Wednesday 27th May 2026

Culture

‘Would you mind if I asked you a troubling question?’:  ‘Ulster American’ in review

Arun Lewis reviews Grá Productions' staging of David Ireland's 'Ulster American', and finds fault in an otherwise fascinating performance.

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.

Review: Joe Bedell-Brill – Drifters

William Pimlott is captured by this debut EP

Interview: Debut Novelist Lauren Johnson

Lauren Johnson tells Cherwell Arts and Books about her first novel, The Arrow of Sherwood.

The Mercury Prize – A celebration of ‘beige’?

The music awards that hinder rather than help Britain's rising stars...

Review: Arctic Monkeys – AM

'Why on earth would they ever look back?'

Review: Houghton Revisited

Mimi Goodall is underwhelmed by the return of Robert Walpole's collection

Review: Burial Rites

Douglas Grant finds Hannah Kent's debut to be a lyrical blend of fact and fiction

Review: 1913 – The Year Before the Storm

Enyuan Khong examines Florian Illies' account of the world before World War One

Review: Reading Festival 2013

Luke Barratt waves a fond farewell to the festival of his tender youth

Oxford – the Anti-Reading List

Holly Whiston discusses the books that give the wrong impressions

Best 5 Sketches to See at The Fringe

James Tozer offers us his insight into the best sketch comedy the Fringe has to offer

Review: Look Back in Anger

Tess Colley enjoys Osborne's classic at Edinburgh Fringe

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

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