Friday 27th March 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 -

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 -

Translating Oxford into Urdu

It’s a different emotion whenever I read the Urdu language. I’m not a native speaker, nor have I actively pursued learning the language, but as someone who finds solace in reading shayari (Urdu poetry), I wanted to follow it even in Oxford.
Books Manya Singh -
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Bargain Bin: Street Sounds Edition 3

Cherwell trawls record shops for musical bargains.

Review: Pearls Negras – Biggie Apple Mixtape

The fury and frustration of Brazil's disaffected youth is perfectly encapsulated in the new mixtape from Pearls Negras.

Review: Wild Beasts – Present Tense

Wild Beasts step out of the wilderness on their latest outing

Interview: Rae Earl

Alice King speaks to the author behind 'My Mad Fat Teenage Diary' about mental health

Preview: Caucasian Chalk Circle

Ben Horton appreciates this mix of bleak human tragedy and guffaw-inducing satirical comedy

Focus on: Austentatious

Alice Troy-Donovan meets the makers of this innovative period comedy

Culture Editorial: Translating The Untranslatable

Evy Cavalla on beauty and fidelity in translation

Review: House of Cards

Veronica Heney watched all thirteen episodes of this excellent series in two days, and she suggests you do the same

Comedy: It’s a man’s world?

Ollie Johnson explores TV's narrow-minded view on comedy

Review: REPLAY

Lisa Bernhardt is gripped by the unnerving exploration of an obsessive relationship

Preview: Night of the Absurd

Rosalee Edwards is hits a dead end at the the fifty-sixth semi-subconscious ultra-profound absurdist double entendre

Review: The Last Days of Mankind

Alice Troy-Donovan thinks this satirical look at WW1 Vienna has lost its punch

Review: Snarky Puppy – We Like It Here

Oscar Boyd listens to the jazz and funk infused new offering from music collective, Snarky Puppy

Preview: REPLAY

Edward Bell enjoys an experimental piece of new writing

Preview: Tis Pity She’s a Whore

Molly Winter has a sneak preview into this bloody tale of incest

Review: The Monuments Men

Damien Shannon cannot help but admire George Clooney's latest directorial effort

Netflix: the shape of the future?

Samuele Volpe considers our changing understanding of TV

Review: Sweeney Todd

Bethan Roberts enjoys this elegantly conceived take on a classic.

Bargain Bin: Britney Spears – Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains.

Review: Sunn O))) and Ulver – Terrestrials

Metal veterans Sunn O))) experiment with their sound on their latest offering, a collaboration with Norwegian band Ulver.
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