Tuesday 5th May 2026

Lifestyle

How places are made: A meditation in the City of Love

Places are formed from memories etched into streets, from ghosts which dwell in between moments. They’re shaped by the dreams and aspirations which have been poured into quiet, hidden hollows, like that shop in Paris.
Lifestyle Rebecca Bushee -

The cult of radical self-love

You don’t need to understand the mechanics of a triple Axel to be able to see the pure, unfiltered joy on Liu’s face during her victorious Olympic free skate. 
Lifestyle Nora Miles -

Spring at last

"If you’re feeling happier in the new season, there might be a scientific reason for that."
Lifestyle Barbara Kempny -

Making the Most of University Life  

You cannot be in control of the rapid pace of Oxford life, but you can be in control of your own pace,: in control of what you can and can’t take on
Lifestyle Olivia-Mae Butterfield -
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Feasting in Florence

Tim Ellis describes the delights of Florence and its cuisine

"Au coin": The French Naughty Step

Elizabeth English recalls the naughty-step, food at the zoo and the three children that defined her time as an au-pair in France

The Do’s and Dont’s of Results Day

How to navigate Results Day without stress or embarrassment

Big Issue Blog

Catherine Edwards recounts her experience working in the Big Issue office in Manchester.

Review: The Perch

Interest sparked by mixed reviews, Alex Bleasdale takes a walk across the meadows in search of lunch.

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date…”

Elizabeth English looks at what Oxonians have been getting up to in the first month of the Summer Vac

Planes, Trains and er.. does that guy have a sword?

Sybil Devlin's guide to navigating America on public transport

Baroque Churches to Berlin

Tim Ellis reminisces about his summer interailling, and offers up some advice

Party in the USA: New York, New York

Sybil Devlin kicks off her trip round America playing tourist in The Big Apple

There’s No Place Like Home…

The Lifestyle team considers the good and bad of heading back home for the summer vacation

Surviving Work Experience

Donald Cloovin gives you some top tips on getting through the boring horror of work experience

The Cherwell Profile – Jacqueline Gold

Catherine Edwards discusses female empowerment and Fifty Shades with Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold

Life in vanilla

A personal account of tackling depression at Oxford

Renaissance Man: Week Five

Quentin Mann outsources his procrastination overseas

Creaming Spires: Week Five

Penny Tration gets down and dirty with the ultimate taboo

Interview: Dan Snow

Eleanor Bley Griffiths talks to Dan Snow about broadcasting, history and why apps are the future

Renaissance Man: Week Four

Quentin Mann samples some illegal 'reconstituted alcohol'

Creaming Spires: Week Four

Penny Tration gets naughty on Skype - and likes it

Come donate with me

Bethan Tabram explains why you should join the dinner party revolution

Food for Finalists

Nastassia Dhanraj on what to eat during exams to stay healthy and energized.
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