Culture

May Morning

Smudged mascara and the curling of coffee steam. Small yawns and the shuffling of boots. Tangled hair plaited by the same girl from first-year, a crumbly pastry shared with...

Culture Elizabeth Bourn -

Sunday

That Sunday could arrive first-class, Wrapped in tissue and stickers with minimalist logo. Sent anonymously (from...

The Source Rory Maguire -

Hail Agnes full of grace: ‘Hamnet’ and the perfect mother figure

A couple of days ago, I saw an Instagram reel (in the Friends tab,...

Film Ruya Oral -

Stubborn, devout, doomed: ‘The Anti-gone’ reviewed

When The Anti-gone begins, the only thing onstage is a lectern – stark in the harsh white light and terribly lonely – before Ismene (Kitty Brown) walks uncertainly down the aisle and stares, torn and lost, into the audience.

Culture Natalie Tan -

Interview: Wolf Alice

Helen Thomas talks to Wolf Alice about their upcoming EP, and their evolving sound

A Journey to the Heart of Darkness

Arizona, Nevada, California & Utah, USA

Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Exciting and with a stellar cast, the newest X-Men is only let down by its contrived ending

Where have all the monsters gone?

Ollie Johnson tells us why less is more when it comes to monster movies

Milestones: Isaac Levitan

Naomi Polonsky examines the influential Russian landscape artist

Top 3… Climbs

Luke Barratt rounds up the greatest ascents in culture

Green and pleasant lands

Anna Zanetti looks at changing artistic attitudes to landscape

Review: Vico

Naomi Polonsky is entertained and disturbed by this student-written play about insanity

Review: Surprise

Kurien Parel feels this play has a surprising moral message

Review: A History of Falling Things

George Grylls feels that the ending lets down this engaging production

Review: Man of Mode

Libby Wicks feels this production has its highs and lows

Review: Timon of Athens

Zoe Slater ponders immersive theatre in this production at Magdalen

Preview: Frankenstein

Vicky Holley explores this new take on the weird world of monsters

Review: Father God

Fergus Morgan doesn't receive the religious experience he had hoped for

Review: Into The Woods

Jordan Reed is disenchanted by this magical woodland tale

Review: The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki's farewell masterpiece is stunningly beautiful, moving and profound

Review: Godzilla

Godzilla is ultimately more preoccupied with CGI flash than with emotional depth

Loading the Canon: Rabbi Sacks

Cherwell's weekly call for new additions to the literary establishment highlights the ex-Chief Rabbi's remarkable work

Review: Martin Creed at the Hayward Gallery

Joel Nelson hates Martin Creed’s latest exhibition at the Hayward Gallery on the South Bank

Live Review: Augustines – O2 Academy

Kieran Vaghela reviews Augustines unforgettable show at the O2

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