Culture

Review: 113 – ‘An elusive, intangible, and shifting reality’

When I entered the Burton Taylor Studio to the sound of a mildly haunting cover of Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’, the whispered-yet-screechy vocals verging on the absurdly comic, I...

Theatre Georgina Cooper -

A ‘Closer’ look at intimacy in Labyrinth’s new production

Labyrinth Production’s upcoming production of Patrick Marber’s Closer is a novel step up in...

Theatre Faye Chang -

Review: Cyrano de Bergerac – ‘A clever adaptation of a timeless play’

I’m ashamed to admit I almost mistake Cuigy (Kate Burke) and Brissaille (Nancy Gittus)...

Theatre Natalie Tan -

Why reading for pleasure still matters at Oxford

The idea of students reading for pleasure during term time has sparked much debate....

Books Ruby Tipple -

Latest

Review: Belle and Sebastian-Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull finds himself underwhelmed by two-thirds of the band's ninth album

Review: Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper

Aidan Clark reviews the latest album from the experimental musician and co-founding member of Animal Collective

Review: Death Grips – Fashion Week

Henry Bruce-Jones reviews the latest surprise offering from the supposedly no longer together experimental hip hop group

Picks of the Week HT15 Week 2

Cherwell brings you the best of this week's gigs, plays and events

Milestones: Edward Bond’s Saved

Fergus Morgan examines the monstrosity of violence in Edward Bond's controversial work

Frankenstein, Godzilla and now Norman Foster

Ollie Johnson decries the monstrous state of our modern city skylines

Where are they now: Nizlopi

Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don’t have to

Shades of the Savannah

Rachael Griffith plays with the Malawian, Zambian and Kenyan sunshine in this collection of vivid photos

Preview: The Oxford Revue’s Audrey

Stage asks The Revue about what to expect from their Audrey's this term.

Voices from the Past: Robert Browning

In the first of an online serial, Cherwell Arts and Books discusses the only known recording of Browning's voice

Review: LÃ¥psley – Understudy EP

Kieran Vaghela is impressed by the eighteen year-old singer-songwriter's understated yet powerful sound

2014: the year in film

An overview of the highs and lows of cinema in 2014

The vinyl revival: just a fad or here to stay?

Sara Semic reviews the year of vinyl and the inventions carrying it into 2015

The Second Coming of D’Angelo

Sara Semic reviews D'Angelo and the Vanguard's fourteen year-long product of love and labour

Review: Ghost Culture – Ghost Culture

Mark Barclay is sucked into Ghost Culture's gloomy and seductive netherworld

Picks of the Week HT15 Week 1

Cherwell brings you the best of this week's gigs, plays and events

Milestones: The Beer Widget

Ollie Johnson examines the beer widget, the solution to a most profound problem (regarding the issue of effectively canning lesser-carbonated hops-based drinks)

"Washing the dust of daily life off our souls"

Fergus Morgan examines the difficulties endemic in attempting to portray genius

Shakespeare on Trial

Colette Lewis interrogates the implications of this collision between stage and courtroom

Preview: West Side Story

Fay Watson checks out Byzantium Productions' upcoming show

1...179180181...335 Page 180 of 335

Culture

Review: 113 – ‘An elusive, intangible, and shifting reality’

A ‘Closer’ look at intimacy in Labyrinth’s new production

Review: Cyrano de Bergerac – ‘A clever adaptation of a timeless play’

Why reading for pleasure still matters at Oxford

Follow us

Support Student Journalism

Explore

Follow us

More