Thursday 23rd April 2026

Culture

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by the Merseyside-based violinist Samuel Oliver-Sherry, a current third year music student at St Anne’s College....
Culture Evelyn Lambert -

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.
Culture Hattie Simpson -

‘People are so hungry to create together’: Lisa Ko on going analogue, crafting, and writing the future

It’s 11:02am in New York when Lisa Ko appears on the video call. In Oxford, the sun is almost down.
Books Abigail Lakeland -

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.
Culture Ruaridh McEwen -
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Joseph O'Neil looks back at the seminal movies of John Hughes, which defined a generation

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Tom Barrie explores the bygone era of politically and socially provocative cinema

It’s a kid-eat-kid playground

Eve Beere is enchanted by the Machiavellian scheming on show in The Secret Lives of Four Year Olds

Where are they now: Mutya Buena

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

Picks of the Week HT15 Week 8

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

Ghostpoet: Ghosting away from hip hop

Sara Semic chats to Ghostpoet, aka Obaro Ejimiwe, about moving away from hip hop and recording with a live band

Review: The Cribs – For All My Sisters

Aidan Clark finds The Cribs' latest album among their most listenable and catchy offering to date

Review: Future Brown – Future Brown

Mark Barclay is underwhelmed by the debut album of the 'super' group Future Brown

Review: Romare – Projections

Freddy Rendall is impressed by Romare's collage of experimental dance tracks

Milestones: The Smiths’ Panic

Fergus Morgan reflects on The Smiths' seminal 1986 single 'Panic'

Review: The Architect

Bethan Roberts reviews the new Hypnotist Theatre offering

Panic at the disco: a night of trauma and regret

Ollie Johnson recounts how an ordinary Wednesday became a nightmare

Review: As I Crossed A Bridge of Dreams

Fay Watson reviews this new student adaptation at the BT Studio

Review: The Boy Next Door

Emmanuelle Soffe argues that whilst J-Lo gives a respectable performance in The Boy Next Door, the true star is youngster Ryan Guzman

Review: Focus

Lauren Rofe writes that Will Smith's latest effort is a mixed bag

Paris: five exhibitions in five days

Abigail Legge sets herself an ambitious challenge on her year abroad, and discovers some fascinating Parisien treasures

Monumental Art: Composition No. 8

Beatrice Liese enjoys taking a deeper look at Kandinsky’s masterpiece

Loading the Canon: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Emmanuelle Soffe calls for the addition of Neil Gaiman’s surrealist novel to the literary establishment

Alice Oswald talks about performance and public poetry

Rose Sykes meets the subject of her Fourth Week review, and discusses the poet’s role in modern society

Preview: Iolanthe

Jessica McKeown is excited by this operatic spectacle
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