Lifestyle

How my year abroad in France healed my relationship with food

We’re sitting at a makeshift dining table at the foothills of the Pyrenees, the mystic beauty of the mountains enveloping our little group.

A beginner’s guide to being an amateur

When I was seven, my grandma decided I was going to be a pianist. For the next twelve years, I sat through weekly piano lessons, despite a complete absence of enthusiasm for the instrument.

What’s in a (mispronounced) name?

When you read the byline for this article, how did you pronounce my surname? Chances are, you worked through it phonetically, elongating the vowels as you went along.

Journey to decentre of the earth: Wilful ignorance of men

When I went back to my high school last year to talk to prospective applicants, the number one thing I was asked was: “Are all your conversations, like, really smart?”

Brasserie Blanc: sweet and swank

Celebrate surviving another term at this chic French restaurant

Mental health first aid: the basics

Marco Narajos discusses first response training for mental health issues

How to…Escape Park End

Cherwell Life offers advice on all your most pressing Oxford problems

Diary of a…Student Journalist

Cherwell peers into the weekly lives of Oxford's most famous characters

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 7

This week we divert away from Grindr to hear about a messy club hookup

Why I Refrigerated My Poo

An anonymous contributor narrates their profitable fortnight on a clinical typhoid trial

Bar Review: Merton

The bar’s cheap, but easily beaten by any of the high street pubs

How to…Become a BNOC

Cherwell Life offers advice on all your most pressing Oxford problems

Oxford Odyssey: 30 colleges in one day

Francesca Anthony and Emily Cunningham narrate their Oxford mission

Diary of a… Blues Swimmer

Cherwell peers into the weekly lives of Oxford's most famous characters

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 6

This week, one guy describes the pleasures of relinquishing control

Will’s Deli is deli-cious!

Laura Field enjoys finding the light in this shadowy hippie haven

Recipe of the week: Spicy Menemen

Jonny Lawrence teaches us how to make sp-egg-tacular Turkish scramble

Confessions of a student chef: Charlie La Fosse

We all scream for this week's student chef's ice cream

Ready, Steady, Cook! Tesco Finest Paella

James Coppin bought a paella and ate it and it was good

Mindfulness: more than just meditation

Marco Narajos discusses the benefits and universality of mindfulness

How to…Deal With Bad Student Drama

Cherwell Life offers advice on all your most pressing Oxford problems

Diary of a…Drinking Society President

Cherwell peers into the weekly lives of Oxford's most famous characters

Etiquette in a Turkish Hamam

Laura Field describes the pleasant surprises of a visit to a Turkish bath

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 5

This week, a girl narrates the physical actualisation of her bisexuality

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