Wednesday 29th October 2025

Lifestyle

TLDR: Literacy in the digital age

No one reads these days. If it’s longer than an Instagram caption, it’s not worth my time. I doubt most people will even make it to the end of...
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The erotic life of the mind

At Oxford, desire often wears a gown. It speaks in footnotes, engages in debates...
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Oxford, gone decaf

When I was having lunch with a friend, I ordered my usual, a double...
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How to survive Oxford

Welcome to Oxford, the place where ambition goes to drink, cry, and write 3,000 words on “liminality” at 3 a.m.
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Waka-waka, it’s time for (South) Africa

Lizzie Greene discovers Ostrich riding, sky diving and elephant sighting in South Africa

Parky’s still Perky

Sophie Jamieson turns the tables on the interviewer extraordinaire after his speech at the Oxford Union

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
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