Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Culture

The Hollywood blockbuster and what it says about us

Why do ‘dad films’, once popular and even good, not seem to have the relevance they used to?

Confronting the future of art: ‘Responding to AI’ at Christ Church

‘Responding to AI’ an exhibition curated by Aniq Shamshi and Alice King, confronted the question of how artists perceive artificial intelligence directly.

Lighthouse Productions on ‘Things I Know To Be True’

Fresh from the success of their debut production, Lighthouse Productions are set to deliver their second show: Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True (2016).

A masterclass in devising: ‘Noether’

This original play tells the story of the mathematician Emmy Noether and her struggles with the misogyny of her male peers against the backdrop of the rising Nazi state.

Review: Celebrity Masterchef

It's all just going through the motions now, writes Ollie Forrest

Review: Insight Radical

A trek to White City will reward you with a fascinating mix of science and art

Review: Kate: A Biography

A life-history of Kate Middleton - worthy publication, or cashing in on the Royal Baby?

Review: Scottish National Gallery

Edinburgh Festival isn't all singing, dancing and heckling - take in a painting or two

Review: Drenge – Drenge

Luke Barratt is blown away by Drenge's explosive debut

The Future of Rap Music

Marc Pacitti introduces a new genre of rap that is just perfect for Oxford

Top 10 films to watch before starting at Oxford

Stuck for ways to avoid vacation work? Cherwell's here to help.

Review: King Krule — 6 Feet Beneath the Moon

Daniel Beatty is blown away by King Krule's magestic debut

If Colleges Were Songs: A Freshers’ Guide

Matt Broomfield presents all the preparation you really need for starting your degree

Review: Inferno

Dan Brown's latest offering revisits a winning formula

Review: Swim Deep – Where The Heaven Are We

Alex Lamb fails to warm to Swim Deep's summer power-grab

Alice In Dalston

OUDS head to East London on their national tour

Interview: Octavia’s Brood

Where social justice meets science fiction: Matt Broomfield talks to Walidah Imarisha and Adrienne Maree Brown

Why I love Katharina Fritsch’s ‘Hahn/Cock’

The Fourth Plinth proves the perfect platform for Fritsch’s playful blue ‘cock’

Bargain Bin Buy: Dr. John — Locked Down

Jack Chown bags himself a bargain and begs you to listen...

Oxford Shows at the Fringe 2013

Whether you want to see your tute partner singing about Rousseau or view the run-up to the apocalypse as imagined within the walls of Babylove, Cherwell has the shortcuts to all things Oxford at the Fringe

Review: Measure For Measure

Three stars for a patchy performance which was nonetheless appealing and imaginative

Review: Macbeth at the National

Three stars for an original and absorbing production which at points lacked thorough characterisation

Cherwell Guide to the Edinburgh Fringe 2013

Cherwell's rundown of the hottest music, drama and comedy at this year's Fringe

Review: Latitude 2013

Oli Davies ventures deep into Suffolk for this year's Latitude

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