Monday 27th October 2025

Culture

‘A team of criers’: Behind the scenes of ‘Uncle Vanya’

Nothing makes me more excited about a theatre production than hearing a director talk passionately and intelligently about their chosen text. In a conversation with Cherwell, director Joshua Robey’s...

Grappling with ‘grief that’s half formed’: Your Funeral

“Meeting up with a partner so soon after a breakup is an awkward time...

“NOR GLOM OF NIT?”: ‘Going Postal’ reviewed

“NEITHER RAIN NOR SNOW NOR GLOM OF NIT CAN STAY THESE MESENGERS ABOT THEIR...

On Gravel and Quads: Woolf’s Oxbridge in ‘A Room of One’s Own’

Virginia Woolf’s extended essay A Room of One’s Own is probably the most important...

"Music from another planet": the allure of ‘ugly’ music

With the dawn of a new year in music, Henry Bruce-Jones reflects on 2014's most 'ugly', deviant offerings

The Ten Best Oxford Shows of 2014

We take a look back at the theatrical high points of the past year

The power of the book

In light of the proposed prison book ban being overturned, Rose Sykes examines the redemptive power ascribed to literature and its importance in the prison system

Hilary Term at the New and Playhouse Theatres

Stage takes a quick look into what is on at the New and Playhouse Theatres next term

Review: Sam Smith – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Susan Yu reviews Sam Smith's latest cover of a longstanding Christmas classic

Review: Doctor Who Christmas Special 2014

Alex Stronell is impressed by this year’s Christmas adventure with the Doctor

Fed up with festivity? Try our anti-Christmas reading list

Satisfy your inner Scrooge with Lily McIlwain's recommended anti-Christmas literature

Review: Black Mirror: White Christmas

Charlie Brooker's devilish Black Mirror delivers once again, writes Rachael Griffith

Review: St. Vincent

Damien Shannon enjoys an impressive comedic return to form from Bill Murray

Review: Love Is Enough – William Morris and Andy Warhol

Helen McCombie ponders Jeremy Deller's curation of Modern Art Oxford's latest exhibition

Review: J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Tom Bain finds J. Cole's venture into personal storytelling a bold gamble with enjoyable results

Review: Morrissey – O2 London

Is Morrissey's 'electrifying miserablism' still enough to keep us listening?

Review: Charli XCX – Sucker

Sam Joyce finds Charli XCX's 'Sucker' a refreshing pop offering with all the sugary sweet trimmings

Should music fans put their trust in Trust Fund?

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull reviews the fledgling band's gig at Village Underground, Shoreditch

Review: Netsky Live!

Henry Hodson recounts his experiences of Netsky Live! at the O2

Oxford’s film scene to benefit from kickstarter project

Following the success of 'The Wishing Horse' at the Portobello Film Festival over the summer, the film’s director is hoping for more of the same with 'Waterbird' and 'Catkins'

Oxford’s evening with John Lydon

Punk icon Johnny Rotten spoke to fans about his recent autobiography, the increasing waistline of the punk movement and the Cotswolds' effects on his digestive system

Is the printed book in its final chapter?

Elliot Langley discusses the decline of the physical book in the modern age and asks whether it really matters

Top 20 albums of 2014

With 2014 all but over, Matt shares his top 20 albums from the past twelve months

Review: Mr Mitch – Parallel Memories

Sara Semic reviews the latest release from instrumental grime producer Mr Mitch

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