procrastination is a comfort that lets us forget out doubts.

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