Thursday 4th June 2026

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...

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.

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. 

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.

Creaming Spires – 3rd week Hilary

Guest columnist Hugh Japenis reflects on a lad's holiday of sun, sex and busty Bavarian

Freddy the Fresher 2014: Part 1-3

Freddy's adventures in Oxford continue in this uncut collection of the first three entires of Hilary

Review: Yeti

Alex gives Nepalese cuisine a go

In Defence of Horseradish

Tom Wood makes a case for this British classic

Creaming Spires: 2nd Week Hilary

Ava has an international sexperience

An Ode to Procrastination

Chloe Ingersent celebrates the ultimate library companion...a good dose of procrastination

Interview: Kris Hallenga

Erin Goldfinch talks to CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga about cancer detection

Creaming Spires: 1st Week Hilary

Ava finds a new way to save the pennies...

Review: The Fishes

Alex Bleasdale heads out of town for some New Year gluttony

Free booze (almost)

Andy Hamilton helps ease your overdraft

Review: Thirsty Meeples Board Game Café

Meeple: A character or object representing the player in a board game

Review: Red Star

Alex Bleasdale espouses the virtues of a firm Cowley favourite.

Review: Pierre Victoire

Good company, better wine and great food, says Alex Bleasdale

Creaming Spires: 0th Week Hilary

Oxford's most sex-perienced student brings us news of her latest sex-capade

Interview: Justine Roberts

India Miller talks to Justine Roberts about social media and its impact on politics

A resolution on resolutions

Amelia Anderson commiserates on resolutions we've probably already broken.

Letter from… Les Banlieues

Roseanne Chantiluke gets to grips with schoolkids in the Parisian estates

"Disproportionate coverage"?

How does the press treat drinking societies? C+ investigates

Creaming Spires: Michaelmas 0th Week

Ava Gina goes al fresco.

MT13: a fresher reflects

As the new year begins, fresher Sara Semic reflects on her first term in Oxford

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