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: Truck Festival 2013

Luke Barratt has a trucking good time at Oxford's own festival

Interview: Christoph Prégardien

An audience with the world-renowned lyric tenor

Review: Othello

Five stars for the National's production of Shakespeare's tale of jealousy and ambition

Review: And the Mountains Echoed

Khaled Hosseini's latest novel has more than a touch of Dickens about it

Review: Comedy Feeds

The BBC's Comedy Feeds project is now in its second year, so how does the class of 2013 shape up? Ollie Forrest watched the lot to find out.

Review: The Internship

The Internship will you leave you bored, frustrated, and with a sudden urge to work for Google...

Review: Magna Carta Holy Grail

Jay-Z's latest is as unsustainable as it is insipid

Review: Blissfields Festival

Bliss in the sun at the Winchester festival

Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Lacklustre Shakespeare in the grounds of Ludlow Castle

Cherwell’s guide to summer exhibitions

At a loose end with your vacant vac afternoons? Grab a little culture

Playlist: Glastonbury Highlights

Cherwell Music brings you the best moments from Glastonbury 2013

Glastonbury 2013: Sunday

Cherwell Music gets the scoop on all the backstage gossip in Somerset

Is Glastovision a good thing?

Luke Barratt despairs of the BBC's over-zealous coverage of this year's Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury 2013: Saturday

Cherwell Music go mainstream for the biggest day of the weekend.

Review: Yeezus

Kanye's magnum opus simultaneously fetishises and condemns the cult of celebrity

Review: Much Ado About Nothing

Sarah McGuigan enjoys this modernised Shakespeare

Review: Holloway – Robert Macfarlane

Max Long is both awed and repelled by Macfarlane's mixture of sinister and beautiful

Review: RSC’s A Mad World My Masters

A triumphant musical farce at the Royal Shakespeare Company

The Oxford clubber’s festival guide

From Glastonbury to Purple Turtle, this guide has it all

Cherwell’s summer reading: part 1

Feeling nostalgic about reading lists? Cherwell is here to help

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