Friday 31st October 2025

Lifestyle

TLDR: Literacy in the digital age

No one reads these days. If it’s longer than an Instagram caption, it’s not worth my time. I doubt most people will even make it to the end of...

The erotic life of the mind

At Oxford, desire often wears a gown. It speaks in footnotes, engages in debates...

Oxford, gone decaf

When I was having lunch with a friend, I ordered my usual, a double...

Barcelona-Upon-Cherwell: Tapas at Arbequina

Nestled under the antiquated sign of a Victorian chemist in Cowley, a short trek...

Recipe of the week: Leek and Potato Soup

Jonny Lawrence prepares for winter with this freezable and filling root-veg soup

Bar Review: Green Templeton

The Bar Review team head to this tiny grad college in North Oxford for a predictably poor night

Fashion food at the Rickety Press

Alys Key finds some Hipster gastronomy in Jericho’s backstreets

I Tried Burger King’s Black Burger

Sam Joyce goes to town on a Whopper

The Divine Cum-edy MT15 week 6

'My perfect man had an Oxford fetish, and my concrete 70s Brutalist building was just too much like normal student halls for him to get it up.'

Home or Roam: Brooklyn, heart of NYC

Lael Hines discusses brie, urine and vegan cafés in Brooklyn

Teetotalism on a Thursday night

Markus Beeken muses on Bridge and Mr Brightside, without the repercussive hangover

On brunch

Alys Key argues why brunch is the most stimulating meal

Home or Roam: Glasgow, a cultural mecca?

Trina Wilson argues Scotland’s second city is the UK’s hidden gem

Creaming Spires MT15 week 5

'I’ve always had a distinct penchant for Roman and Greek (non-Platonic) caves.'

A guide to unblocking grandad

Cherwell Life reveals how to hide from your family on Facebook and why you shouldn’t

From Park End to paid employment, via Paris

Ella Bucknall discusses graduated life, complete with scabies and houseboats

Recipe of the Week: TLT

Jonny Lawrence cooks up a storm with this no bacon BLT.

Bar Review: Jesus

The Bar Review Team heads to Jesus for a less-than-impressive evening on the town.

Vegetarian-only menu? How liberating!

Will Andrews kicks off #VeggiePledge in style at this Jericho staple

Fridge Fix: Post-Bop Citrus Face-mask

Need a way to get rid of leftover beer and get fresher looker skin? Trina Wilson tells you all you need to know

Home or Roam: Born in Brazil

Katherine Connolly is grateful to have grown up in urban Curitiba

Creaming Spires: MT15 Week 4

This week, Don Juanson is seduced by the mystique of age

Stuck and stranded in Paris

Lael Hines steals wine and cheese, and hopes for the best when plans go wrong.

Profile: Raymond Blanc

Phoebe Hunt talks history, herbs and homegrown produce with Raymond Blanc

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