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Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into the alleged rape of a student at the Ivy League in 2024. The case is...

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.

Room on the pitch: Football fans and feminine fashion

With the FIFA World Cup 2026 having just begun, I’m reminded of a question a friend once asked the group chat: “If I buy a Lionesses shirt, do you guys think I’ll be called a pick-me?”

Colour and codification: Eleanor Medhurst on queer fashion

"There’s a lot of symbolism within queer fashion: ways to speak with our appearance when it hasn’t always been safe or possible to share our identities out loud."

Curtains Up: The Red and The Black

Cherwell previews a new adaptation of Stendhal's novel.

Raoul’s Recipes 2: The Mojito

Jack guides us through making the perfect Mojito Cocktail

Street Style: The Oxford Way

Cherwell Fashion take to the streets of Oxford to find the city's most stylishly dressed

Review: Stop Making Sense

Alistair Smout revisits the iconic Talking Heads concert movie

A little work never hurt Cherwell

Cherwell goes behind the scenes on some of Oxford’s best loved jobs.

A mos(t) amusing man

Helen Pye chats with Stephen K. Amos about Edinburgh, student life and making people happy.

Shark Tales Episode 1

Cherwell investigates Oxford's nightlife

Raoul’s Recipes 1: The Cosmopolitan

Learn to make the perfect Cosmopolitan

Curtains Up: The Zoo Story

Cherwell previews the upcoming production of Edward Albee's 'The Zoo Story'

Chris Graham conducts the Oxford Philomusica

Our rookie conductor takes the podium to lead Oxford's finest symphony orchestra

Preview: The Seagull

Cherwell previews the upcoming production of Chekhov's 'The Seagull'. Featuring interviews with the cast and director.

Diary of a Cherwell Girl

Our weekly blog explores the importance of fashion blogging and reveals this week's picks.

Syrian Food: Lifting the Veil

Rebecca Holdsworth travels to Syria to investigate the culinary capital of the Arabic world.

Interview: Bourgeois and Maurice

Cherwell is intrigued by this bizarre neo-cabaret double act.

Romantic Moderns

Cherwell meets the author of Romantic Moderns, Alexandra Harris

Through the medium of belief

Helen Pye talks sabotage, spirit guides and psychic-seeking clergy with Derek Acorah

Time to face the Philomusica

Chris Graham takes to the podium to conduct Oxford's finest symphony orchestra

Interview: Christopher Hitchens

Cherwell shares a taxi ride with the outspoken, eloquent polemicist.

Puppy Party

Libby Derbyshire gets bestial

Yogi Lates

Rachel Boakes goes in search of the perfect post-Christmas activity

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