Tuesday 26th May 2026

Culture

Subs, dubs, and AI flubs: Lost in film translation

How hard could it be to watch an entire film in German when I could not even introduce myself in the language? Quite hard, it turns out.

Barker & Co. Booksellers: Oxford’s newest independent bookshop

A new secondhand bookstore opened in Oxford city centre last week. Located in the Golden Cross shopping centre, just off Cornmarket Street, the bookstore stocks hundreds of secondhand books, ranging from accessibly priced paperbacks to rare and expensive antiquarian first-editions.

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ in review

The Harris Manchester Players immersed Oxford’s inhabitants in the delightful world of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest this May.

Inarticulacy in part and in whole: ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ in review

When I heard that Jim Jarmusch had released a new anthology film, I fondly remembered watching Night on Earth (1991) some years ago.

Review: Ibsen’s Ghosts

Interesting set design and a few strong performances cannot salvage this dated production

Preview: The Ghosts of Barucone Manor

Another Halloween-themed show, about spectres, spirits and ghouls

Preview: The Death of Maria

A Halloween tale of witchcraft, torture and cannibalism

Review: Sylvia Plath: Drawings

Siobhan Fenton discusses the poet's sketches, published for the first time by her daughter

Review: Chelsea Hotel by Earthfall

An innovative mix of media that will surely cater to all tastes

A Beginner’s Guide To: Juke House

Lo-fi house music, direct from Chi-town to ChCh

Discussing cultural FOMO (fear of missing out)

Delia Lockey comes to terms with how she missed seeing Disclosure at the O2

My Week- Ksenia Levina

Ksenia gives us an insight into her cultural passions

Letter from St Petersburg

Toby Mather lets us know how he is getting on in St Petersburg

Preview: Foxfinder

A look ahead at this tight, confident and promising performance of Dawn King's dystopia

Album Review: Pearl Jam – Lightning Bolt

Nothing new from the ageing grunge band

Interview: Fossil Collective

Luke Barratt ponders Americana, success and simian body-swaps with Fossil Collective

Review: Spoonface Steinberg

A stellar performance of a mundane script

Review: Out of Print

How can news organisations survive the transition to digital and social media, George Brock asks?

Poem: Oxford

We publish the winning entry to our weekly poetry competition

Cultural reflections

A finalist opens his mind to the aging process and its effect on his cultural identity

Sarah Rutherford’s cultural must-dos

The writer behind Adult Supervision tells Cherwell about hair, the BNP and dirty realities

Letter from Bonn

Our former editor Will Pimlott sends a missive from his year abroad

Oodles of OUDS

A look at the term ahead with OUDS president Katie Ebner-Landy

Preview: Spoonface Steinberg

A convincing, thoughtful and original one-woman portrayal of an autistic girl suffering from cancer

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