Thursday 12th February 2026

Culture

Will 2026 finally kill the clean girl?

The clean girl has become ubiquitous throughout celebrity culture, magazines, and social media in recent years. Her brand prescribes a lifestyle, a kind of idealised minimalism.

Nostalgic and sincere: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ in review

Crazy Child Productions staged a genuine and thoughtful adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic.

Irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny: ‘My Dead Mum’s AI Boyfriend’

Aled is a chatbot, but also, more concerningly, Carrie’s mum’s AI boyfriend.

Musical theatre and classic literature: A marriage of two minds?

Musical theatre owes a great debt to the literature of preceding centuries. Often, all we need is one idea to ignite a spark that leads to something greater.

Twenty Questions-Episode 4

The latest round of answers from Oxford's finest.

Where fashion meets pop art

The European fashion scene is a world away from the British high street. Rabab Ahmad gives us a glimpse

Interview: The Picture of Dorian Gray

An insight into what has been going on behind the production The Picture of Dorian Gray, on at the Playhouse this week

Crossbar Challenge-Week 1

St Anne's are the first team to take on Cherwell TV's new Crossbar Challenge.

Lady is a Tramp

A naughty hint of leather is smoking hot this winter, but keep it on the right side of cheap with ladylike shapes, tones and textures. Add a bit of girly to the grit with polka dots and ankle socks, and lift all that black with splashes of warm colours. Cheeky!

Films on Friday #5 Remembrance

CherwellTV brings you Lincoln Film Production Society's short drama, depicting a recently bereaved girl's struggle to cope with her grief

Twenty Questions: Episode 3

Confessions, revelations and advice from Oxford's brightest and best.

Autumn Releases

Cherwell film digs out the cold weather gear as we share our pick of the films coming out this term

Tailored to Perfection

James Grant is suitably impressed by Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

A gem of a trend

Harriet Baker reviews the jewel in the crown of AW 2011

Winter Micro-trends: Stack it!

In the first instalment of our winter micro-trends series, Emma Jude guides us through the micro-trend of the moment - bracelet stacking!

Lionhead – A Radio Play

A quiet pub afternoon is interrupted by a stressful encounter, and the ensuing sharp exchange brings childhood traumas to light and threatens to unbalance the status quo

Headline Superheroes: Meta-Injunction Official Movie Trailer

Headline Superheroes Andrew and Tom present this summer's blockbuster; a tale so menacing it can't be told... so menacing, indeed, that the fact that it can't be told... can't be told

The woes of work wear

Cherwell's editors share their experience of the murky world of adult dressing and the pitfalls of the summer internship

Extra Time – Week 8

'Sun, Strawberries and Cream and Sue Barker.' Aleks Klosok reflects upon 125 Years of Tennis at Wimbledon and previews this year's mens and womens draw as well as looking ahead to some of the big sporting events coming up

Rory and Tim’s Friday Frolics – episode 5

In a controversial move to arouse public interest, Rory and Tim have released this week's Friday Frolics on a Monday. Take that Rebecca Black's tyrannical calendar system!

Twenty Questions Episode 2

More answers from Oxford's finest...

Breaking Legs – The Stage News Podcast Week 6

Rebecca Tatlow gives us a taste of what's to come next week on the Oxford stage, including Brideshead Revisited and Marlowe's Tamburlaine

The Unseen University – 2. The Codrington Library

Oliver Moody presents the second in our architectural series, gaining a rare peek into All Soul's Gothic revival Codrington library

Cherworld Week 6 – Cross-Dressing Bops

Beth McKernan and Robin McGhee discuss OUSU's proposal that colleges cease setting gender-bending bop themes on the grounds that they are offensive to transgendered individuals

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