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Seeking asylum from Myanmar: an interview with Jack Sanga
He was a student when Myanmar's military launched a coup against its sitting government in 2021 and has since had to flee after protesting against military rule. He currently volunteers...
“Poetry is political because it’s so immediate.”
In search of localised wisdom, Cherwell spoke to one of Oxford’s own. Poetry sensation,...
You see that Cherwell interview? That’s your mum, that is.
David Baddiel gets asked a lot of questions. And, often, they’re all versions of...
“What you’re seeing is a distillation of millions of person hours into a two hour movie.”
Have you ever wondered how James Bond jumps out of an aeroplane? How Interstellar’s...
Wizardry, canal boats, and the Vicky Arms
“It’ll be a fucking feast,” Mother Catweazle declares. Strapping in for the second Catweazle...
Seeking asylum from Myanmar: an interview with Jack Sanga
He was a student when Myanmar's military launched a coup against its sitting government in 2021 and has since had to flee after protesting against...
“Poetry is political because it’s so immediate.”
In search of localised wisdom, Cherwell spoke to one of Oxford’s own. Poetry sensation, Birmingham Young Poet Laureate (2018-20), Foyle Young Poet of the...
You see that Cherwell interview? That’s your mum, that is.
David Baddiel gets asked a lot of questions. And, often, they’re all versions of each other: what was it like being the first comic...
“What you’re seeing is a distillation of millions of person hours into a two hour movie.”
Have you ever wondered how James Bond jumps out of an aeroplane? How Interstellar’s astronaut Cooper enters a black hole? How Rocky rides the...
Wizardry, canal boats, and the Vicky Arms
“It’ll be a fucking feast,” Mother Catweazle declares. Strapping in for the second Catweazle Club of February, Common Ground is abuzz with anticipation.
Streams of...
“To know how somebody really feels about you, ignore everything they say. Look at how they touch you.”
Robin Dunbar is Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford, famous for his research on social networks and friendships. He is...
Spotlight: The Gatehouse’s Community Café
The Gatehouse must be one of the only social enterprises in Oxford where an upsurge in usage is not necessarily a good thing. Since...
In conversation with Chair of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, Laura Marks CBE
Today marks 79 years since the liberation of the concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Since 2001, on this day, there has been an international commemoration of...
On scouring for words, snollygosters and soaked trousers with Mark Forsyth
If you could hear my bursts of laughter through the hallways of the Glink in the summer of ‘23, I apologise. But all credits...
Adidas, Auden, and the author: on Zoom with Mark Ford
The emails I exchanged with Mark Ford had the paw prints of a poet: frequent ellipses and the sparing sign-off ‘M’, like our interview,...
“Don’t be in such a hurry. Enjoy the world.”
Kate Ewart-Biggs’ mission with the British Council is to build lasting connections between the UK and other countries through arts and language. Coming from...
‘Understanding and appreciating those of other cultures is the number one tool we have to respect’: In conversation with travel influencer and entrepreneur, Kacie...
"Kacie Rose is passionate about taking on challenges and taking yourself outside your comfort zone"
Quickfire with Martha Lane Fox
Martha Lane Fox studied at Magdalen College. She co-founded lastminute.com with Brent Hoberman in 1998, offering late holiday deals online, and was a pioneer...
‘We must viscerally disrupt our comfort zones to create opportunities for evolution’: In conversation with Philippa White, Founder and CEO of TIE
"We must disrupt comfortable ways of living if we are to see the world differently."