Sunday, June 1, 2025

Lifestyle

Okay, diva! The evolution of the kaleidoscopic label

Elizabeth Hamilton on the multivalence of the term "diva"

Notes from an ex-tortoise officer

Beatrix Arnold recalls past concerns for the racers’ welfare

Full Steam Ahead! Little Clarendon’s bougie bagels

Beatrix Arnold reviews The Steamhouse, giving it 4 stars.

When did we learn to stop yearning?

Too many of us know the emotional grey area that situationships cultivate. That illusion of indifference – our personal emotional insurance policy – is a ready get out in case our true feelings go unreciprocated. Ava Doherty expands on why this is not only emotionally detrimental, but significant for our political demands too.

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

Can I blag you a drink?

Cherwell puts their liver at risk and loses their dignity searching for seven days of cost-free inebriation

How about you, Ben Dover?

Helen Pye negotiates the racy world of Lindsay Honey

Restaurant Review: Gee’s

Our reviewer finds the Banbury Road converted greenhouse a haven of style and calm

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