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One f**king thing after another: ‘The History Boys’, revisited

Grab your motorcycle helmet. Sharpen up on the subjunctive. And cue the synthetic pulses of ‘Blue Monday’. The History Boys is back. Alan Bennett’s 2004 play followed a cast of...
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What are you looking at? A reflection on the Ashmolean’s Aphrodite exhibition 

The woman crouches, nude. A gauzy blue curtain hangs where she hides her chest;...
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The midterms and the YA novel: Impossibly happy endings

Given its intense media coverage and everything that seems to be on the line, I feel as though I have been anxiously awaiting the results of the 2026 US midterm elections for weeks, months – maybe years.
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How books are burned today

It is a worrying thought that what sits on your bookshelf today could be...
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Don’t limit literature in prison

Why building books into an incentive and reward scheme is entirely counterproductive.

Review: Starred Up

Niamh McIntyre finds David Mackenzie's British prison drama to be a compelling and unflinching look at life behind bars

Printers and Presses

Isaac Goodwin takes a trip to the Bodleian’s historic presses with the Bibliophiles.

The Gods are in us: Kate Tempest

David McShane on why Tempest's epic spoken-word poetry is best seen live.

Review: Pterodactyls

Zoe Slater is compelled by this dark comedy about a dysfunctional family

Review: Dial M for Murder

Emma Papworth relishes the murderous machinations in this staged thriller

Review: The Curious Case of the Improvised Musical

Vicky Holley is enraptured by this improvised musical comedy extravaganza

Review: Devised Play I – Fear

Ellie Wade fears that the play's title eclipses an excellent production

Interview: Eagulls

Two weeks after the release of their self-titled debut album, Helen Thomas talks to frontman George Mitchell about punk, writing and smurfs

Review: Great Gatsby

Naomi Polonsky finds this show 'almost' great.

Preview: Pterodactlys

Georgina Wilson is bewitched by this symbolic portrayal of a family

Focus On: New Writers

Ben Horton meets the winners of the OUDS New Writing Festival

Bargain Bin: The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat

Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains

Review: The Notwist – Close to Glass

Adam Piascik isn't impressed by this new, experimental album

Review: Nothing – Guilty of Everything

My Bloody Valentine inspired guitar rock earns Guilty of Everything four stars from Adam Piascik

Review: Ava Luna – Electric Balloon

Ben Phillips takes a listen to the lo-fi sophomore record of Brooklyn four piece Ava Luna

Culture Editorial: A Hearty Wahoo For Entrenched Classism

Our culture editor's thoughts on Wahoo's most recent attempt at social commentary

Cherwell tries…Being an Artist

Every week, a member of the Cherwell team tries a new cultural experience. This weekend was spent living the life of an impoverished artist Finsbury Park

Review: Lover’s Suicide

Naomi Polonsky is unconvinced by this piece of new writing

Preview: Devised Play I – Fear

Georgina Wilson grapples with this new kind of production
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