Culture

Must theatre be so dire? Thoughts on the “unworthy scaffold”

If 'art est celare artem' (true art is to conceal art), then theatre is pretty poor art. You ain't fooling me into thinking that's a storm.

Fashion trends: The illusion of choice

Our fashion choices emphasise how our individual styles are limited by the available market, and what fashion magazines and brands declare as ‘in style’.

Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into...

The legacy of the caricature

That the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 2026 Academy Awards is going to be a serious tear-jerker was solidified by the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry over two consecutive days.

Oxford University’s Open Days

Cherwell meets organisers and prospective applicants at Oxford's annual open days

Economics with a social conscience?

Cherwell talk to Miriam Kennet, Founder and Director of the Green Economics Institute

Sound and Vision

Dave McLeod talks to author Kieron Gillen about his music inspired graphic novel Phonogram

Heard it on the grapevine

Alex Linsey reveals the truth about wine tasting and what’s good for under a tenner

News Roundup: Week 6

The news team discusses sex, ducks and rocking the vote.

Summer Book Club

Chris and Rees take you on a literary adventure in anticipation of a summer full of fun...

Review: An Uncivil Partnership

a rather civil production

Colouring Outside the Lines

Rebecca Rosen talks to Shirley Hughes, OBE, the woman who illustrated your childhood

Uprooting the Family Tree

Helen Smith examines our irrational obsession with the exploits of our ancestors

New Roundup: Week 5

Antonia and Katie take a look at the week's top stories

Interview: Helen Fielding

Talking to Helen Fielding, the woman who defined a decade of chick-flicks

‘Put People First’ Protest March

Cherwell attended a political rally that called for major changes to the way we now live.

News Roundup: Week 4

Antonia and Marta bring you the news and look back at Eurovision

Album Review: Skepta’s Microphone Champion

Cherwell fails to be impressed by Skepta's new offering

For the Love of Film 10

Ben and Laurence bring us film news and a look at the quirky Coraline and the new Star Trek

iSPY

Sarah Ventress conducts reconnaissance on Britain's most elusive graduate employer

Viva L’Otra Vida

Antonia Burrows investigates the latest Oxford-based charitable venture, an unmissable festival in South Parks

Talking Schiff

Dave McLeod takes a trip with West Wing star Richard Schiff into the hearts and minds of mankind.

News Roundup: Week 3

Cherwell's weekly dose of news and a humorous look at the rest of the paper

Brasenose Arts Festival

Cherwell chats to the people behind BNC Arts Fest

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