Lifestyle

Zero social anxiety?

Tiktok is helping us see what it might be like to have no social anxiety. But is complete disinhibition something we should all aspire to?

Stuck in a loop: are you balancing your studies with your cycle? 

The menstrual cycle is not a disadvantage – understanding and accommodating it can bring huge advantages.

Why the rise of digital cameras?

There is an effortless quality to the pictures that seems to send out the message: I am not here to impress.

On being a fringe friend

The concept of being a fringe friend sounds pretty terrifying – but the alternative sounds even worse.

Unplugged: A week without internet

Abbas Kazmi fights temptation as he struggles under a week-long web deprivation

Oxford’s Best: Muffin

Becca Webb ponders the nature of the muffin, and lets you in on where to find the tastiest

The Circle of Life

Libby Derbyshire gives vegetarianism a dressing-down

The softer side of Sudan

Isra Wani gets behind the politics and meets the real people of Khartoum

Dom and dumber

Nick Pointer chats to Dom Joly about rock throwing fans, the Twitter revolution and the Ben Hur of hidden camera movies

Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie

Becca Webb finds herself thrust into a world of bops, formal hall and legal clubbing as an American in Oxford

Oxford’s Best: Sandwich

This week Becca Webb sinks her teeth into the search for Oxford's most mouthwatering sandwiches

Having a ball

Cherwell finds the best solutions to every girl’s ball nightmare

Food and other drugs

Rebecca Holdsworth shares sustenance with the locals of the Bekaa valley, Lebanon

Max-imum exposure

Jake Mellett talks to Max Clifford about super-injunctions, famous clients and the fake Cliffords on Facebook, when he spoke at the Oxford Union last week

Ja-caring for the kids

Ella Sands ventures outside the bubble to volunteer with Oxford-based charity Jacari

Oxford’s Best: Kebab Van

The quest continues to bring you Oxford's finest culinary offerings. This week Becca Webb investigates our best kebab van

Great people, shame about the sheep

Robin McGhee likes the Welsh but the glorious landscape leaves him cold. And very very wet

Sharing a cup and sharing a story

Brendan James discovers the real pain behind the statistics of human casualties in the West Bank

The doctor will see you now

Libby Derbyshire chats with TV doctor Christian Jessen about fans, his body dysmorphia and wanting to be a film director

Heading to the Shag-Cam

Tom Seaward puts his dignity on the line to help you flirt with the Bodleian's finest fitties

The Pussycat that got the cream

Becca Webb talks to Kimberly Wyatt, ex-Pussycat Doll, about talent shows, the Wireless Festival, and her famous legs

Oxford’s Best: Burger

Cherwell begins its quest to find Oxford's best food and drink. This week we're searching for the town's choice cheeseburger

A lesson in longevity

Cherwell watches Ionesco’s La Leçon at the Théâtre de la Huchette in Paris, where it has been performed nightly for more than 50 years

Video Milled the radio star

Helen Pye chats with Scott Mills about gay rights in Uganda, stalkers, fireworks and a few missed alarm clocks